Prague Wine

Prague belongs to the Mělník wine sub-region of Bohemia, but the bottles poured in the capital come from across Czechia. Moravian wine is particularly common in specialist bars and shops, while Prague-grown wine is a much smaller category tied to the city’s surviving vineyards. Our Czechia Wine guide explains the country’s wine regions, grapes, and label terms in more depth.

You do not need a long grape list before ordering wine in Prague. These names give you a practical starting point:

• Veltlínské zelené: Grüner Veltliner and a good first name to recognize when you want a dry Czech white.
• Ryzlink rýnský: Riesling, grown in both Bohemia and Moravia and also found in several Prague vineyards.
• Müller-Thurgau: a widely grown white variety that also appears in Prague-grown wine.
• Pálava: an aromatic Moravian white when you want something more perfumed.
• Frankovka: Blaufränkisch, one of the useful Czech red varieties to recognize.
• Svatovavřinecké: St. Laurent, another common red name on Czech wine lists.

For a first tasting, compare two or three Czech wines by the glass before choosing a bottle. A wine-first bar such as Vinograf, Bokovka, WineList, or VinVin makes that easier than a restaurant where Czech wine is only a small part of the list.

Prague-grown wine is rare enough that the vineyard name matters. St. Claire’s and Salabka in Troja, St Wenceslas below Prague Castle, Grébovka in Vinohrady, Máchalka in Prosek, and Jabloňka in Troja all connect the glass directly to vines growing inside the capital.

Dry whites such as Riesling and Veltlínské zelené fit naturally with lighter dishes and fried cheese. Frankovka and other reds are easier matches for duck, beef, roast pork, and richer Czech sauces. Our Prague Food guide covers the dishes and restaurant choices in more depth.

Prague’s wine choices spread from central wine bars to residential neighborhoods and vineyard areas around the city. Choose the area by whether you want one easy glass between sights, a longer tasting session, bottle shopping, or wine grown inside Prague.

Old Town and New Town are the easiest places to begin. Bokovka sits in an Old Town courtyard, while Vinograf, Wine Office, Prosekárna, and Alma give New Town several very different wine formats within a relatively compact area.

Start here when wine needs to fit around Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, Wenceslas Square, or an evening in the center rather than become a separate excursion.

Karlín and Žižkov make more sense when tasting itself is the reason for the trip. WineList in Karlín lets you compare many wines in small pours, while VinVin in Žižkov concentrates on South Moravian wine and the VOC Znojmo producers it represents.

These neighborhoods are stronger for a deliberate tasting session than for one quick glass between major sights.

Vinohrady combines bottle buying with an urban vineyard. Noelka concentrates on Moravian wine, while Grébovka gives you the unusual option of drinking wine beside vines growing in Havlíčkovy sady.

Choose Vinohrady when you want one neighborhood to cover both a specialist shop and a Prague vineyard without going as far as Troja.

Wine around Prague Castle is more about Prague-grown wine and setting than comparing a long list of producers. St Wenceslas Vineyard lies directly below the castle, with its own wine served in the vineyard complex.

St. John’s Vineyard along Úvoz is also part of Prague’s historic vineyard landscape, but it is private and should be treated as a sight rather than a normal tasting stop.

Troja is Prague’s strongest area for a vineyard-focused wine outing. St. Claire’s, Salabka, and Jabloňka all grow and make wine here, although their visitor formats differ and should be checked before you go.

Nearby Holešovice adds Moravian Wine Bank for bottle buying and Wine Bar 0.75 for natural wine, so the wider area can support both a vineyard stop and another wine-focused visit.

The bars below are wine-first venues with a distinct reason to choose them. Some focus on Czech and Moravian bottles, while others make sense for natural wine, self-directed tasting, Spanish wine, or Italian sparkling wine. Food-first restaurants with strong wine lists are not included simply because they serve excellent wine.

• Address: Senovážné náměstí 23, 110 00 Nové Město, Praha 1.

Vinograf Senovážné náměstí combines a large wine selection with a full kitchen and many wines available by the glass, including bottles served through Coravin. Czech wine sits alongside a much broader international collection.

Start here when you want to compare Czech bottles with help from a sommelier rather than commit to one producer or region immediately. Bottles are also sold to take away, but drinking and comparing wine on site is the stronger reason to come.

• Address: Dlouhá 37, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1.

Bokovka combines a wine shop and wine bar in an Old Town courtyard, with bottles from Czechia and elsewhere in Europe. Several wines are opened for drinking on site, with cheese, charcuterie, and other small foods alongside them.

Choose Bokovka when you want Czech wine in Old Town but do not want the evening limited to domestic bottles. The courtyard setting also makes it a better fit for a longer glass than a quick stop between sights.

• Address: Truhlářská 10, 110 00 Nové Město, Praha 1.

Wine Office is a Spanish wine and tapas bar with a particular emphasis on Catalan sparkling wine, including Cava and Corpinnat. It also sells bottles through its shop and online store.

Choose Wine Office when you deliberately want a Spanish wine evening rather than another Czech tasting. Its focus gives it a clear role beside Prague bars built around Bohemian or Moravian wine.

• Address: Petrské náměstí 1, 110 00 Nové Město, Praha 1.

Prosekárna Petrské náměstí concentrates on Italian Prosecco and other sparkling wine from northern Italy, with bottles available by the glass and a broader cellar selection.

Come here when sparkling wine is the decision and you specifically want Prosecco. Drinking on site is a stronger traveler reason for including it here than treating it primarily as a bottle shop.

• Address: Křižíkova 180/28, 186 00 Karlín, Praha 8.

WineList centers the experience on a self-service tasting station with dozens of wines available in small pours. You can work through different styles at your own pace, with staff available when you want guidance.

Choose WineList when comparing several wines matters more than sitting down with one bottle. It is one of the clearest Prague choices for a self-directed tasting session.

• Address: Táboritská 23, 130 00 Žižkov, Praha 3.

VinVin concentrates on South Moravian wine and works closely with producers in the VOC Znojmo association. The bar pours numerous wines by the glass and also runs guided tastings with winemakers.

Choose VinVin when Moravian wine is the main reason for the evening. It gives you a much narrower Czech focus than an international bar and makes sense when you want to understand one producer group more clearly.

• Address: Dukelských Hrdinů 14, 170 00 Holešovice, Praha 7.

Wine Bar 0.75 focuses on natural wine, with changing wines by the glass, bottles for drinking on site or taking away, and small foods alongside them.

Choose it when natural wine and Holešovice matter more than a specifically Czech tasting. It also fits easily after a daytime visit to Troja or Prague Market.

• Address: V Jirchářích 8, 110 00 Nové Město, Praha 1.

Alma Prague has a separate wine-bar role alongside its restaurant and café, with natural wines from Czechia and elsewhere in Europe. A wine shop at the same address adds a take-away option without changing the bar’s main on-site role.

Alma fits when you want natural wine in central Prague but do not want to travel to Holešovice or Karlín. It is also convenient when part of your group wants a full meal rather than a wine-only evening.

Prague’s useful bottle-buying stops range from Moravian specialists to Old Town shops with Czech and international wine. Hybrid venues such as Vinograf, Bokovka, Wine Office, and Prosekárna stay in the Wine Bars section because drinking on site is the stronger reason to choose them.

• Address: Haštalská 3, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1.

Vino Markuzzi is particularly strong on Italian wine but also carries Moravian bottles and regularly organizes tastings. Its selection is broader than a Czech-only shop, with Italian producers forming a large part of the range.

Choose Vino Markuzzi when Italian wine interests you as much as Czech wine or when a scheduled producer tasting fits your dates.

• Address: Dlouhá 39, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1.

Vinotéka U Mouřenína sells wine, Champagne, Cognac, delicatessen products, and other drinks from a central Old Town shop. Its range is international rather than narrowly Czech.

The Dlouhá branch works well when you need a convenient bottle in the historic center. Choose Noelka or Moravian Wine Bank instead when Moravian wine is the main purpose of the shopping stop.

• Address: Uhelný trh 414/9, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1.

Dvorní vinotéka carries wines from Bohemia and Moravia alongside bottles from other countries. The range includes everyday wine as well as bottles intended for longer keeping, and guided tastings can be arranged.

Choose Dvorní vinotéka when you want Czech bottle buying in Old Town without leaving the center for one of the more specialized Moravian shops.

• Address: Slavíkova 3, 120 00 Vinohrady, Praha 2.

Noelka concentrates on authentic Moravian wine, including bottles from smaller producers. Wine is also poured by the glass, which gives you a chance to narrow the choice before buying.

Noelka is one of the clearest shops when the goal is specifically a Moravian bottle rather than a general international selection. It also fits naturally with a Vinohrady day that includes Grébovka.

• Address: Bubenská 306, Hall 29, 170 00 Holešovice, Praha 7.

Moravian Wine Bank — Prague Market Wine Shop carries hundreds of Moravian and international wines, along with sparkling wine and other drinks. Guided tastings are also part of the business.

Choose it when buying Moravian bottles is important enough to justify a stop at Prague Market. The size of the range gives you more room to compare producers than a small neighborhood shop.

• Address: Pod Havránkou 900/5, 170 00 Troja, Praha 7.

St. Claire’s Wine Shop (Vinotéka sv. Kláry) sits inside St. Claire’s Vineyard at the Prague Botanical Garden. The wines made from the vineyard can be tasted here, and the shop is the retail outlet for these Troja-grown bottles.

Come here when the bottle itself should be from Prague rather than simply bought in Prague. It makes most sense as part of the vineyard visit rather than as a separate shopping trip.

Prague has more than two dozen vineyards, but many are historic, private, or do not function as regular wine-tasting venues. The entries below focus on places where current information supports wine sales, on-site drinking, tastings, or appointment-based visits rather than trying to turn every vineyard in the city into a winery stop.

Two existing Prague vineyards need a different planning role. Modřany Vineyard (Modřanská vinice) and St. John’s Vineyard (Svatojánská vinice) are currently private. They remain part of Prague’s vineyard landscape, but do not plan either one as a normal walk-in tasting.

• Address: Staré zámecké schody 6/251, 118 00 Malá Strana, Praha 1.

St. Wenceslas Vineyard (Svatováclavská vinice) lies directly below Prague Castle. Riesling and Pinot Noir grow on the small vineyard, and wine from the site is served within the Villa Richter complex.

This is the easiest Prague vineyard to combine with normal central sightseeing. Choose it for Prague-grown wine, vineyard views, and the castle setting rather than for a long comparative cellar tasting.

• Address: Havlíčkovy sady, 120 00 Vinohrady, Praha 2.

Grébovka Vineyard (Vinice Grébovka) covers a restored slope in Havlíčkovy sady. The grapes are processed on site, and wine from the vineyard can be tasted in the park’s vineyard setting.

Grébovka is the straightforward choice when you want an urban vineyard without leaving a residential Prague neighborhood. Combine it with Vinohrady rather than treating it as a rural winery excursion.

• Address: Pod Havránkou 900/5, 170 00 Troja, Praha 7.

St. Claire’s Vineyard (Vinice sv. Kláry) forms part of the Prague Botanical Garden in Troja. Grapes are grown and wine is made on site, while the historic vineyard house contains a tasting room and shop for the vineyard’s wines.

Choose St. Claire’s when you want the clearest combination of vineyard walk, Prague-grown wine, tasting, and bottle buying in one stop.

• Address: K Bohnicím 849/2a, 170 00 Troja, Praha 7.

Salabka is a working vineyard and winery in Troja with its own cellar, restaurant, distillery, and accommodation. At about 4.5 hectares, its vineyard is the largest in Prague.

Salabka is more estate-like than Prague’s smaller historic vineyard stops. Choose it when wine and a meal should be a major part of the day rather than an addition to sightseeing.

• Address: Na Jabloňce 90/1, 182 00 Troja, Praha 8.

Jabloňka Winery (Vinařství Jabloňka) is a small working winery on the slopes above the Vltava in Troja. Its vineyard includes Riesling, Traminer Red, and Riesling Red, and the winery supports guided tasting experiences.

Jabloňka is worth adding when you want another actual Prague producer rather than only a historic vineyard. Check the current tasting arrangements directly with the winery before building a Troja day around it.

• Address: Prosecká 906/34b, 190 00 Prosek, Praha 9.

Máchalka Vineyard (Vinice Máchalka) is maintained by the St. Wenceslas Wine Cooperative on the slopes at Prosek. Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Moravian Muscat, and red varieties grow here, and the vineyard has regular wine-sales periods.

Máchalka feels more like a local cooperative vineyard than St. Claire’s or Salabka. Check the current wine-sales schedule before traveling to Prosek specifically for a glass.

• Address: Paťanka 200/4, 160 00 Dejvice, Praha 6.

Baba Vineyard (Vinice Baba) is Prague’s certified organic vineyard in Dejvice, planted with varieties including Pinot Noir, Hibernal, and Neronet. Visits and wine tastings can be arranged with the owner rather than treated as a normal walk-in cellar stop.

Choose Baba when an appointment-based small vineyard interests you more than the easier public tasting formats at St. Claire’s or St Wenceslas Vineyard.

Prague is unusual because you can build an independent wine day around vineyards inside the city. The simplest plans combine places where wine is actually served with nearby vineyard scenery rather than trying to visit every historic vineyard on the map.

Start with St. Wenceslas Vineyard below Prague Castle, where wine grown on the vineyard is served within the Villa Richter complex. St. John’s Vineyard lies along Úvoz and fits the same historic-vineyard theme, but it is private, so see it from the street rather than expecting a tasting.

Grébovka is a separate wine stop in Vinohrady rather than a continuation of the same walk. Wine from the vineyard can be tasted in Havlíčkovy sady, so treat Prague Castle and Grébovka as two wine areas connected by normal city transport rather than one continuous vineyard route.

Check current opening information for Villa Richter and the Grébovka wine venues before setting out if drinking the vineyard wine is the main reason for the trip.

Troja gives you Prague’s strongest concentration of working wine producers. St. Claire’s combines a vineyard, wine trail, tasting room, and shop; Salabka combines its vineyard and winery with dining; and Jabloňka adds a smaller producer with guided tasting options.

Do not assume all three will work as walk-in tastings on the same day. Check each producer’s current visit format first and choose the stops that fit your dates rather than trying to cover the whole Troja wine inventory at once.