Cesky Krumlov Wine

Cesky Krumlov wine is mainly an in-town tasting experience rather than a vineyard-hopping trip. The South Bohemian town has wine bars, bottle shops, restaurant lists, and festival events where visitors can try Czech and Moravian wines, especially whites from Znojmo, Mikulov, Pálava, and other Moravian areas.

Key Facts

• Location: Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia, Czechia
• Wine role: Historic-town tasting base
• Best no-car options: Wine shops, café-wine bars, restaurant lists, festival tastings
• Main wine regions to know: Bohemia and Moravia
• Main Moravian routes: Znojmo, Mikulov, Pálava, Velké Pavlovice, Slovácko
• Common white grapes: Veltlínské zelené, Riesling, Ryzlink vlašský, Müller-Thurgau, Sauvignon, Rulandské šedé, Pálava
• Common red grapes: Frankovka, Svatovavřinecké, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, Modrý Portugal
• Best season for wine events: October and November
• Best base in town: Vnitřní Město or Latrán for walkable evening stops
• Winery-trip reality: Most serious winery visits need a car, driver, tour, or overnight stay

Together, these details make Cesky Krumlov wine easiest to approach in two ways: taste Czech and Moravian bottles inside the historic center, or use the town as a starting point for one carefully planned winery route.

For official context on vineyard area and registered grape varieties in Czechia, see the National Wine Centre grape statistics. 

Český Krumlov is not a vineyard town in the same way as Mikulov, Znojmo, Mělník, or Litoměřice. Its wine value is practical: you can taste Czech and Moravian bottles while staying inside a compact historic center.

Use the town for three wine goals:

• Try Czech and Moravian wines by the glass
• Buy bottles with shop guidance
• Decide whether a longer Znojmo, Mikulov, Pálava, Velké Pavlovice, or Slovácko route fits your trip

The easiest plan is local first, regional second. Start with a wine shop or café-wine bar in Cesky Krumlov, then plan a winery day only if you have enough time for a car, driver, tour, or overnight stay.

For a full country-level overview of wine regions, subregions, and grape varieties, continue to Czechia Wine.

Czechia has two official wine regions: Bohemia and Moravia. Bohemia includes the Mělník and Litoměřice subregions, while Moravia includes Znojmo, Mikulov, Velké Pavlovice, and Slovácko.

• Bohemia for Mělník, Litoměřice, cooler-climate whites, Pinot varieties, Müller-Thurgau, and lighter reds
• Znojmo for Riesling, Sauvignon, Veltlínské zelené, Müller-Thurgau, and aromatic dry whites
• Mikulov for Ryzlink vlašský, Pálava, Pinot Gris, limestone-influenced whites, and wines from around the Pálava Hills
• Velké Pavlovice for Frankovka, Svatovavřinecké, Modrý Portugal, Zweigelt, and fuller Moravian reds
• Slovácko for village cellar culture, varied whites, rosé, Pinot Noir, Frankovka, and regional styles
• Český Krumlov for wine-festival tastings, bottle shops, restaurant lists, and a town-based way to try Czech wine

For more information about the grapes, wines, and appellations, check out our Czechia Wine page.

Cesky Krumlov has a small wine-bar scene, so it helps to separate tasting-first stops from restaurants where wine supports the meal. Use the first group for a glass, bottle advice, or a light stop. Use the restaurant group when lunch or dinner is part of the wine plan.

If dinner is part of the wine plan, pair this section with Cesky Krumlov Food for traditional dishes, restaurant areas, and meal-planning notes.

Tasting-first wine stops

Address: Široká 71, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Egon Café is connected with the Egon Schiele Art Centrum area and works as a café-bistro wine stop inside the historic center. Treat it as a relaxed glass-and-snack option rather than a formal tasting room.

Address: Latrán 13, 381 01 Český Krumlov

KOLEKTIV is a café, bistro, and wine stop on Latrán. It suits travelers who want breakfast, coffee, a light meal, or a casual glass before or after the castle-side walking route.

Food-first restaurants with wine

Address: Latrán 13, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Papas is a food-first restaurant with Moravian wine and wines from Czechia and elsewhere in Europe. Choose it for lunch or dinner with wine rather than bottle shopping.

Address: Latrán 77, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Le Jardin is a small Czech/gourmet restaurant for a planned meal in Latrán. It fits best when wine is part of dinner rather than the main reason for the stop.

Český Krumlov’s wine shops are a useful way to buy Czech and Moravian bottles with shop guidance, especially if you do not want to choose only from labels. This is also the easiest format for travelers without a car because the best options sit in or near the walkable center.

Address: Radniční 29, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka Svatého Kryštofa is a central wine-shop stop near the main square. It is a practical place to ask about Czech and Moravian bottles, small producers, and price ranges before buying wine to take back to your hotel or apartment.

Address: Masná 131, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka u Lenina works as a compact bottle-buying stop in the historic center. Use it for a quick retail visit rather than a long tasting plan.

Address: Po Vodě 283, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka Dionys sits outside the tight historic center but still within the broader town area. It is more useful for everyday bottle shopping than for a formal tasting format.

Address: Domoradická 299, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka Predikátní vína is outside the old-town core in the Domoradice area. It works best as a targeted retail stop rather than a casual stop on an old-town walk.

Most winery visits from Cesky Krumlov are day trips or overnight extensions. The town is not surrounded by a dense cellar-door route, so transport matters more here than in major wine towns.

Use this decision order:

• Stay in town for the simplest wine experience
• Choose South Bohemia or Bohemia for a slower Czech wine day
• Choose Znojmo for the clearest Moravian wine-region route
• Choose Mikulov and Pálava for vineyard scenery and white wines
• Choose Velké Pavlovice or Slovácko for red-wine planning and village cellar culture

Do not combine several Moravian areas in one day from Cesky Krumlov. Pick one route, keep the number of tastings low, and check current visitor hours before building the day around a specific winery.

South Bohemia and Bohemia

Address: Kestřany, 398 21 Kestřany

Vinice u náhonu is one of the closer vineyard stops to Český Krumlov, with a small planted area tied to the Kestřany estate and local vineyard history. A visit helps explain small-scale South Bohemian vineyard work and cooler-climate grape choices such as Souvignier Gris, Solaris, Muscaris, and Cabernet Cortis.

Address: Jiřího z Poděbrad 288, 284 01 Kutná Hora

Vinné sklepy Kutná Hora is a biodynamic producer in the Bohemia wine region. It is useful for understanding the Bohemian side of Czech wine: cooler vineyards, lighter styles, and cellar visits outside the Moravian wine corridor.

Address: Sukovská ulice, 284 04 Kutná Hora

Rodinné vinařství Hanuš is a family winery in Kutná Hora with guided tastings and seasonal outdoor tasting formats. It works well as a smaller-producer contrast to larger Moravian estates.

Address: Prostřední Ves p.č. 82/2, 285 21 Zbraslavice

Vinařství Vinaře offers guided tastings with food and an explanation of production. The visit format is useful for travelers who want a quieter Bohemian wine stop rather than a busy town-center wine bar.

Znojmo Wine Region

Address: Šatov 404, 671 22 Šatov

Znovín Znojmo is a large Znojmo-region producer with a broad wine tourism program and vineyard ties around Šatov and Znojmo. A visit helps explain the scale of Moravian wine, the role of aromatic whites, and the organized side of Czech winery tourism.

Address: Vinice 579, 671 82 Dobšice

LAHOFER Winery is a modern Znojmo producer with vineyard-side tasting options near Dobšice. It is useful for comparing Znojmo whites such as Riesling, Sauvignon, and Veltlínské zelené in a structured setting.

Address: Masarykovo náměstí 389/14, 669 02 Znojmo

Vinařství Nešetřil operates from cellars under a Renaissance house in Znojmo’s center, with a wine bar, terrace, and cellar tasting format. It helps connect Znojmo wine with an old-town setting instead of a vineyard-only visit.

Address: Borotice 76, 671 78 Borotice

Vinné sklepy Lechovice works with vineyards around Lechovice, Borotice, Božice, and Oleksovice. The producer is useful for seeing the broader Znojmo-area network and tasting aromatic whites such as Riesling, Pálava, Tramín, and Sauvignon.

Mikulov and Pálava

Address: K Vápence 1811/2a, 692 01 Mikulov

Vinařství Volařík is a Mikulov producer strongly associated with Ryzlink vlašský and white wines from the Mikulov subregion. The winery is useful for understanding how Pálava, limestone soils, and varietal bottlings shape this part of Moravia.

Address: Sonberk 393, 691 27 Popice

Sonberk is a modern winery near Popice with vineyard views toward the Pálava Hills. It is strongest for a white-wine focused visit, especially Riesling, Pálava, Tramín, and Sauvignon.

Address: Sklepní 657, 691 85 Dolní Dunajovice

Mikrosvín Mikulov has cellars in Dolní Dunajovice in the Mikulov wine subregion. A visit helps explain classic cellar infrastructure, larger-volume production, and the importance of Ryzlink vlašský around the Pálava Hills.

Address: Vinařská 484, 691 05 Zaječí

Vinařství U Kapličky is a Zaječí producer with a cellar and guided tasting format. It is useful for visitors who want a scheduled tasting framework and a broader view of wine hospitality in the Mikulov and Velké Pavlovice border area.

Velké Pavlovice and Slovácko

Address: Hovorany 203, 696 12 Hovorany

Vinařství Fasora a synové is a family winery in Hovorany with cellar tastings and a wide set of grape varieties. It is useful for seeing smaller-scale Moravian production away from the better-known Mikulov and Znojmo routes.

Address: Bořetice 417, 691 08 Bořetice

Vinařství Springer is a family winery in Bořetice, an important village in the Velké Pavlovice subregion. A visit helps explain Moravian red wines, especially Pinot Noir, Frankovka, and structured village-level bottlings.

Address: Popice 418, 691 27 Popice

Vinařství Gotberg is a modern winery in Popice with wines from the Velkopavlovická subregion. It is useful for tasting whites, rosé, and reds in a contemporary winery setting between Hustopeče, Popice, and the Pálava landscape.

A self-guided wine day from Cesky Krumlov works best when the route matches your transport. Without a car, stay in town and build the day around one wine shop, one café-wine bar, and dinner with a Czech or Moravian bottle. With a car or driver, choose one wine area and keep the schedule short.

No-car wine plan

• Start with a central wine shop for bottle advice
• Add one café-wine bar or restaurant wine stop
• Use the evening for dinner with Czech or Moravian wine
• Look for wine festival events if visiting in October or November

Driver-based wine plan

• Choose one wine area only
• Book one or two tastings
• Leave space for lunch or dinner
• Avoid mixing distant regions in the same day

Overnight wine plan

• Use Znojmo, Mikulov, Pálava, Velké Pavlovice, or Slovácko as the overnight base
• Visit two wineries at most in one day
• Add one town-center wine bar or cellar stop
• Return to Cesky Krumlov the next day

This keeps the day practical: taste wine in town if you are staying local, or choose one focused route if you want to see Czech wine country beyond Český Krumlov.

South Bohemia and Bohemia day

This route keeps the focus on cooler-climate Czech wine outside Moravia. It is less about famous appellations and more about small vineyards, historic towns, and the difference between Bohemian and Moravian wine culture.

• Kutná Hora for Vinné sklepy Kutná Hora or Rodinné vinařství Hanuš
• Vinařství Vinaře for an appointment-based tasting near Zbraslavice
• Dinner back in Český Krumlov with a Czech or Moravian bottle

This route is best for visitors who want Czech wine without committing to a long Moravian day. It also pairs well with architecture or town visits because the wine stops sit near historic places.

Znojmo wine-region day

Znojmo is the clearest Moravian wine area to pair with Český Krumlov if you want a true wine-region day. It combines wineries, enotecas, cellar spaces, restaurant wine lists, and a historic town center.

• LAHOFER Winery in Dobšice for a vineyard-side tasting
• Znojmo center for cellar tasting at Vinařství Nešetřil
• Znovín Znojmo or Šatov for a larger producer perspective
• Dinner in Znojmo before returning or staying overnight

This route gives the clearest one-day picture of Znojmo wines. It works especially well for Riesling, Sauvignon, Veltlínské zelené, Müller-Thurgau, and other dry white styles.

Mikulov and Pálava day

Mikulov and Pálava are better as an overnight route than a simple day trip from Český Krumlov. The payoff is a concentrated look at Moravian limestone-influenced whites, especially Ryzlink vlašský, Pálava, Pinot Gris, and Riesling.

• Sonberk in Popice for a modern winery visit with vineyard views
• Vinařství U Kapličky in Zaječí for a scheduled tasting format
• Vinařství Volařík in Mikulov for Ryzlink vlašský and Mikulov whites
• Mikrosvín Mikulov in Dolní Dunajovice for cellar infrastructure and regional whites

This route is the strongest option for visitors who want the most recognizable Moravian wine landscape. It is not the easiest from Český Krumlov, but it gives the clearest contrast between a South Bohemian base and a major Czech wine area.

Velké Pavlovice and Slovácko reds day

This route is for visitors who want to understand Czech red wine more than white wine. Velké Pavlovice and parts of Slovácko are more relevant for Frankovka, Svatovavřinecké, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, Modrý Portugal, and fuller Moravian reds.

• Hovorany for Vinařství Fasora a synové and smaller family production
• Bořetice for Vinařství Springer and red-wine focused tasting
• Vinařství Gotberg in Popice for an additional Velké Pavlovice-area stop
• Overnight in South Moravia if you want more than two producers

This route requires the most planning from Český Krumlov. It is best treated as a Moravian wine extension rather than a simple add-on to an old-town stay.