The walk-in tasting bar and retail space at the Poli Grappa Museum, daily 9:00-19:30. The EUR3.50 guided tasting pours five different Poli grappas covering white, flavoured, and aged expressions. The adjacent museum with 1,500+ miniature bottles is free to visit without tasting.
Tip: The Sarpa di Poli (Prosecco pomace grappa) and the Amorosa (Moscato pomace) show the range of Veneto grape-spirit character at low cost.
The retail shop attached to the Poli Grappa Museum in central Bassano del Grappa. Full range of Poli grappas, brandies, and digestivi for purchase. Daily 9:00-19:30. The miniature grappa museum (1,500 bottles) is viewable at no charge during shop hours.
The Poli town-centre museum in the historic Palazzo delle Teste opposite Ponte Vecchio. Five rooms trace the art of distillation and house over 1,500 miniature grappa bottles from 323 distilleries - the most complete mignon collection in Italy.
Tasting: Free museum entry daily 9:00-19:30 (closed 1 Jan, Easter, 25 Dec); EUR3.50 for guided tour with 5-spirit tasting
Tip: The retail Grappateca here stocks the full Poli range; the Schiavon distillery holds the 2,000-bottle historical archive.
The walk-in tasting counter at Poli's Bassano museum location lets visitors sample the full Poli range without advance booking. A supplement to the Poli Distillery Schiavon visit for those staying in central Bassano.
Tasting: Walk-in tasting bar at the Bassano museum location; no reservation needed for standard pours; tastings EUR3.50 with museum entry
Tip: Ask for the Sarpa di Poli - a clean Prosecco pomace grappa that shows the regional character most directly.
Housed in the historic Palazzo delle Teste opposite the Ponte Vecchio, the Poli Grappa Museum traces the art of grappa distillation through five interactive rooms. The miniature bottle collection of approximately 1,500 pieces from 323 producers is the most complete in Italy. Free entry; guided tasting tour EUR3.50.
Tip: The guided tour (EUR3.50) includes five grappa tastings - better value than buying individual glasses at the Grappateca.