Castello di Spessa restaurant La Tavernetta ★ 4.6
18 by the glassEUR 10 to 25 per glassCapriva del Friuli
Castle restaurant at Castello di Spessa in Capriva del Friuli with a Collio-deep list and estate-bottling pairings. Reservation required.
The list: Castle restaurant at Castello di Spessa with a Collio deep list and a focus on the estate's own bottlings plus the surrounding Capriva and Cormons producers.
Tip: Castello di Spessa runs both the castle stay and the restaurant; combine an overnight with the dinner pairing for the full estate experience.
Bastianich Premariacco evening bar ★ 4.4
10 by the glassEUR 10 to 22 per glassPremariacco
Evening bar at the Bastianich estate at Premariacco, with the Vespa Bianco and the Pignolo as the headline pours. Reservation preferred.
The list: Evening bar at the Bastianich estate at Premariacco, with the Vespa Bianco, Plus and Pignolo poured by the glass alongside a small charcuterie menu.
Tip: Bastianich runs its own farmhouse rooms at Premariacco; pair the evening bar with an overnight to take in the Cividale UNESCO town in the morning.
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.