Small Carpathian region & Small Carpathian wine area

When we say Small Carpathian region and Small Carpathian wine area, we can imagine the sunny hillsides of the Small Carpathians, that has been an ideal place for grapery for ages. Thanks to the good location of vineyards and specific soil characteristics, the reputation of the wine’s excellent quality was spread to royal courts and countries. Wine remains life for the whole country up to this day. Vintage feasts, prestigious wine competitions, days of open wine cellarts, wine tasting and feasts of the wine makers‘ efforts over the course of the whole year. The most significant centres connected with wone are former free royal towns of Pezinok, Svaty Jur and Mordra.

There are six viticulture regions in Slovakia. The most exclusive of them is the Tokai region along the border with Hungary, but the most popular are the Small Carpahian vineyards, stretching from the hills of the Small Carpathians at Raca, which is a part of Bratislava, across Svaty Jur and Pezinok to Modra, which is famous for its  ceramics. In the 18th centrury, the red Frankovka wine from this region was a favourite of the Emress Maria Theresa. Delicious food is inextricably linked to wine, the most sought after delicaties are traditional goose dishes from Slovensky Grob. Wine is celebrated traditionally in the autumn during the wine festival when vine-growers celebrate the end of the harvest. The first produce of the season - young wine, but also more ancient gems hidden in individual cellars, may be tasted in November, during the traditional open-cellar days. In May, lovers of good wine may enjoy St. Urban's Day, the feast of the patron of wine and vine-growers, joined with presentations of wines and regional traditions.