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As per the results of the official vineyard registration by the Agricultural Central Control and Research Office (UKZUZ) the total vineyard area representing a current production potential in the Czech Republic is 19,633.45 ha, at the same time the planted area being 17,198.05 ha. The rest represents vineyards that have been grubbed up, have the right to be re-planted and the state reserve.

Current production potential of the Czech Republic – as at 31st December 2011

planted vineyard area	17,198.05 ha
grubbed-up vineyard area	107.71 ha
vineyard area with the right to be re-planted	1,046.90 ha
vineyard area with existing planting rights	1,280.79 ha
total production potential	19,633.45 ha

Of a total of 17,198.05 ha planted with vineyards, two-thirds is made up of white grape varieties and one third of black grape varieties while a negligible 1% share is alloted to table and rootsock varieties.

Structure of the vineyard area by category – as at 31st December 2011

category of varieties	area (ha)
white must	11,367.06
red/black must	5,751.35
table	44.19
roostock	35.44
*total*	*17,198.04*

According to the Czech Statistical Office in the year 2011 around 91,253 tons of grapes were harvested having an average yield of 5.7 tons per hectare. The average must weight levels of the grapes at harvest in 2011 according to the survey carried out by the Vintners’s Union of Czech Republic came out at about 21.0 °NM (translator’s note: in Czech Republic and Slovakia must weight is measured in degrees Normalizovaný moštoměr = °NM and 21 °NM is approx. 95 °Oe or 12.5 °Bé, which represents 11.9% potential alcohol).

Vineyard composition

white wines	approximately 63%
red wines	approximately 28%
rosé wines	approximately 9%

Wine production

In the vintage year 2010/2011 approximately 390,000 hectolitres of wine were produced, of which around 234,000 hectolitres were of white and around 126,000 hectolitres were of red wine. Production in 2011/2012 came to some 650,000 hectolitres of wine.

white wines	approximately 63%
red wines	approximately 28%
rosé wines	approximately 9%

Wine consumption

As per the assessment of the Ministry of Agriculture the consumption of wine per person was around 20.1 litres per year, in future it can be assumed that there will be an increase in the consumption of wine, as well as of table grapes.

Czech Republic	20.1 litres per capita per annum
Europe	36 litres per capita per annum

Number of wine communes, vineyard tracks, growers and area of registered vineyards with regard to the classification by wine sub-regions as per Act No. 321/2004 Coll. – as at 31st December 2011

Wine sub-region	Number of wine communes	Number of vinyard tracks	Number of growers	Registered vineyard area (ha)
Region Bohemia
Mělník	42	82	92	360
Litoměřice	30	70	54	293
Other			18	9
Total Bohemia	72	152	164	662
Region Moravia
Mikulov	30	182	2,473	4,432
Slovácko	117	408	8,307	4,188
Velké Pavlovice	75	321	7,007	4,741
Znojmo	90	215	1,142	3,153
Other			59	22
Total Moravia	312	1,126	18,874	16,536
Total Czech Republic	384	1,278	19,037	17,198

Number of wine communes, growers, most planted varieties and area of registered vineyards with regard to the classification by wine sub-region as per Act 321/2004 Coll. – as at 31st December 2011

Region/Sub-region	Total planted with vineyards (ha)	% of total vineyard area	Number of growers	Five most cultivated varieties
Moravia/Mikulov	4,432	25.8	2,473	Welschriesling: 587.6 ha Grüner Veltliner: 388.7 ha Riesling: 343 ha Sauvignon Blanc: 304.9 ha Müller-Thurgau: 289.6 ha
Moravia/Slovácko	4,188	24.4	8,307	Müller Thurgau: 428.7 ha Riesling: 377.3 ha Blaufränkisch: 341.5 ha Grüner Veltliner: 327.3 ha Pinot Blanc: 308.4 ha
Moravia/Velké Pavlovice	4,741	27.6	7,007	Grüner Veltliner: 526.6 ha Blaufränkisch: 426.2 ha Saint Laurent: 416.6 ha Müller-Thurgau: 405.6 ha Welschriesling: 282.8 ha
Moravia/Znojmo	3,153	18.3	1,142	Grüner Veltliner: 416.3 ha Müller-Thurgau: 341.1 ha Saint Laurent: 314.2 ha Riesling: 257.3 ha Sauvignon Blanc: 234.3 ha
Bohemia/Mělník	360	2.1	92	Müller-Thurgau: 53.5 ha Riesling: 51.7 ha Pinot Noir: 40.4 ha Blauer Portugieser: 34.7 ha Saint Laurent: 30.8 ha
Bohemia/Litoměřice	293	1.7	54	Müller-Thurgau: 78.2 ha Saint Laurent: 41 ha Riesling: 31.7 ha Pinot Noir: 22.3 ha Pinot Gris: 22 ha

Varietal composition in registered vineyards in the Czech Republic as at 31st December 2011

Variety	Synonym	Abbreviation	Total (ha)	% of total area
Grüner Veltliner	Veltlín zelený	VZ	1662.3	9.7
Müller-Thurgau	Rivaner	MT	1603.7	9.3
Saint Laurent	Svatovavřinecké	Sv	1334.9	7.8
Riesling	Ryzlink rýnský, Rheinriesling	RR	1234.5	7.2
Welschriesling	Ryzlink vlašský	RV	1193.6	6.9
Blaufränkisch	Lemberger, Frankovka	Fr	1190.4	6.9
Sauvignon Blanc	Sauvignon	Sg	889.5	5.2
Zweigeltrebe		Zw	830.0	4.8
Pinot Blanc	Rulandské bílé	RB	805.1	4.7
Chardonnay		Ch	787.5	4.6
Pinot Gris	Rulandské šedé	RŠ	784.3	4.6
Pinot Noir	Rulandské modré	RM	718.6	4.2
Blauer Portugieser	Modrý Portugal, Portugieser Blau	MP	639.7	3.7
Gewürztraminer	Tramín červený	TČ	609.8	3.5
Moravian Muscat	Muškát moravský (MOPR)	MM	378.2	2.2
Neuburger	Neuburské	Ng	331.7	1.9
Pálava		Pa	264.9	1.5
André		An	253.6	1.5
Cabernet Sauvignon		CS	241.6	1.4
Frühroter Veltliner	Veltlínské červené rané, Malvasier, Malvasia, Malvasie	VČR	209.8	1.2
Cabernet Moravia		CM	195.6	1.1
Other whites		-	128.0	0.7
Sylvaner	Sylvánské zelené, Grüner Silvaner	SZ	116.9	0.7
Dornfelder		Dr	116.8	0.7
Merlot		Me	100.0	0.6
Irsai Oliver		IO	83.5	0.5
Hibernal		Hi	72.2	0.4
Muscat Ottonel	Muškát Ottonel	MO	63.1	0.4
Aurelius		Au	49.5	0.3
Kerner		Ke	35.6	0.2
Other reds		-	33.6	0.2
Neronet		Ne	32.5	0.2
Alibernet		Al	20.8	0.1
Děvín		De	20.1	0.1
Solaris			11.6	0.1
Johanniter			9.2	0.1
Malverina		Ma	6.9	0.0
Zalagyöngye			6.4	0.0
Blauburger			6.0	0.0
Cabernet Blanc			5.9	0.0
Regent			5.8	0.0
Laurot		La	4.6	0.0
Fratava		Ft	4.4	0.0
Agni		Ag	4.1	0.0
Roesler			4.0	0.0
Rubinet		Ru	3.4	0.0
Cabernet Cortis			3.3	0.0
Ariana		Ar	3.1	0.0
Sevar		Se	2.4	0.0
Cabernet Franc			2.0	0.0