Cesky Krumlov Wine

Český Krumlov is not a major vineyard town like Mikulov, Znojmo, Mělník, or Litoměřice. Its wine culture is town-based: wine shops, café-wine bars, restaurant lists, seasonal events, and festival tastings create most of the local experience.

The town does have small historic vineyard references. Wine festival material points to vineyard sites in the Monastery Garden, southern terraces near the former Schwarzenberg shooting range, and a castle kitchen-garden vineyard planted in 2018.

For most visitors, Cesky Krumlov wine means tasting Czech and Moravian bottles inside the historic center rather than visiting estates on the edge of town. South Bohemia has small vineyards, but the main Czech wine regions are farther away in Bohemia and Moravia.

To explore the broader landscape of Czech winemaking, including grape varieties and regions beyond Cesky Krumlov, be sure to visit our detailed Czechia Wine page.

Czechia Wine is the natural regional page to connect Cesky Krumlov wine with the country’s vineyard areas. 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

Český Krumlov works best as an introduction to Czech wine rather than as a full winery base. For grapes, appellations, and producer areas, use Czechia Wine as the next page in the cluster.

Cesky Krumlov has only a small number of true wine-led venues in the historic center, so this section separates tasting-first wine stops from restaurants where wine is part of the meal. The first entries work for a glass, bottle guidance, or a light wine stop; the later entries are better for lunch or dinner with wine.

Tasting-first wine stops

Address: Široká 71, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Egon Café is a café, bistro, wine bar, and bar connected with the Egon Schiele Art Centrum. It works best for Austrian wines, small snacks, desserts, and a relaxed by-the-glass stop inside the historic center.

Address: Latrán 13, 381 01 Český Krumlov

KOLEKTIV is a café, bistro, and wine bar on Latrán with large windows facing the main pedestrian flow below the castle. It is a walk-in-friendly option for a casual glass, breakfast-to-evening service, and a food-first wine stop rather than a formal tasting flight.

Food-first restaurants with wine

Address: Latrán 13, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Papas is a food-first restaurant with Moravian wine, Czech and European bottles, and a terrace above the Vltava River. It is strongest for dinner or lunch with a regional wine list and a terrace setting rather than for quick bottle shopping.

Address: Latrán 77, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Le Jardin is a small restaurant with seasonal cooking, a wine cellar, and a more reservation-focused dinner format. Choose it for wine with a set meal or tasting-menu style service, where the food pairing style is the main reason to go.

Český Krumlov’s wine shops (cavistes) are a good way to buy Czechia bottles with real guidance, especially if you don’t want to guess from labels. Many shops focus heavily on nearby appellations and can point you toward the right style and price range, plus bottles that travel well.

Address: Radniční 29, 381 01 Český Krumlov

This is the strongest center option for Czech and Moravian bottles, small-producer wines, and tasting guidance. The shop operates from historic cellar spaces near the main square and is the most useful stop for Cesky Krumlov wine shopping.

Address: Masná 131, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka u Lenina appears in Český Krumlov wine festival listings as a local wine shop in the historic center. It is best treated as a compact bottle-buying stop rather than a full tasting room.

Address: Po Vodě 283, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka Dionys is outside the tight historic center but still within Český Krumlov’s walkable town area. It sells bottled and draft wine, making it more useful for everyday bottles than for a guided tasting format.

Address: Domoradická 299, 381 01 Český Krumlov

Vinotéka Predikátní vína is outside the old-town core in the Domoradice area. It is listed for its own wine production along with Moravian and foreign wines, so it is more relevant for a targeted retail stop than a casual old-town walk.

Most serious winery visits from Český Krumlov require planning because the town is outside Czechia’s main vineyard regions. Many producers use reservation-based tastings, especially smaller wineries, guided cellar visits, and group formats, so confirm opening hours before building a route.

The wineries below are grouped by area because the geography matters. South Bohemia and Bohemia are closer in concept to Český Krumlov, while Znojmo, Mikulov, Pálava, Velké Pavlovice, and Slovácko are Moravian wine trips with longer travel times.

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 Český Krumlov works best as a set of route options. South Bohemia and Bohemia suit a slower wine-and-town day, Znojmo works for a long but clear Moravian wine-region day, and Mikulov or Pálava is better with a driver or overnight stay.

Before you go

• Confirm opening hours directly with each winery
• Reserve guided tastings before traveling
• Use a designated driver or arranged transport
• Keep Moravia routes realistic because travel times are long
• Check wine festival dates if visiting in October or November
• Bring bottle protection if buying wine for onward travel

These details matter more from Český Krumlov than from a wine town because the producers are spread out. A flexible route will feel easier than trying to fit too many cellar visits into one day.

How many stops is realistic?

• Without a car: one center wine shop or festival tasting plus one restaurant wine stop
• With a car or driver: two wineries and one wine bar, or three wineries if tastings are short

For most visitors, two serious tastings are enough. More stops can work, but only when the route is compact and every appointment is confirmed.

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.