Marchannual, late March4 daysTicket needed25Bolzano centro (Castel Mareccio)
The Mostra Vini di Bolzano (Bozner Weinkost) is Alto Adige's longest-running wine exhibition, in its 99th edition in 2026. More than 40 producers pour around 180 labels across four days inside the 12th-century Castel Mareccio. Sub-zone tastings of Bolzano, Oltradige, Bassa Atesina, Valle Isarco and Merano.
Host: Bolzano Tourist Board
Featured producers: cantina-bolzano, cantina-terlano, alois-lageder, tiefenbrunner, cantina-tramin
Tip: EUR 25 covers entry plus 10 tasting vouchers and a 3-hour table reservation; additional tastings are EUR 1 per glass (EUR 3 for dessert wines). Book ahead.
Mayannual, mid-May4 daysTicket neededEgna (Neumarkt) and Montagna (Montan)
The Blauburgundertage (Pinot Noir Days) at Egna and Montagna is Italy's dedicated South Tyrolean Pinot Nero gathering, running since 2002. Public tastings in Egna, masterclasses in Montagna, the Pinot Noir Nights at participating restaurants, and an international Pinot Noir comparison flight. The 2026 edition is 15-18 May, the 21st anniversary edition.
Host: Blauburgundertage organising committee
Featured producers: j-hofstatter, cantina-girlan, franz-haas, pfitscher
Tip: The Mazzon (Mazon) high plateau, a Frazione of Egna, is the historical Pinot Nero zone, 350-460 m on limestone-gravel-clay. Book Restaurant Locanda Alpenrose in Montagna for the Pinot Noir Nights.
Juneannual, early June1 eveningTicket needed25Klausen / Chiusa centre (Capuchin Garden)
Sabiona is the Eisacktaler White Wine Festival held in the Capuchin Garden of Klausen (Chiusa), 5pm to midnight on a Friday evening in early June. Eisacktal producers from Neustift through Klausen to the southern Eisacktal pour Sylvaner, Kerner, Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Gruener Veltliner and Eisacktaler sparkling, organised by grape variety. The 2026 edition is Friday 5 June.
Host: Tourist Coop. Klausen, Barbian, Feldthurns and Villanders
Featured producers: abbazia-di-novacella, kuenhof, kofererhof, strasserhof, garlider
Tip: EUR 25 covers a tasting glass with the Klausen coat of arms; the band Karussell provides music. The festival is named after the Latin Sabiona, the Saben Monastery that overlooks Klausen.
Augustannual, early August (Friday closest to St Lawrence Night, 10 August)1 eveningTicket neededVia dei Portici, Bolzano
Calici di Stelle (Lorenzinacht / St. Lawrence Night) is the open-air August wine tasting along Bolzano's Via dei Portici arcades, timed to the Perseid meteor shower peak. The Bolzano Tourist Board, the city's wineries and Wine Road producers pour Lagrein, Vernatsch and Santa Maddalena alongside Pinot Bianco and Gewurztraminer; Town Hall Square hosts the Santa Maddalena selection.
Host: Bolzano Tourist Board with Citta del Vino
Featured producers: cantina-bolzano, loacker-schwarhof, pranzegg
Tip: Glass deposit applies. Calici di Stelle is part of the national Citta del Vino programme on 10 August each year, the Perseids astronomical event known locally as Lorenzinacht.
Septemberannual, first week of September2 eveningsTicket neededCaldaro Paese / Kaltern Dorf main square
The Kalterer Weintage (Caldaro Wine Days) bring Cantina Kaltern, Manincor and the private Caldaro producers to the village main square for two evenings in early September. About 150 white, rose and red wines from the current vintage are poured, and the event has run for over 30 editions. The 2026 edition is Thursday 3 and Friday 4 September from 6pm.
Host: wein.kaltern and Cantina Kaltern
Featured producers: cantina-kaltern, manincor, lieselehof
Tip: Schiava from Kalterersee (Lago di Caldaro) is the headline pour. Pair with a swim in the lake (warm into September) and a producer visit at Manincor on the lake's western shore the same day.
Octoberannual, mid-October Saturday1 day (afternoon and evening)Ticket needed5Tramin (Termeno) village lane
The Tramin Wine Lane (Traminer Weingassl) decorates Tramin's central village lane each October Saturday, with Tramin's cooperative and private wineries pouring Gewurztraminer, Lagrein, Pinot Nero and other South Tyrolean wines alongside roasted chestnuts, fritters and Schlutzkrapfen. The 2026 edition is Saturday 17 October.
Host: Tramin Tourist Office and Tramin private wineries
Featured producers: cantina-tramin, j-hofstatter, elena-walch
Tip: Pay the EUR 5 glass deposit on arrival and you receive a Tramin-coat-of-arms tasting glass. Free shuttle buses from Kaltern, St. Josef am See, Kurtatsch and Auer.