We had been to Prague and heck why not take a trip to Melnik Chateau with its vineyards. Since we do not speak Czech, but English and German very well we thought to arrange a tour. The lady in the shop unfortunately only spoke her mother tongue. She was able  to make clear to us in about an hour there would be someone who spoke German. After one hour hanging around in the tiny village it was indeed someone who could help us further. German or English however, was none of her languages, but she could explain to us that about in half an hour a tour would start.

After 30 long minutes, she asked us to follow her. A long stairway took us to the cellars underneath the castle. We were just inside when the door was closed behind us. This could not be true ............ After a walk around the beautiful cellars where an occasional candle was lit, and a friendly griffin showed us the way. At the end of the tour the door was unlocked and we were ready for a sip.
Again, we were led down the stairs and again the door was closed behind us. They yelled we had half an hour for the tasting. At several barrels there were two different bottles and glasses for tasting. There were good wines.

For the tour alone it is worth it a go, it is exciting and hilarious.

Hours
The castle is open from 10.00 to 17.00.
For about € 8.50 you can taste all the wines and if you like some extra status, according to the site for only € 13.50 the director will show up.

The wines are fine and are often in classic square bottle with a big belly.
The cheapest bottles are leaving for € 2.35 and the most expensive is around € 9, -.