For several years our town has proudly been called The Capital of Wine.

You may ask where this term comes from. Hopefully the following facts will provide sufficient evidence. Valtice has been renowned for vine growing and wine making for hundreds of years. Valtice accounts for the second largest area of vineyards in the Czech Republic, almost 642 hectares. The well known Křížový Cellar with the capacity of one million litres of wine, the historical chateau cellar and dozens of other smaller cellars and wineries can be found here.

In Valtice there are the National Wine Centre and the National Salon of Wines presenting the top hundred wines of the Czech Republic. The only School of Viticulture in the country can be found here as well as the Academy of Viticulture which provides sommelier courses. The Valtice wine market is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic as well as in Central Europe. This year marked its 43rd anniversary.

Despite all that, Valtice isn’t just alive with wine. In this small town plenty of other events are organised so it is always worthwhile stopping here. See for yourself.

2010
- Concert series – Hencke’s baroque organ music, concerts of classical music in the church and chateau chapel: 26.6., 17.7., 21.8.

- Singing before the food festival, 24.7., is held in the hall of the School of Viticulture with the participation of choirs and cimbalom music.

- Valtice wine festival, 30. and 31.7., the presentation of viticulture, wine tasting events, folklore programme in the chateau stables.

- Pétanque Cup, 31.7., a tournament in the chateau park

- Valtice “hody” (type of a food festival, people dress up in traditional folk costumes), 14. and 15.8., parade through the town, cultural programme in the square and the chateau stables.

- Martino Hammerle – Bortolotti, 4.9., Austrian concert singer, chateau chapel, Italian music and songs.

- Meeting of the six, 4.9., Valtice chateau, theatrical, art and musical gathering of young artists.

- Valtice pumpkin festival, 10. and 11.9., an exhibition of carved pumpkins, tasting and sale of Burčák (young, unfermented wine), cultural programme, refreshments.

- Valtice Burčák days, 25. and 26.9., chateau stables, tasting and sale of Burčák, cultural programme, refreshments.

- Valtice wine harvest festival, 2.10., traditional wine harvest celebration with extensive cultural programme, folk costume parade through the town, sale of wine and Burčák, market, evening entertainment in the stables.

Traditional cultural events for 2011
- Folk costumes dance, January
- Opening the 11th annual wine tasting exposition of the Wine Salon, February
- Valtice Fašank (Lent festival), March
- Valtice wine tasting event, March
- Opening the wine cellars at Easter, April
- Valtice wine market – 44th edition, 6th-7th May