Cantina Tramin evening tasting room ★ 4.6
18 by the glassTramin village
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.
The list: Cooperative cellar with full Cantina Tramin range; Gewurztraminer focus including Pepi, Nussbaumer and Terminum; Stoan white blend; Roen and Loam Pinot Nero
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
12 by the glassVahrn/Varna, near Bressanone
The Abbazia di Novacella cellar runs continuously since 1142 and the Stiftskeller restaurant beside it serves Tyrolean cooking against the Eisacktaler white range.
The list: Stiftskellerei Neustift historic cellar pours the Eisacktaler whites: Sylvaner, Kerner, Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Gewurztraminer; Praepositus reserve tier
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
18 by the glassMagre village
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.
The list: Demeter-certified Tenutae Lageder biodynamic range; Lowengang Chardonnay, Krafuss Pinot Noir, Comets blends; long-aged library bottlings
Tip: Lunch and dinner at Paradeis pair the kitchen with the cellar; reserve a cellar flight either before or after the meal.
City.Vinothek Cantina Merano ★ 4.5
24 by the glassMerano arcades
City.Vinothek Cantina Merano is a 2022 town-centre wine bar of the Cantina Merano cooperative in a restored historic Merano arcades building.
The list: Cantina Merano's town wine bar and shop; full Merano cooperative range plus the Brut Riserva 36 traditional-method sparkling; rotating by-the-glass selection
Tip: The Brut Riserva 36 (36 months on the lees) is the cooperative's flagship sparkling, ideal as an apero before dinner on the Merano arcades.
Meraner Weinhaus enoteca lounge ★ 4.6
40 by the glassMerano (Quarazze)
Meraner Weinhaus is the region's largest independent enoteca, with around 3,000 labels, a 40-wine Enomatic tasting selection and a curated South Tyrolean range.
The list: Around 3,000 wines (South Tyrolean, Italian and international) and the option to taste a selection of 40 wines by Enomatic; sparkling and spirits
Tip: Use the Enomatic to taste across price tiers - 5 ml, 25 ml or 75 ml pours from each of the 40 active bottles. The South Tyrolean range is exhaustive.
Pur Suedtirol Merano food and wine lounge ★ 4.4
15 by the glassMerano centro
Pur Suedtirol is the South Tyrolean regional-products lounge in central Merano, with a wine bar and a curated South Tyrolean range. Charcuterie, cheese, regional wines, beers, spirits and pastries under one roof; the wine-bar lounge runs alongside the food shop.
The list: Curated South Tyrolean wine selection sourced direct from producers; wine bar with by-the-glass rotation alongside the regional food market
Tip: The Speck-and-Schiava flight is the regional aperitivo. The shop also stocks Lieselehof's Vino del Passo and other rarer Alto Adige bottlings.