This tour is a great experience for both wine and/or beer lovers, amateurs or simply curious
A quick hour drive from Prague, this tour offers the opportunity to better understand the intricate production process for both sparkling wine and the Czech Republic’s world-renowned beer, both interwoven in the history of the beautiful city of Pilsen. We’ll learn the secrets of how the bubbles enter the bottle and explore the history, production, and devotion to quality behind the world-famous Czech beer Pilsner Urquell.
Pickup included
We will start our tour in Czech most known sparkling wine producer factory. During this visit you will enjoy guided tour during which you will discover how this famous sekt is made. You will learn the difference between the traditional and Charmat production methods, how yeast is shaken down, and how sediments are removed from sparkling wines. Tour will be followed with sparkling wine tasting where you can get familiar with 5 samples of this famous producer.
After this visit of the sparkling wine factory, we will drive directly to the Brewery to have a Czech traditional lunch in a very friendly restaurant. (Optional:After this visit, we will drive you to the city center of Pilsen, where we will enjoy a traditional Czech lunch experience). We will spend the rest of the day (almost 2 hours) in the historic brewery that has inspired more than two-thirds of the world’s beers! Famous Pilsner Urquell-style beers are still today known as “Pils”, “Pilsner” or “Pilsener” all over the world! History lovers will be impressed by the model of the brewery from the 19th century, the brew house from the 1930s and the historical cellars. Learn the unique method of brewing Pilsner Urquell beer and visit the new bottling facility, which can handle 120,000 bottles per hour. Wrap up with a guided brewery tour and beer tasting of Pilsner Urquell’s finest products. At the end of the day we will drive you back to your hotel in Prague.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
We pick up/drop off all our travellers at any Prague accommodation!
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time