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Czech Republic

Czech wine production

• Vineyards in Moravia, covering 17 984 hectares. The largest wine-growing region in the Czech Republic, including the largest producers.
• Vineyards in Bohemia, covering 726 hectares, only 5 % of the total wine-growing area of the Czech Republic.
• Moravian vineyards in which new grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Carbernet Sauvignon and Pinot Blanc have been planted.
  
  Wine consumption
  
• 17 litres/year/person. Consumption is low but increasing moderately and steadily.
  
  Wine exports
  
• 2 987 100 litres in 2005 for a value of 4.5 million euros.
• Main importer: Slovakia (87 % of exports).
  
  Wine imports
  
• 125 717 000 litres in 2005 for a value of 84.6 million euros.
  
  Sparkling wines
  
• The market is dominated by BOHEMIA SEKT, CESKOMORAVSKA VINARSKA and Stary Plzenec, which cover 70% of the market in sparkling wines, with a production of 27 million litres.
  
• The market in sparkling wines accounted for 17 million bottles in 2004. These wines are well established owing to the popularity of Bohemia Sekt.
  
• Imports of sparkling wines: 931 500 litres in 2005, a drop of 47 % compared with 2004. France is the main supplier of sparkling wines (including champagne), with 42 % of the volume of imports and 60 % of the total value of imports.
  
  Source: Economic mission to Prague, February 2006.