Prague, The City of Wine?

Katy Severson looks back at the rich winemaking history, and perhaps future, of the Czech capital.

Words by Katy Severson 

Illustrations by Harriet Yakub

Prague is known for many things – Gothic cathedrals, Kafka, Mozart, the mediaeval astronomical clock in Old Town Square – but it’s very rarely associated with wine. Most people visiting Prague drink thick-headed mugs of Czech Pilsner and stroll along the Vltava River having no idea that the city was o…