Wine in Maia Alta, Merano, Alto Adige

Castel Rametz Vinotheque ★ 4.4

Vinotheque and 18th-century porphyry cellars at Castel Rametz on the Maia Alta moraine hill, planted with the first Pinot Noir vine in South Tyrol in 1860 and pouring five estate wines with house Kaiserspeck.

Castel Rametz Wine Museum ★ 4.4

Private wine museum at Castel Rametz in Maia Alta, founded 1980 inside an estate cultivated since 1227 and the site of South Tyrol's first Pinot Noir vine planted in 1860. 800 years of viticultural heritage with 18th-century porphyry cellars.

Hotel Ansitz Plantitscherhof ★ 4.7

5-star wine hotel in Maia Alta, Merano with a 13th-century cellar holding 23,000 bottles across three private cellars including 21,000 bottles in the 1277-founded main cellar, with 6,000 Alto Adige labels.

The list: Three private cellars holding 23,000 bottles across 6,000 Alto Adige labels, 500 rare Italian wines and a champagne range; smallest restaurant in Trentino Alto Adige inside the cellar for paired tasting dinners; wine cellar tours

Hotel Castel Rundegg ★ 4.5

16th-century castle on a medieval tower site in Maia Alta, Merano, transformed into an adults-only hotel and spa with two restaurants pouring Alto Adige and Mediterranean wines.

The list: Two restaurants with refined regional and Mediterranean wine programmes; attached estate winery with at-hotel cellar tastings; private dining for couples paired with sommelier flights