Wine events and festivals
The viticulture phenomenon is naturally reflected in a number of social and public events, mainly harvest festivals, wine festivals, exhibitions, wine and winemaking competitions, tastings, and so on. They take place practically throughout the Czech Republic – not only in the centers of winegrowing areas – and the size and long tradition of some of them have gained them considerable renown.
HERE’S AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE BEST-KNOWN ONES:
Pálavské vinobraní
(September, Mikulov)
Palava wine harvest. Historical parade, folklore ensembles, concerts, market, historical crafts, wine market, Czech championship in recognizing wine aromas.
www.palavske-vinobrani.cz
The viticulture phenomenon is naturally reflected in a number of social and public events, mainly harvest festivals, wine festivals, exhibitions, wine and winemaking competitions, tastings, and so on. They take place practically throughout the Czech Republic – not only in the centers of winegrowing areas – and the size and long tradition of some of them have gained them considerable renown.
HERE’S AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE BEST-KNOWN ONES:
Pálavské vinobraní
(September, Mikulov)
Palava wine harvest. Historical parade, folklore ensembles, concerts, market, historical crafts, wine market, Czech championship in recognizing wine aromas.
www.palavske-vinobrani.cz
Znojemské historické vinobraní
(September, Znojmo)
Znojmo historical wine harvest. Traditional wine festivals (and burčák), royal procession, knightly tournaments, music and dance performances, fireworks.
www.znojemskevinobrani.cz
Mělnické vinobraní
(September, Mělník)
Mělník wine harvest. Traditional weekend wine holidays celebrating the popular burčák and with a rich musical accompanying program on Mír Square (paid entry) and fairground attractions.
www.melnickevinobrani.cz
Litoměřické vinobraní
(September, Litoměřice)
Litoměřice wine harvest. Wine celebrations, costumed parade led by the Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV. Varied cultural program.
www.mkz-ltm.cz
Burčákové slavnosti
(October, Hustopeče)
Burčák celebrations. A historically conceived three-day celebration of this “sweet stormy liquor”.
www.burcakoveslavnosti.cz
Valtické vinobraní
(October, Valtice)
Valtice wine harvest. Traditional wine and burčák festivals, accompanied by performances of folk costumes and children’s ethnographic ensembles as well as modern music.
www.valtice.eu
Vítání St. Martina
(November, Blansko)
Welcoming St. Martin. Celebrations held in honor of the patron saint of Blansko, St. Martin. Wine presentations, handicraft fair, historical parade led by St. Martin on a white horse.
www.martin.blansko.cz
Svatomartinský Mikulov
(November, Mikulov)
St. Martin’s Mikulov. Tasting of young wines from the Mikulov wine region at the chateau, historical market, music and folklore performances, traditional goose menu in selected restaurants.
www.mikulov.cz
Svatomartinský košt
(November, Brno)
St. Martin’s Tasting. Traditional tasting of the first wine organized by the Vintner’s Fund; taste more than 100 types of wine on Freedom Square.
www.wineofczechrepublic.cz
