This diploma thesis analyzes the importance of wine tourism - enotourism for viticulture and winemaking in Slovakia. The main aim of this work is determining the relevance and importance of this form of tourism for wine producers. The theoretical part states the base for the research design and provides the introduction into wine tourism. It also describes the current situation of the viticulture and winemaking in Slovakia as well as the situation of the tourism industry and its performance. The analytical part of the work deals with the evaluation of the current situation of wine tourism in Slovakia and assumptions of its development. The core of the analytical part is a questionnaire survey, which charts the attitudes and opinions of the wine producers on issues of winemaking, wine business and wine tourism in Slovakia. The final part analyzes the questionnaire survey supported by theoretical bases of the first part of the thesis and evaluates the importance of enotourism for viticulture and winemaking in Slovakia. This part includes also suggestions for improving the cross-sectorial links between tourism, viticulture and winemaking in Slovakia in order to expansion of this form of tourism.