Modern South Tyrolean wirtshaus tucked away in Bressanone's old town with a Hartwiggasse courtyard, pairing a deep Eisack Valley wine list to refined-traditional South Tyrolean cooking.
The list: Modern-tavern wine programme with deep Eisack Valley list (Kerner, Sylvaner, Pinot Bianco) and rotating producer evenings; tap and bottled Forst beer alongside the wine list
Address: Via Hartwig 5, 39042 Bressanone, Italy, Alto Adige
Wine bar in the tastefully restored Ansitz Pillhof manor at Frangart near Bolzano, with a walk-in climate cabinet pouring all 600 references by the glass in a Mediterranean courtyard.
The list: Wine bar at the Renaissance Ansitz Pillhof with a walk-in climate cabinet pouring all 600 references by the glass; Alto Adige core plus Italian and international classics
Pours: Gewurztraminer Termeno, Alto Adige Sauvignon, Lagrein Riserva
Historic Bolzano wirtshaus on Via Goethe near the fruit market, with a wood-panelled Goethestube and an Alto Adige-anchored wine list paired to homemade Schlutzkrapfen and knodel.
The list: 1277-founded Bolzano wirtshaus opposite the fruit market with a Biedermeier Goethestube and a deep Alto Adige list; rotating Lagrein, Schiava, Gewurztraminer pours by the glass
Pours: Lagrein riserva, Santa Maddalena Schiava, Gewurztraminer Termeno
Merano outpost of Pur Sudtirol on Corso Liberta with a wine bistro pouring 600+ Alto Adige references and an open-counter charcuterie programme from 500 regional producers.
The list: Pur Sudtirol gourmet-market bistro with 600+ Alto Adige labels and rotating thematic flights; small-plates programme drawing on 500 farms and producers
Pours: Gewurztraminer Termeno, Lagrein riserva, Alto Adige Sauvignon
Independent Bolzano wine bar and merchant on Brennerstrasse with a 2,500-bottle list across Alto Adige, Italy and France, hosting weekly AIS-led thematic tastings.
The list: Independent Bolzano wine merchant and tasting bar with 2,500+ references covering Alto Adige, Italy and France; thematic tastings led by AIS sommeliers
Pours: Alto Adige Pinot Bianco, Trentodoc sparkling, Lagrein Riserva
Wine bar and osteria at Alois Lageder's biodynamic estate in Magre, pouring the Lageder Demeter portfolio alongside biodynamic peers and a kitchen-garden small-plates programme from the estate's gardens.
The list: Alois Lageder's biodynamic wine bar and osteria, pouring the three Lageder lines from 55 hectares alongside Demeter peer growers and biodynamic Italian guests; kitchen-garden small plates
Pours: Lageder Beta Delta, Lageder Lowengang Chardonnay, Lageder Krafuss Pinot Noir
Castel Sallegg's elegant wine bar at the Leisenhof estate beneath the castle, pouring the full Kuenburg portfolio of Moscato Rosa, Lagrein and Caldaro Schiava with extended Thursday late-evening hours.
The list: Castel Sallegg's at-estate wine bar at the Leisenhof property pouring the full Kuenburg-family Moscato Rosa, Lagrein and Bischofsleiten range, plus a curated Alto Adige peer list; Monday-Saturday opening with Thursday late-evening hours
Pours: Castel Sallegg Moscato Rosa, Castel Sallegg Bischofsleiten, Lagrein Riserva
