Little Carpathians lies in southwestern Slovakia. The national growers' union describes it as the country's oldest and most famous winegrowing region. Celtic finds point to grape growing here in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, and Romans established vineyards on these slopes more than two thousand years ago. The region's wines were later served at the imperial court in Vienna and on the Titanic.
Its soils are far from uniform. Clay-to-sandy, semi-skeletal soils formed from stream-cone deposits sit alongside Morava sediments and windblown sands in the southwest. Little Carpathians makes still wines and traditional-method sparkling wines. Malokarpatská is a protected designation of origin in Slovakia, a name that also covers masculine, feminine and neuter Slovak forms.
Inside the region
2 named areas
Each guide keeps its place within Little Carpathians clear, with a direct route back to the map.
- 01MalokarpatskáNo producers listed yetMalokarpatská follows Little Carpathian slopes, where loess and limestone keep Riesling, Grüner Veltliner and Frankovka fresh.
- 02Skalický rubínNo producers listed yetSkalický rubín blends Frankovka, Modrý Portugal and Svätovavrinecké from western slopes, giving tart cherry fruit and spice.