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Botanical illustration of a pink-tinged yellow grape cluster with leaf and tendril.
Botanical illustration of a pink-tinged yellow grape cluster with leaf and tendril.

Pálava

PAH-la-va · white · vinifera

Origin
Moravia, Czechoslovakia, 1953 (Josef Veverka) (Gewürztraminer × Müller-Thurgau)
Where it grows
Czechia
Typical winemaking
steel, cool fermentation; dry, off-dry or sweet

The story

Pálava (PAH-la-va) was crossed in Moravia in 1953 by Josef Veverka, from Gewürztraminer and Müller-Thurgau. It is one of Czechia's signature grapes, and it shares its name with the Pálava hills, the Jurassic limestone of Moravia.

The Gewürztraminer side is plain on the nose: rose, lychee, spice. Müller-Thurgau adds a softer, fruitier frame. The wines are full and perfumed, with moderate acidity, and they are made dry, off-dry and sweet.

Sensory profile

Where it grows

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Food pairing

Spiced poultry. Blue cheese. Fruit desserts.

Related grapes

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In the Amber Road portfolio

None of our wines is made from Pálava yet. See the shelf.