Moravská Banka Vín

Useful Information

Location:	Hlinky 88, 603 00 Brno. (49.190055, 16.583277)
Open:	All year Tue-Fri 14-17. [2023]
Fee:	free. Tourist Wine Tasting (20-39) CZK 310, Tourist Wine Tasting (40+) CZK 290. [2023]
Classification:	Cellar
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Moravská Banka Vín, ORIONREAL, spol., s r.o., Hlinky 88, 603 00 Brno, Tel: +420-602-586-090, Cell: +420-602-515-861. E-mail: Vinný sklep, Hlinky 106, 603 00 Brno, Cell: +420-602-515-861. E-mail:
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info.

History

1993	wine cellar opened to the public.
1998	regular Thursday tastings started.
2004	History of winemaking in Moravia publishged in cooperation with the Moravian State Archives in Brno.

Description

Moravská Banka Vín (Moravian Wine Bank) is obviously a joke, the wine "bank" is a wine vault of a wine seller. Hlinky is the road at the foot of Žlutý kopec (Yellow Hill), the houses have huge cellars which were built horizontally into the hillside. Today some are used for restaurants or for shops. Using it as a wine shop and wholesale seem a straightforward use of the cellar.

They offer a wide range of wines from Moravia, the Czech Republic and abroad. They also have a so-called wine archive and offer storage for your wines in the cellar at a constant temperature. They deliver to restaurants and companies, offer wine tastings.

They have several shops, two of them are in the city center and are above ground, the wine is stored in climate-controlled rooms. Also in Hlinky ist the Vinný sklep, about 180 m down the road. This cellar is open only after appointment, for wine tastings for groups from 20 to 100 people, business meetings and social events. The cellar seats up to 90 to 100 people, per table between 16 and 45. The tasting starts with a glass of sparkling wine and basic information about winemaking in the Czech Republic and the cellar. This is followed by a tasting of 6 Moravian samples, the choice is entirely up to the sommelier, but each with an explanation. As part of the tasting, a moravské sousto (Moravian bite), typical local snacks, is included. These are cheese, sausages, bran, homemade lard, and pastries. Jugs of water are placed on the tables.