Little Carpathian Wine Route

What to expect

The Little Carpathian Wine Route runs from Bratislava towards Trnava through wine towns and villages on the sunny slopes of the Little Carpathians. The association behind it (Malokarpatská vínna cesta) brings local winemakers together and organises wine events through the year.

There is no fixed tour: you plan your own afternoon, day or weekend among the cellars, with or without a guided tasting.

Experience highlights

• family-run wineries and historic cellars where you taste wine straight from the barrel
• vineyard landscapes and wine towns such as Pezinok and Modra
• the association’s autumn events: the St. Martin’s young wine tasting and Open Cellars Day (Deň otvorených pivníc), when cellars along the route open their doors
• the Elesko Wine Park in Modra with its winery, restaurant and the Zoya Museum of art

Before you go

Each winery sets its own opening times, so plan your trip around one of the open cellar events, when many of them open their doors on the same day.

If you want to taste properly, leave the car at home and take the train to Pezinok, or choose a designated driver.