Geoffrey Dean

With over 1,300 vineyard sites, 18,500 hectares under vine and an array of impressive mid-market and premium wines, many utilising fascinating and original hybrids, Czechia is a wine-producing country that is more than just a friend and near-neighbour of Austria. Quite apart from the fast-emerging wine scene the country is also a cornucopia of things to do and see for travellers, not all involving wine and beer! As Geoffrey Dean discovered.