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LÉGENDES
VINSELEKT MICHLOVSKÝ:
GIVE THE WINE FREEDOM AND
LEAVE AS MUCH ROOM FOR
TERROIR EXPRESSION AS POSSIBLE
Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Welschriesling and Pinot Gris. These five varieties, however, only
represent just over 50% of white vineyard acreage, which reveals just how diverse the varietal
range here is. The most widely grown red varieties are Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent, Zweigeltrebe,
Pinot Noir and Blauer Portugieser, which total almost 80% of vineyard area planted
to reds, leaving other red varieties in a distinct minority. Growing grapes as part of an integrated
production system is the standard approach locally. However, there are also more
and more wineries managing vineyards to even stricter ecological standards, i.e. producing
organic and biodynamic wines.
CZECH WINES PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES BY GILBERT & GAILLARD
VINSELEKT MICHLOVSKÝ
To give the wine freedom, take a hands-off approach wherever possible and leave as much
room as possible for terroir in connection with the variety, is the philosophy of the founder
and owner of this winery. It produces in the range of one million litres annually and owns
125 hectares of vineyards and in less than thirty years has grown to become one of the largest
wine companies in the country. The founder and driving force behind the winery, doc. Ing.
Miloš Michlovský, DrSc., is one of the top personalities in the Czech wine industry; in addition
to growing vines and making wine, he has also been moving the whole wine industry
forward throughout his career. He innovates, breeds vines, gives lectures and writes technical
books, to name a few. He has vineyards in many locations with a diverse range of soils,
sub-soils, weather and sources of water as contributing factors. This, together with a very
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