Wine tasting tour to the cellars in Rača

You are going to see unique places, meet interesting people, taste extraordinary wine and have a lovely food. We are going to take you to beautiful old wine cellars where you will not only drink a wine but also talk to people who produce it.

These people play a crucial role with his or her knowledges about how a variety of grape in a given location behave sometimes in dry and hot weather and sometimes in rainy and cold weather as well what kind of production technology is chosen to highlight or override typical characteristic for particular vineyard.

The ticket price is 30 Euro for both days and is valid for both days. The ticket includes 40 coupons to pay for wine samples in the cellars (one degustation sample 0,02L = 1 coupon) plus one coupon worth €4 for the purchase of the entire bottle. If you run out of coupons you can purchase more directly in the cellars.

The cellars are open from 4 PM on Friday and 2 PM on Saturday to 10 PM both days + there is an afterparty on Saturday until the midnight. For more information or to book the tickets please contact Matus at info@peknacesta.info or +421 948004530.

Winemakers and wineries who will be happy to host you as part of Koštúfka 2024:

Cellar No. 1 📍 Detvianska 33
■ Miloš Máťuš Winery and Winery
Miloš Máťuš Winery and Winery is the successor of the Máťuš wine-growing family, which has deep historical roots in Rača. Farms on approx. 22 ha.

Varieties: Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Müller Thurgau, Traminer, Pinot Blanc, Blue Frankovka
Refreshments: yes | WC: yes

Cellar No. 2 📍 Nám. A. Hlinku 3, Račianska vinoteka
■ Juraj Vladár and Son Winery
The winemaking has been constantly developing since 2003. Farms on an area of ​​6 ha in the Nové Mesto area and from 2022 also in the Rača – Cinde area.

Varieties: Wines and 100% grape juice are produced exclusively from its own grapes of the varieties Frankovka modrá, Müller Thurgau, Veltlínske zelené, Moravian Muscat.

Cellar No. 3 📍 Alstrova 247, Municipal Cellar
■ Benedikt Žitný Winery
We are a family-type winery that cultivates exclusively its own vineyards inherited from our ancestors. The area of ​​cultivated vineyards is 70 ares.

Varieties: Frankovka modrá, Müller Thurgau, Veltlínske zelené.
Refreshments: no | WC: yes

■ Marhofer Winery
The century-old winery cellar bears the proud name of Manhofer after its founder, where his grandson now produces wine. The wine is grown on an area of ​​20 ares.

Refreshments: no | WC: yes

Cellar No. 4 📍 Alstrova 243
■ Michal Kompauer Winery
Year of establishment of the winery: 1997. In 1996, he inherited the ownership of the house from his grandparents in Rač, which included a small vineyard near the house and the Longtál vineyard (approx. 25 acres). He followed in the footsteps of the ancestors of the Kompauer family, who came to Ratzesdorf in the 14th century to establish a vineyard from the territory of present-day Bavaria in Germany, which is a fact documented in Rač documents.

Vineyard area: 2.5 ha.
Dominant varieties: Blue Franken, Rhine Riesling, Müller Thurgau.
Refreshments: no | WC: no

Cellar No. 5 📍Alstrova 157
■ Eduard Brychta Winery
A small family winery focusing on traditional varieties.

Varieties: Müller Thurgau, Blue Frankovka, Silvan Green, Spicy Riesling, Torysa.
Refreshments: no | Toilet: yes

Cellar No. 6 📍 Alstrova 150
■ František Krajčirovič Winery
He has been involved in winemaking since 1980. The area of ​​cultivated vineyards is 0.75 ha.

Varieties: Rhine Riesling, Moravian Muscat, Müller Thurgau, Traminer, Chardonnay, Blue Frankovka.
Refreshments: no | Toilet: no

Cellar No. 7 📍 Alstrova 60
■ Peter Fiala Winery and Family
We are a large wine-growing family with an inherited relationship with the land. The vineyards were returned to us in 1993 and since then we have been cultivating them and dedicating ourselves to the traditional method of wine production. We also lead our children to this, who can now replace us in many ways. The vineyards we cultivate are exclusively in the Račiansky district with an area of ​​1.2 ha.

Varieties: Müller Thurgau, Blue Frankish, Riesling.
Refreshments: yes | Toilet: no

Cellar No. 8 📍 Alstrova 19
■ Karol Križanovič Winery
We are a family winery founded in 2007. We cultivate our own and rented vineyards with an area of ​​1.5 ha. We produce wine from them using the classic method of our ancestors, who left us immense wealth here. We are proud to be able to continue their traditions.

Varieties: Devín, Pinot Noir, Rhine Riesling, Pálava, Blue Frankish, HaFraDol, Hakel blend.
Refreshments: yes (grill specialties) | Toilet: yes

Cellar No. 9 📍 Alstrova 11/A
■ Vinárstvo Rudolf Rakyta
Been involved in winemaking since 2003. The area of ​​cultivated vineyards is 0.33 hectares.

Varieties: Rizling Vlašský, Rizling Rýnsky, Frankovka modrá, Chardonnay.
Refreshments: no | Toilet: yes

Cellar No. 10 📍 Vtáčikova cesta 25, new cellar
■ Hulanský family winery
A family winery with a tradition since 1792. Great-great-grandfather Stefan Praschag was one of the greatest German winemakers and winegrowers in Rač. After the revolution, we are slowly returning to his legacy and are currently one of the most important grape growers in Rač with an area of ​​vineyards of 8 hectares.

Varieties: Rizling Rýnsky, Müller Thurgau.
Refreshments: Leberkäse and Račanska fizulovica | Toilet: yes

Cellar No. 11 📍 Barónka 3 (under the German Cultural House)
■ Mojura Winery
A winery of two friends at the foot of the Little Carpathians. We produce wines from old family vineyards from the varieties Frankovka modrá, Veltliner zelené and Chardonnay.

■ Šedivý Family Winery
The family micro-winery has been cultivating a vineyard in the Dolný Šínweg location since 2019, when they bought a neglected vineyard and were enchanted by working in the vineyard and the associated finishing of their own wine. In the 21 ares of vineyard, they grow the varieties Müller Thurgau, Frankovka modrá and partly Riesling Rhine. They have planted the Iršai Oliver variety and even more Rhine Riesling and Frankovka modrá. For now, it is more of a hobby besides work, but over time they plan to devote themselves more intensively to viticulture and winemaking.

■ KYPUS Wine
The dream of producing their own wine began to materialize in 2020 by renting a vineyard in the popular location of Šinweg with an area of ​​45 ares, to which we later added a vineyard in Kolíski with an area of ​​30 ares. In our offer you will find the ladies’ favorite Roséčko, delicious Veltlín, to the jewel of the Račiansky region Frankovka Modrá, as well as a vitamin soft drink – grape must.

Varieties: Blue Frankovka, Grüner Veltliner

■ Lednár Wine
Ľubica and Pavel Lednár have been involved in viticulture and winemaking since 2002. They take care of 80 acres of their own vineyards in Rač, some of which they have restored and planted with the newly bred Slovak varieties Hron, Rudava, Váh and Rimava. They also grow Blue Frankovka, Grüner Veltliner and Müller Thurgau.

■ Ivan Holík Winery
Year of establishment of the winery: 1993. It cultivates exclusively Rač vineyards – both its own and rented. The area of ​​the vineyards is 1.5 ha.

Dominant varieties: Blue Frankovka, Riesling, Neronet, Traminer červený, Müller Thurgau. Varieties: Müller Thurgau, Blue Frankovka, Riesling, Iršai Oliver.
Refreshments: no | WC: yes