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Prague may be famous for beer, but wine has been part of the city for more than a thousand years. Today, you can find everything from Czech wine bars and traditional wine shops to Champagne bars and vineyards tucked into the city itself. So if you’re looking for Champagne in Prague, there’s a lot more to explore than the historic centre’s beer halls.
Prague is unusual in that you don’t have to leave the city to get a taste of its wine culture. There are six vineyards within Prague, covering just under 12 hectares altogether. They’re small by wine-region standards, but some are surprisingly close to the city’s best-known sights.
One of the most interesting is St. Wenceslas Vineyard on the slopes of Prague Castle. It is considered the oldest vineyard in Bohemia and today grows Riesling and Pinot Noir. Another is St. Clare’s Vineyard in Troja, where you can taste wine made from grapes grown right there, surrounded by views over the city.
And then there’s the modern side of Prague’s wine scene. The city has wine bars where Czech wines sit alongside bottles from abroad, plus places specifically focused on Champagne and sparkling wine. That makes Prague a particularly good city for doing what we like at Champagne Hunters: starting with Champagne and then seeing what the local wine culture has to offer.
Prague has its own wine. The city’s vineyards produce relatively small quantities, so Prague wine is more of a local curiosity than something you’ll find everywhere in shops. At St. Clare’s Vineyard, for example, you can taste wines made directly from the vineyard’s grapes, including Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and other varieties. The vineyard also produces sparkling wine.
If you have time for a wine detour outside the centre, Troja is an especially good one. You can combine the vineyard, botanical garden and views over Prague in one stop, making it a nice alternative to spending the whole day between the Old Town’s beer halls and tourist restaurants.
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It’s certainly a beer city, but wine has a long history here too. Prague has been associated with vineyards for more than a thousand years, and today the city has a mix of wine bars, wine shops and vineyards.
Yes. Prague has six vineyards, including St. Wenceslas Vineyard near Prague Castle, St. Clare’s Vineyard in Troja and the vineyard at Gröbe’s Villa. They are small, but they are an interesting part of the city’s wine identity.
If you want to stay local, look for Czech or Bohemian wines made from varieties such as Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir or Pálava. Prague’s wine bars often carry both Czech and international wines, so it’s an easy place to compare them.
Yes. St. Clare’s Vineyard in Troja is particularly easy to combine with sightseeing. It is part of Prague Botanical Garden and offers tastings and a wine shop with wines made from grapes grown at the vineyard.
Yes. St. Clare’s Vineyard produces sparkling wine alongside its still wines. So if you’re a Champagne fan, Prague has a local sparkling-wine story worth exploring too.
Try a Czech wine – especially something from Bohemia or Moravia – or seek out wine made in Prague itself. If you’re visiting during harvest season, you may also come across burčák, the young, partially fermented grape must traditionally enjoyed during the harvest period.
