Czech Republic Wine Map: All 11 PDOs in 3D, Interactive

Moravia’s four sub-regions and Bohemia at the northern edge of Central European viticulture.

This interactive 3D Czech Republic wine map shows all 11 of the country’s protected designations of origin (PDOs) on real terrain: the Morava (Moravia) region with its four sub-regions Znojemská, Mikulovská, Velkopavlovická and Slovácká, the Čechy (Bohemia) region with Mělnická and Litoměřická, the Znojmo and Šobes VOC appellations and Novosedelské slámové víno, drawn in 3D by SommGeo. Tilt and fly over the Pálava Hills and the Dyje valley, check elevation and slope, and click any PDO for its grapes and rules. The interactive map is part of SommGeo membership, which starts with a free 15-day trial.

• PDOs on the map: All 11, every boundary clickable: 2 regions, 6 sub-regions, Znojmo and Šobes VOC, and Novosedelské slámové víno
• Morava: Over 95% of Czech vineyards, in the southeast along the Austrian and Slovak borders
• Signature grapes: Ryzlink vlašský (Welschriesling), Veltlínské zelené (Grüner Veltliner), Ryzlink rýnský (Riesling) and Frankovka (Blaufränkisch)
• Pálava Hills: Limestone hills in Mikulovská, the source of the region’s most mineral whites
• Northern edge: Čechy around Mělník and Litoměřice lies near 50°N, among the most northerly vineyards in continental Europe
• 3D tools: 3D tools: Tilt and rotate the terrain, elevation profile readouts, daylight and shadow animation and layer controls

The Czech Republic sits at the northern limit of commercial viticulture in Central Europe, and nearly all of its wine comes from a single region: Moravia, in the southeast of the country along the Austrian and Slovak borders. Bohemia, the smaller region around Prague and the Elbe and Vltava rivers, accounts for a fraction of production. The majority of Czech wine is consumed domestically and rarely exported, which means the regions mapped here are less familiar internationally than their Austrian and Slovak neighbors, despite sharing similar grape varieties, soils, and climate conditions. This 3D Fast Map covers both regions and shows how the gentle, south-facing slopes of southern Moravia differ from the more northerly, marginal sites of Bohemia.

What You’ll Explore

This 3D Fast Map covers the Czech Republic’s two wine-producing regions: Moravia in the southeast and Bohemia in the west. Click any mapped region for detailed popup content covering grape varieties, classification details, and geographic specifics. Use the layer controls to toggle different region groupings on and off.

• Full 3D terrain of the Czech Republic’s wine regions across Moravia and Bohemia
• Elevation profile tool for measuring vineyard altitude and slope gradients
• Daylight and shadow animation to visualize aspect and sun exposure
• Detailed popup data for every mapped region: varieties, classifications, geography

Key Regions in Focus

Moravia

Moravia (Morava) accounts for roughly 96% of Czech wine production, concentrated in the southeast of the country where the terrain, climate, and soils closely resemble neighboring Lower Austria and western Slovakia. The region divides into four sub-regions. Mikulovská, centered on the town of Mikulov near the Austrian border, sits on limestone soils with the Pálava Hills providing south-facing slopes and shelter. Znojemská, to the west near Znojmo, is known for aromatic whites on granite and gneiss soils. Velkopavlovická, one of the two largest sub-regions by vineyard area, occupies rolling loess hills in the warmest and sunniest part of the region and is the traditional center of Czech red wine production, with Svatovavřinecké (Saint Laurent), Frankovka (Blaufränkisch), and Zweigeltrebe among the key plantings. Slovácká, in the east near the Slovak border, is a diverse sub-region with a broad range of white and red varieties and a deep connection to local Moravian Slovak folklore and winemaking tradition. Across all four, the grape varieties overlap heavily with Austria: Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling (Ryzlink vlašský), Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, and Pinot varieties are widely planted. Pálava, a Czech crossing of Müller-Thurgau and Gewürztraminer, is a local specialty with Muscat-like aromatics. The VOC (Vína Originální Certifikace) system, modeled on Austria’s DAC, is an emerging village-based classification that ties specific wines to specific places.

Bohemia

Bohemia (Čechy) is much smaller and more northerly, with vineyards scattered along the Elbe (Labe) and Vltava rivers west and north of Prague. The climate is cooler and more marginal than Moravia, and vineyard sites depend heavily on south-facing river valley slopes and the thermal benefits of the water. Production is tiny by comparison and the wines are rarely seen outside the region. Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Müller-Thurgau are among the main varieties. The Mělník area, at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava, is the traditional center of Bohemian winemaking. In the 3D map, the contrast between Bohemia’s scattered, river-dependent vineyard sites and Moravia’s broad, gently rolling wine landscape is immediately clear.

Hopefully this index is useful on its own. To explore these regions interactively, with every boundary on real terrain and a full profile for each, start a 15-day free trial. To see what one of these maps is like first, a different map is unlocked for everyone every day. For a flat view of the same regions, see the Central and Eastern Europe Fast Map.