Caffe San Marco wine and coffee lounge ★ 4.6
18 by the glassEUR 6 to 14 per glassTrieste
Trieste's Caffe San Marco (founded 1914) functions as a wine and coffee lounge with Carso and Collio pours alongside the historic Habsburg programme. Open until midnight daily.
The list: Trieste's Caffe San Marco (founded 1914) functions as a wine and coffee lounge with a Carso, Collio and Friulano selection alongside the historic Habsburg coffee programme. The bookshop-cafe pairs evening pours with the literary clientele.
Tip: Caffe San Marco is one of Trieste's historic Habsburg coffee houses; the evening wine programme runs alongside the late-night coffee service.
Tergesteo Galleria lounge bars ★ 4.3
15 by the glassEUR 7 to 16 per glassTrieste
Lounge bars in the 19th-century Tergesteo Galleria arcade on Piazza della Borsa, Trieste, with Carso and Collio pours and a Habsburg-era spirit list. Open until 00:30 on weekends.
The list: Lounge bars in the Tergesteo Galleria arcade on Piazza della Borsa, with Carso Vitovska, Collio whites and Habsburg-era spirits across the historic shopping arcade.
Tip: The Tergesteo Galleria runs the original 19th-century Trieste shopping-arcade architecture; arrive late for the lounge programme after a Piazza Unita walk.
Schiopetto evening cellar visit ★ 4.6
5 by the glassEUR 25 to 60 per flightCapriva del Friuli
Schiopetto's evening cellar visit at Capriva del Friuli with the regional reference Friulano flight as the headline. Reservation required.
The list: Schiopetto cellar evening visit with a Friulano, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Bianco flight, plus older-vintage library options on request.
Tip: Schiopetto introduced temperature-controlled white vinification to Friuli in the mid-1960s; ask for the older-vintage Friulano library option to read the historical house style.
Livio Felluga evening Terre Alte flight ★ 4.6
5 by the glassEUR 30 to 70 per flightCormons
Livio Felluga's evening tasting at the Brazzano cellar in Cormons, with the Terre Alte flagship Rosazzo blend. Reservation required.
The list: Livio Felluga evening tasting at the Brazzano cellar with the Terre Alte (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Rosazzo) flagship blend as the headline pour, plus the Picolit DOCG half-bottle.
Tip: Terre Alte is the cellar's flagship Rosazzo blend; book the evening flight to taste it alongside the Friulano and the Picolit DOCG half-bottle.
Venica & Venica summer evening flight ★ 4.5
4 by the glassEUR 25 to 55 per flightDolegna del Collio
Venica & Venica's summer evening flight at the Dolegna del Collio cellar with the Jesera and Tre Vignis as the headline pours. Reservation required.
The list: Venica summer evening tasting at the Dolegna del Collio cellar with the Jesera Pinot Grigio and the Tre Vignis blend.
Tip: Venica & Venica runs its own farmhouse rooms at Dolegna; pair the evening flight with an overnight to take in the cellar at first light.
Edi Kante 18-metre-deep cellar evening tour ★ 4.6
4 by the glassEUR 25 to 55 per flightDuino-Aurisina
Edi Kante's evening cellar tour of the 18-metre-deep limestone-carved cellar at Duino-Aurisina, Carso. Reservation required.
The list: Edi Kante evening cellar tour of the 18-metre-deep limestone-carved cellar at Aurisina-Prepotto, with the Vitovska, Malvasia and Sauvignon flight.
Tip: Kante's 18-metre-deep cellar runs cold through the summer heat; the descent is part of the visit and the temperature drops by 8 to 10 degrees on the way down.