The winery was founded in 1980 under Communist times. Since 2003 it is synonymous with the production of slamové or “straw” wine. This is a specialized dessert wine made in only a handful of countries in the world. Annual production is 20,000 bottles. The wine is made using a variety of grapes including Palava, Welschriesling, Riesling, Frankovka (Blaufränkish) and Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery is located in the sub-region Mikulov | Moravia. Oldřich Drápal is the winemaker and slamové is the only wine he now produces. “Slámové” is the Czech word for “straw”. This straw wine is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are hand harvested and dried on straw palettes for a minimum of 3 months.