Bohemian Vineyards & Wine Tasting Tour from Prague

We were met at the winery by Tomas and Peter and taken on a tour of the facilities. It was well orchestrated from start to finish. Only the finest equipment is used in the winery and the tasting was well presented with quality glassware. The wines were interesting and the tour of the facility ended with a wonderful film showing how the wine was made. Then it was on to tour the vineyards with Tomas and enjoy a picnic lunch while sitting in the shade of a tree and looking at the rows and rows of vines. We were shown the different varietals and different vineyards. We had a clear definition of the growing season and Tomas explained how the workers have their own blocks of vines that they tend to for the vineyard year. Of all our vineyard trips, this was certainly one of the best. We would highly recommend this tour.

We were the only 2 on our wine tour in February of the Johann W winery in NW Bohemia. We started off with a tour of the wine making facilities that are very modern. The staff was very helpful at not only answering questions about their process, but also discussing recent history with winemaking in the region and the new efforts post communism. Martin was incredibly knowledgeable not just about wine and this vineyard, but was so open with us about the long history in the region. He was able to point out cool geographic features, and landmarks like the many medieval castles. The tour also showed us a facinating Jewish cemetary which taught us about the effects of WW2 on the area. Martin mentioned other tours he has around these topics. We finished our day at a local restaurant that could support our gluten free and vegetarian diets, while specializing in traditional Czech food. Totally this experience to see the countryside and history outside of Prague.