Day-by-day estate-visit plans for Alto Adige: weekend, first-timer and deep-cellar editions.

Day-by-day plans

Alto Adige cooperative tour, 3 days ★ 4.6

  1. Day 1

    Morning
    Arrive Bolzano by car (3 hours via A22 from Verona / Munich Hbf direct rail). Park in Bolzano centro and walk Via dei Portici. Visit Cantina Bolzano (Kellerei Bozen) in the Gries district for the morning tasting flight - Lagrein, Schiava, Pinot Bianco. The cellar is at Via San Maurizio 36.
    Afternoon
    Drive 30 minutes south to Tramin (Termeno). Tour Cantina Tramin's modern winery (the geometric copper-clad building visible from the SS12) - the Gewurztraminer-focused tasting includes Pepi, Nussbaumer and the Stoan blend.
    Evening
    Walk the Tramin Gewurztraminer Trail at golden hour through the village vineyards. Dinner at Restaurant Stadl Tirol in Tramin.

  2. Day 2

    Morning
    Drive 25 minutes north to Terlan (Terlano). Cantina Terlano tour and tasting includes the Tradition Pinot Bianco and a vertical of the long-aged Vorberg Riserva. The cellar's library bottlings (some over 20 years old) are the highlight.
    Afternoon
    Drive 15 minutes south to Andrian. Cantina Andrian was founded in 1893 (alongside Cantina Terlano and the Neumarkt cooperative as the region's first cooperatives) and is now Cantina Terlano's sister winery. Tasting includes the Floreado Pinot Bianco and the Tor di Lupo Lagrein.
    Evening
    Drive back to Caldaro/Kaltern for dinner at Restaurant Ritterhof on Lake Caldaro.

  3. Day 3

    Morning
    Drive 15 minutes north to San Michele-Appiano. Kellerei St. Michael-Eppan's cellar (Gambero Rosso Cooperative-of-the-Year 2021) for the Schulthauser Pinot Bianco, Lafoa Sauvignon and Anger Pinot Grigio.
    Afternoon
    Continue 10 minutes to Cantina Colterenzio (Schreckbichl) in Cornaiano for the afternoon tasting - the Lafoa Cabernet and the Cornell range. Conclude the day at Cantina Kaltern in Caldaro Paese for a Schiava-Kalterersee comparison.
    Evening
    Drive back to Bolzano or onward to Verona/Innsbruck.

Alpine biodynamic 4-day Alto Adige ★ 4.8

  1. Day 1

    Morning
    Arrive Bolzano. Drive 30 minutes south to Magre and visit Alois Lageder's Casa del Vino at Tenutae Lageder. The Demeter-certified estate runs guided tours of the cellar and the biodynamic vineyards; the tasting includes Lowengang Chardonnay and Krafuss Pinot Noir alongside the Comets range.
    Afternoon
    Drive 15 minutes to Caldaro/Kaltern. Afternoon at Tenuta Manincor on the lake's western shore - the Goldegg sparkling and Reserve della Contessa Pinot Bianco are the headlines.
    Evening
    Dinner at Ritterhof in Caldaro with a biodynamic Schiava flight.

  2. Day 2

    Morning
    Drive 30 minutes north to Bolzano. Visit Tenute Loacker Schwarhof in the Santa Maddalena district - Demeter-certified since the late 1970s. The Schwarhof farmhouse dates to 1334 and the Loacker tasting includes the Morit Magdalener and the Gran Lareyn Lagrein Riserva.
    Afternoon
    Visit Weingut Pranzegg (Martin Gojer) on the Monte Colle terraces just west of Bolzano - biodynamic since 2009, natural-wine pioneer. By appointment only. The Tonsur cuvee and the Sankt Magdalener are the must-tries.
    Evening
    Dinner in Bolzano centro.

  3. Day 3

    Morning
    Drive 30 minutes north to Bressanone (Brixen) - now in the Eisacktal. Visit Abbazia di Novacella / Stiftskellerei Neustift, the Augustinian abbey founded 1142 and continuously producing wine for over 880 years. Praepositus Kerner and the entry Sylvaner are the introduction to Eisacktal whites.
    Afternoon
    Drive 10 minutes to Vahrn for Weingut Koefererhof (Kerschbaumer family, organic principles) - 5 ha at 700-800 m. The Sylvaner is the headline.
    Evening
    Drive back to Bolzano, dinner in town.

  4. Day 4

    Morning
    Final morning at Weingut Lieselehof in Caldaro - certified-organic since 1993, fungus-resistant-variety specialist with Solaris, Bronner and Souvignier Gris. The Solaris dessert wine Vino del Passo is the unusual highlight. Visit the on-site South Tyrolean Vine Museum trail.
    Afternoon
    Drive south to Verona airport or onward.
    Evening
    Departure.

Pinot Nero specialists: Mazon, Hofstatter and Girlan ★ 4.7

  1. Day 1

    Morning
    Arrive Bolzano, drive 30 minutes south to Tramin. Settle in at the Schwarz Adler. Morning tasting at J. Hofstatter in Tramin centre - the Riserva Mazon Pinot Nero is the estate's flagship, sourced from the Mazzon high plateau across the river.
    Afternoon
    Drive 15 minutes north-east to Mazzon (a frazione of Egna). Walk through the Mazzon Pinot Nero parcels at 350-460 m, north-facing slopes on limestone-gravel clay. The Hofstatter Vigneto St. Urbano single-vineyard sits here.
    Evening
    Dinner at Restaurant Locanda Alpenrose in Montagna with a horizontal Pinot Nero flight.

  2. Day 2

    Morning
    Morning at Franz Haas in Montagna - the Haas Schweizer single-vineyard Pinot Nero is the estate's flagship, alongside the Manna white blend.
    Afternoon
    Visit Tenuta Pfitscher in Montagna for a sustainable Pinot Nero flight. The estate is one of the South Tyrol's most architecturally striking modern wineries (climate-neutral building).
    Evening
    Dinner in Egna or return to Tramin.

  3. Day 3

    Morning
    Drive 25 minutes north-west to Cornaiano (Girlan) in the Oltradige zone (the second major Alto Adige Pinot Nero area alongside Mazzon). Visit Cantina Girlan for the Trattmann Pinot Nero Riserva, the cooperative's flagship - Tre Bicchieri across 13 consecutive vintages.
    Afternoon
    Visit Weingut Ignaz Niedrist in Cornaiano - the Vom Kalk Pinot Nero from the east-facing Eppan Berg slopes is a low-yield, traditional Burgundian expression.
    Evening
    Drive back to Bolzano for dinner.

  4. Day 4

    Morning
    Drive 25 minutes south to Mazzon for the morning. Tour the Mazzon vineyard parcels on foot and visit Brunnenhof in Mazzon - the Mazzoner Pinot Nero is the cellar's flagship, with vines on north-facing limestone-clay at 350-460 m.
    Afternoon
    Afternoon at the Cantina Tramin cellar in nearby Tramin (Termeno) for a comparative flight of the cooperative's Maglen Pinot Nero against the Mazzon-sourced wines of the morning.
    Evening
    Dinner in Egna.

  5. Day 5

    Morning
    Final morning back at Cantina Bolzano (Kellerei Bozen) in Gries for the Mock Pinot Nero (the cooperative's top Pinot expression) alongside the Lagrein range. Pinot Nero comparison with the previous days' Mazzon and Oltradige examples.
    Afternoon
    Departure.
    Evening
    Departure.

Eisacktal Sylvaner weekend ★ 4.7

  1. Day 1

    Morning
    Arrive Bressanone by car (35 minutes north of Bolzano on the A22) or by rail. Visit Abbazia di Novacella in Vahrn - the Augustinian abbey from 1142, continuously producing wine for over 880 years. The Praepositus Kerner and Sylvaner are the headline pours; the abbey precinct includes a Rococo library and Romanesque cloister.
    Afternoon
    Drive 5 minutes to Weingut Koefererhof (Kerschbaumer family) on the sandy moraine slope above the abbey. 5 ha worked along organic principles at 700-800 m; the Sylvaner is the cellar's flagship.
    Evening
    Dinner in Bressanone old town with a Praepositus Sylvaner flight.

  2. Day 2

    Morning
    Visit Kuenhof (Peter and Brigitte Pliger) just south of Bressanone in Mara. The Pliger family's 12th-century farmstead bottles Eisacktaler Sylvaner under organic and biodynamic principles, without formal certification. By appointment only.
    Afternoon
    Drive 10 minutes to Vahrn for Strasserhof (Hannes Baumgartner). First mentioned 1100 AD, 5 ha at 650-750 m. Hannes typically pours himself; the Sylvaner Vinea Vera and the Riesling are the headlines.
    Evening
    Drive 20 minutes south to Klausen (Chiusa). Dinner in the medieval town centre with views up to the Saben Monastery.

  3. Day 3

    Morning
    Drive 5 minutes to Feldthurns/Velturno for Weingut Garlider (Christian Kerschbaumer) - certified-organic since 2009, around 4 hectares of Gruener Veltliner, Sylvaner and a rare upper-Eisacktal Pinot Nero.
    Afternoon
    Visit the Cantina Eisacktal cooperative (Kellerei Eisacktal) in Klausen for the regional cooperative-cellar overview - Sylvaner, Kerner, Mueller-Thurgau and Gruener Veltliner across the appellation. Walk the Saben Monastery trail above Klausen for the historic views.
    Evening
    Drive back to Bolzano or onward.

Itineraries in Alto Adige, FAQ

When is the best time to visit Alto Adige for wine?

Peak wine-travel season in Alto Adige is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.

Do I need an appointment to taste at Alto Adige estates?

classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.

What hours do Alto Adige cellars and tasting rooms keep?

most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.

How does tipping work at Alto Adige tastings?

tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.

What is the one wine to try in Alto Adige?

Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Alto Adige rewards trust.

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