Discover the wonderful world of aromas and flavors that will be revealed to you after the lights go out!
Tastings take place in historic cellar from 15th century
Discover small local wineries that you have never heard of
Experience rest, relaxation and discover how your senses are strengthened in complete darkness
An interesting, informative and entertaining evening based on the effect of darkness on our senses.
Slovak
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09.01.2026 · 18:30
Prívlastkové vína34 €
15.01.2026 · 18:30
Prívlastkové vína34 €
17.01.2026 · 18:30
Wine tasting in the dark ENGLISH VERSION34 €
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It's strange how time flies when it's completely dark
Thus, after the opening word, the lights go out completely and we start pouring the first sample of wine. After pouring the wine, we will not reveal anything about it at all! Neither color, nor variety, nor manufacturer. We will start to focus only on what's important. On our senses, on the art of understanding the scents and aromas, to master the technique of smelling, tasting, evaluating body of the wine, the health of the wine, but also combining it with food.
Even subconscious prejudices go by the wayside in the dark. Seeing the color of a drink before tasting it already affects our brain. Some guests even said — “It was great that no one can see each other and then you have no problem saying anything. No one is looking at me. It was so liberating”
Finally, after each wine sample, we will start asking you about the color (which is often not so clear to determine), the variety and classification according to residual sugar (also very polite). We will then present the wine to you, add a few points of interest and continue with another sample. There will be a total of 7 of them + one surprise and the tasting will last two hours.
Private tastings in the premises of a beautiful historic cellar from the 15th century at Michalská street 3 in Bratislava, in the courtyard of the Palace Apartments hotel. The place breathes history. After the end, the guests step out onto the pedestrian zone into the traditional atmosphere of the old town.
Slavo JančoVynikajúca, zaujímavá, zábavná, profesionálna akcia nielen pre fajnšmekrov! Vychytali sme príjemnú spoločnosť Vďaka za tento nápad. Tešíme sa na najbližšiu tmavú degustáciu!
Why we created tastings in the dark
Wine consumption in Slovakia is supported by our wines to the extent of only about 60%. The rest of the wines we drink must be imported from abroad.
Our dream is to increase this percentage radically. To increase the demand for Slovak wines and to help wine growers and wine makers to develop, plant more vineyards and support the economy of our own country. Therefore, we mainly choose wines from smaller wine makers, which are often unknown to you. First of all, we are looking for those manufacturers who give their heart and soul into their work.
Therefore, we try to teach people to understand wine, distinguish quality and to show that also in Slovakia, we can also make quality and exceptionally delicious wines. In addition, if we succeed with this, and we will not import so much wine from all over the world (when we can drink what we already have under our noses), our planet will return thanks to us for sure.
But how to reach the great mass of people for the common good? We had to bring something different, something special and interesting. Ladies and gentlemen, we present our tastings in the dark.
Tibor Kiss
— holder of sommelier certificate from Czech Wine Institute
