AMPELOS, STANICE VINAŘSKÁ ZNOJMO, s.r.o. is the oldest breeding station in the Czech Republic and one of the oldest in the world. It was founded in 1985. AMPELOS in Vrbovec continues breeding even today. It is engaged in the breeding of new grape varieties that would be early and give grapes with high sugar content. AMPELOS is carrying out maintenance breeding of 30 grape varieties on its land. There is also a national vine gene pool.
Pálava was cultivated by Ing. Josef Veverka by crossing the varieties Gewürztraminer and Müller Thurgau. Probably the best results are achieved mainly in the Mikulov subregion, in the vicinity of the municipalities of Perná, Pavlov or Bulhary, then in Lechovice, Popice or Čejkovice. Pálava is often automatically perceived as a sweet wine, i.e. with a higher residual sugar but this is not always the rule. In the dry version we discover the charm and beauty of this variety.