4 candle-lit rooms in Alto Adige, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Alto Adige nightlife.
Tenuta Manincor candle-lit cellar tasting room ★ 4.7
Caldaro lakeside · Via San Giuseppe al Lago 4, 39052 Caldaro, Italy
Manincor's modern cellar is built 12 metres below ground beneath the historic Caldaro villa, with skylights piercing the vineyard above and candle-style fixtures down the cellar corridor.
Tip: Book the late-afternoon vineyard-walk-plus-cellar-tasting; the cellar descent at dusk is the most atmospheric visit. The Mason Pinot Nero from the Mason cru is the estate's age-worthy red.
Cantina Tramin evening tasting room ★ 4.6
Tramin village · Strada del Vino 144, 39040 Tramin, Italy
Cantina Tramin's modern cellar - the geometric copper-clad building visible from the SS12 - runs evening cellar tastings on appointment. The tasting room above the vineyards has dimmed lighting and views over the Tramin Gewurztraminer Trail; the cooperative's Gewurztraminer ladder from Pepi to Nussbaumer is the headline.
Tip: Combine the cellar visit with the Gewurztraminer Trail walk above the village. Book ahead - the cellar is the most-visited in Alto Adige.
Abbazia di Novacella historic cellar ★ 4.8
Vahrn/Varna, near Bressanone · Via Abbazia 1, 39040 Varna/Vahrn, Italy
The Abbazia di Novacella cellar runs continuously since 1142 and the Stiftskeller restaurant beside it serves Tyrolean cooking against the Eisacktaler white range.
Tip: Combine an abbey tour with the cellar visit. The Praepositus Kerner is the standout reserve bottling; the entry Sylvaner is the daily-drinker.
Casa del Vino Alois Lageder candle-lit cellar ★ 4.7
Magre village · Vicolo dei Conti 9, 39040 Magre/Margreid, Italy
Alois Lageder's Casa del Vino at Magre is the family's tasting-and-restaurant precinct, with a candle-lit cellar tasting room and the Paradeis restaurant beside it.
Tip: Lunch and dinner at Paradeis pair the kitchen with the cellar; reserve a cellar flight either before or after the meal.