Summer Tasting of Non-Alcoholic Wines

Discover the world of Slovak non-alcoholic wines in a place where wine has been the story for centuries. This summer tasting at the Small Carpathian Museum in Pezinok is no ordinary sit-down affair. It is a tasting in motion: you taste at several spots inside a 17th-century Renaissance cellar, in a pleasant coolness that is most welcome on a hot summer day.

A sommelier guides you throughout. You begin with a welcome drink in the historic courtyard of the burgher house, then set off on a walk through the museum. Along the way you will taste six Slovak de-alcoholised wines and learn how they are made, how they differ from classic wines, and why they are finding their place in the world of traditional winemaking.

Non-alcoholic wine is far more than grape juice. It is made by fermentation like any other wine, with the alcohol gently removed at the end, usually by reverse osmosis or vacuum distillation. The result keeps the characteristic flavour of wine while containing no more than 0.5% alcohol.

The walk also takes in the 2,000-year story of wine in the Small Carpathians, a descent into the 17th-century Renaissance cellars, and the largest collection of vineyard presses in Europe.

The tasting lasts 90 minutes (5:00 PM to 6:30 PM) and takes place on 9 July, 30 July and 20 August 2026. A ticket costs €19 and includes the welcome drink and six tasting samples. The minimum number of participants is 10, the maximum 40.

If you would like to arrange a tasting like this for your own private group on a different date, send us a group request.