Lieselehof Vino del Passo Solaris dessert wine ★ 4.5
8 by the glassCaldaro lakeside
Werner Morandell's Lieselehof at Kaltern produces the Vino del Passo dessert wine from the fungus-resistant Solaris variety (a PIWI variety not authorised in most Italian DOC rules). Cellar visits and the on-site South Tyrolean Vine Museum trail combine viticultural history with the rarer dessert pour.
The list: Organic-certified Lieselehof estate; rare Vino del Passo Solaris dessert wine plus the fungus-resistant-variety range (Bronner, Souvignier Gris)
Tip: Book a Vine Museum trail walk plus dessert-wine flight; the Solaris Vino del Passo is unusual in Italy and rarely poured outside the cellar door.
Abbazia di Novacella monastic dessert wines ★ 4.5
8 by the glassVahrn near Bressanone
The Stiftskellerei Neustift / Abbazia di Novacella cellar produces rare monastic dessert wines including sweet Gewurztraminer and Moscato Rosa. The historic cellars (founded 1142) house library bottlings that surface at tastings on request.
The list: Praepositus tier and dessert-wine library at the abbey cellar; sweet Gewurztraminer and Moscato Rosa late-harvest bottlings; library Sylvaner with high residual sugar
Tip: Ask the cellar team for a dessert-wine flight as part of the standard cellar visit; the Praepositus Moscato Rosa is the headline if available.
Bolzano Night of the Cellars ★ 4.5
30 by the glassBolzano Gries
Bolzano's Night of the Cellars (Notte delle Cantine) opens the major cellars in Bolzano, Appiano and Caldaro for late-evening tastings, with Cantina Bolzano in Gries and Cantina Kaltern as the anchor stops. A seasonal late-tasting event; check the Bolzano Tourist Board calendar for the next edition.
The list: Multi-cellar evening across Bolzano, Appiano and Caldaro producers; cellars open doors for late tastings of Lagrein, Schiava, Pinot Bianco and Santa Maddalena
Tip: The Cantina Bolzano cellar in Gries is the architectural showpiece - the building is a 2018 award-winning design with full-height windows over the vineyards.
Sabiona Eisacktaler late tasting ★ 4.6
30 by the glassKlausen (Chiusa)
Sabiona is the Eisacktaler White Wine Festival held in the Capuchin Garden of Klausen on a Friday evening in early June, 5pm to midnight. Eisacktal producers pour by grape variety, making it the single best Eisacktaler white-wine traverse of the year.
The list: Late-evening Eisacktal white-wine tasting from 5pm to midnight; Sylvaner, Kerner, Riesling, Gruener Veltliner organised by variety; producers from Neustift to southern Eisacktal
Tip: The 2026 edition is Friday 5 June. EUR 25 includes the Klausen-coat-of-arms tasting glass and unlimited tastings.
Kalterer Weintage late tasting ★ 4.6
30 by the glassCaldaro Paese (Kaltern Dorf)
Kalterer Weintage opens the Caldaro village main square for two evenings of late tasting in early September, from 6pm. Cantina Kaltern, Manincor, Lieselehof and the smaller private producers pour the current-vintage Schiava, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Lagrein. The 2026 edition is 3-4 September.
The list: Two evenings of Caldaro producers; Schiava-Kalterersee verticals, Manincor biodynamic range, Cantina Kaltern Riserva tier; about 150 wines poured
Tip: Schiava from Kalterersee is the headline pour. Pair with a swim in the lake the same afternoon and dinner at Schwarzer Adler before the late tasting.
City.Vinothek Cantina Merano Brut Riserva 36 sparkling room ★ 4.6
8 by the glassMerano arcades
City.Vinothek of Cantina Merano in the Merano arcades pours the cooperative's Brut Riserva 36 traditional-method sparkling and the wider sparkling range. The cellar offers an overview of South Tyrolean sparkling alongside the in-house distillery.
The list: Brut Riserva 36 traditional-method sparkling (36 months on lees) is the headline pour; Festival Pinot Bianco and the wider Cantina Merano sparkling range
Tip: Brut Riserva 36 is named for the 36 months on the lees. The Cantina Merano cellar in Marlengo (10 minutes' drive uphill) hosts a 35-wine tasting roundtable.