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Palava

Palava wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Full
Origin
Czech Republic
Top region
Moravia
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Palava is a white grape variety, with its roots in Moravia, Czech Republic.

The wines show full body, no tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to tropical fruit, spices, floral and herbal.

It is planted most seriously in Moravia and Juznoslovenska.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening and a preference for cool.

On other labels it goes by Palava.

At the table it suits noodle salad with white fish and chili, fresh fruit salad with mascarpone and pavlova.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
tropical fruitspices
Aromas
floralherbal
Styles
drysweet

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Noodle salad with white fish and chili
02 Fresh fruit salad with mascarpone
03 Pavlova

Also labelled.

Palava.

Bottles to look for.

  • Chateau Valtice Palava Pozdni Sber, Moravia, Czech Republic
  • Gala Vinarstvi Vesnice Bavory-Perna 'Cuvee Palava', Moravia, Czech Republic
  • Jiri Uherek Palava, Velke Pavlovice, Czech Republic
  • Marcincak Palava, VOC Mikulovsko, Czech Republic
  • Mikrosvin Mikulov 'Flower Line' Palava Pozdni Sber, Mikulovska, Czech Republic
  • Moravino Valtice Chardonnay Barrique Pozdni Sber Suche, Moravia, Czech Republic
  • Moravino Valtice Kacisdorfske Pole Palava, Moravia, Czech Republic
  • Moravino Valtice Palava Pozdni Sber Suche, Moravia, Czech Republic

Palava: common questions

01.
What does Palava taste like?
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Palava tastes of tropical fruit, spices, floral and herbal. The wines show full body, no tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Palava from?
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Palava originates in Moravia, Czech Republic.
03.
Where is Palava grown?
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The key regions for Palava are Moravia and Juznoslovenska.
04.
What food pairs with Palava?
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Pour it with noodle salad with white fish and chili, fresh fruit salad with mascarpone and pavlova.
05.
What else is Palava called?
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Palava is also labelled Palava.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Czech Republic.

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