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.
Rhine Riesling is an ancient, prized variety used primarily for the production of high quality wines. This variety thrives very well in Litoměřice, Mělník, Znojmo, Strážnice and especially in the Slovácko subregion around the town of Bzenec.