Vinařství Paulus in Pavlov, South Moravia, hosts company events in a vaulted wine cellar for up to 70 seated guests, with a further 40 seats on an open-air terrace. The winery also runs Vinarium Venuše, a wine bar with a gallery, a historic cellar and a garden, and two guesthouses within a few steps of the cellar. Organisers can combine a tasting, a buffet, a working session and an overnight stay on one site.
Seminars and company events
The winery offers company meetings in its cellar, in the vineyard or even on the water, and the team helps shape the day around the wine. A guided tasting with a sommelier is the usual centrepiece. It suits small groups as well as a group of up to 70 people. Live music, a buffet and a tailored programme can be added on request.
For work sessions, the cellar can also be used for training, meetings and presentations. The rooms are equipped with the necessary technology, and a coffee break can be arranged. This makes it possible to run a half-day workshop and a tasting in the same place.
Rooms and capacities
The main cellar seats 70 guests, and the terrace adds 40 more with a view of the Dívčí hrad ruins and the Nové Mlýny reservoir. The winery lists its spaces as follows.
The upper cellar takes 30 people. The lower cellar takes 50. The garden takes 50. Ventilation, Wi-Fi, presentation equipment and a sound system are available in the cellar.
Vinarium Venuše, the second venue run by the winery, is a modern wine bar and gallery. It offers 40 seats in the main gallery, 20 in the historic cellar and 35 on its garden. The building won the regional Stavba roku award for South Moravia in 2015. Guests can taste up to 60 local wines, selected by an expert panel from more than 25 wineries, and see a small exhibition of paintings by a young local artist.
Accommodation
Two guesthouses stand a short walk from the cellar. Penzion U Josífka is in the centre of Pavlov next to the Church of St. Barbara. It has six spacious apartments for up to 24 people in total, each with its own kitchenette and a minibar stocked with Pavlov wine. Private parking and a bike room are provided.
Penzion Nad Pavlovem has eight rooms for up to 24 guests, extra beds included. It has private parking and works without a reception desk, which gives groups more privacy and freedom with arrival times. Together, the two guesthouses cover a team of up to about 48 people overnight.
Catering
The winery prepares a hearty buffet. The menu includes schnitzels, ribs, beef goulash, a range of cold cuts and cheeses and more. Vegetarian diets and food intolerances are taken into account, and the kitchen looks for a solution so that every guest can enjoy the meal. Wine for the day comes from the winery itself, and company gift wines can be ordered for clients, partners and staff.
History and setting
The cellar has absorbed the smell of wine for more than four centuries. It once served for making wine, later as a place for gatherings, singing and feasts, and it was a private family space for many years. It opened to visitors about 16 years ago after a careful reconstruction that kept its original character and added a cleaner, more modern design. An archive cellar holds nearly 70,000 bottles, the oldest dating from 1925.
Pavlov lies at the foot of the Pálava hills, in the vineyard country of South Moravia. The vines grow on limestone, clay and loess, and the winery has been shaping its wines on this site for generations.
