Wines and spirits Italie - Alpes italiennes et Dolomites

An unmissable address to have a good time while discovering the different and numerous wines of the region and Italy in general. In this charming little 18th century cellar, completely renovated, you can taste a rich selection of local and national wines, while eating delicious cheese antipasti or typical cold meats. The service is attentive, in a cosy setting. If you want to bring back a few bottles, here you will find some very good advice on how to find the ideal wine to offer or treat yourself.

One of the most famous wine and distilleries in Milan. Opened at the beginning of 1900, the Cotti family has run the shop since 1952. A professionalism that has been handed down through the generations and a friendliness that has never been compromised. Don't hesitate to ask the owners for advice, as they are very competent. Thousands of bottles of wine, the best brandies, high quality extra-virgin oil and balsamic vinegar, as well as a few delicacies (rare pâtés, cheeses and smoked salmon), all displayed in five Art Deco rooms and a vast vaulted cellar.

A very famous oenothèque rich in Italian and foreign brands. This store hides a curiosity: a wine museum with over 1 200 bottles of wine bottles from the th century to the present. To visit it, ask the owners.

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Franck Thollet, originally from Savoie, helps his father-in-law cultivate the land belonging to his wife's family. In his store, he'll give you a warm welcome and tell you all about the history of his plots. The Roncil family has been here for 8 generations. Their vines are very old. Production is 6,500 bottles a year from 2 hectares. The grape varieties are autochthonous, such as avana and becquet, with other Piedmontese varieties: barbera, dolcetto and neretta cunese. Fine vintages and two ice wines, harvested in winter.

Next to the restaurant-osteria del Castello, the boss opened a cellar, the Magnum kingdom, where you can taste the Italian wine of your choice. Wines of Alba and Monferrato, Barbera d'Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba. The cellar has a terrace where you can enjoy an aperitif.

Morgex is renowned for producing an extraordinary white wine. At this local winery, you can taste and buy these famous Mont-Blanc white wines, from some of Europe's highest vineyards and made from the precocious prié blanc grape variety. Four dry whites, six crémants vinified using the traditional method, and a rarity (vin de glace, whose frozen grapes are harvested between December and January) make up the product range of this high-altitude winery.

Both a restaurant and a wine cellar, you'll find one of the best selections of wines in the region. You'll find a warm ambience in the large dining room, with beautiful bottles displayed on the shelves along the walls. On the menu: tagliatelle, ravioli, medaglioni, veal escalopes and prime rib, accompanied by seasonal vegetables including excellent mushrooms. Try the wild boar ravioli or the speck and red radish ravioli. Tasting of grands crus in the stone cellar in the basement.

Turin certainly has no shortage of wine cellars where you can buy the good products of the region, but Mastrovini is one of the wine bars that also sells wine in bulk, and therefore at very interesting prices. If you feel like leaving with a bottle of nebbiolo, barbera, arneis or ruché, this small enoteca is the ideal place to shop. Moreover, the staff is very nice and they also serve drinks and good food on the spot! A place that remains over time a must, especially for the aperitivo!

In the Crocetta district, come and discover a delicious corner of authentic Piedmont. Here, you'll find typical wines sold in bulk, and plenty of goodies from the four corners of the region to accompany them. You'll also find Freisa di Chieri, the wine produced in the heart of Turin, in Villa della Regina, just across the Po, and a good selection of the famous local liqueur, génépi. Wonderful welcome, both warm and professional. An excellent address to visit again and again.

Italy's most famous sparkling wine, by name, would almost steal the show from the red carriage on the black horse. It is just as prestigious. Yet nothing to do with the two. The Ferrari spumante is to Italy what Moët & Chandon is to France; present on the most important occasions, it is since 1902 that the celebrity of Ferrari vintages has gone beyond the borders. The best grapes from Trentino are selected to produce a high quality wine. To discover, taste and take away if you didn't know it.

An exceptional estate, born of the passion and love of founder Vittorio Moretti. The Bellavista vineyards cover more than 190 ha, and more than 1,150,000 bottles are produced each year. To give you an idea, Bellavista is the official supplier of Milan's Scala! The estate's care is not confined to wine alone: an enchanting garden completes the estate, ranked among the most beautiful in Italy. The estate is home to Relais & Châteaux l'Albereta and the restaurant of top Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi.

Visiting the Ca' del Bosco estate and cellars is a sensory experience that combines the pleasure of good wine with a love of beautiful things. The estate is dotted with works of contemporary art, while the cellars, entirely designed by renowned architects, look more like a spaceship than a traditional wine cellar. You will discover how these great vintages are produced, through the different phases of production and in the laboratory. At the end of the tour, you will be able to order your favourite bottles

The cooperative brings together 190 winegrowing families and produces excellent wines, some of them internationally acclaimed. A symphony of scents created in the heart of Alto Adige, with wines expressing the incomparable elegance and fragrance of the terroir, intimately linked to the mountains and the rhythm of nature. In the glass-walled cantina, immersed in the vineyards, all wines are available for tasting and purchase. You can book a guided tour of the Cantina Tramin to learn all about its history and philosophy.

Cooperative of 340 local winegrowers. The modern structure at the rear of the castle, along the main road, offers a wide range of wines for tasting and sale. For more than a century, the St. Michael-Eppan winery, with 330 winegrowing families and 385 ha of vineyards, has supported the most important winegrowing commune: Appiano, on the South Tyrolean wine route at the gateway to the Dolomites. The surrounding soils offer exceptional characteristics for unique wines.

Founded in 1820 by Josef Weger, the winery has been in the hands of the same family for six generations. One of his descendants was the first to go beyond marketing his wine on a local level. Today, Johannes has taken over the family business and has embarked on the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment and the planting of new vines. The house offers a wide range of white, red and rosé wines, elegant and well-balanced wines such as lagrein in red or pinot blanc and gewürztraminer in white.

It's impossible to miss this modern cubic structure along the main road! The cooperative, which brings together some 400 producers, offers a wide selection of local wines, including the excellent Kalterersee, wines from Lake Caldaro. Wine bar and tasting area. For wine lovers, winemakers and visitors alike, this is the perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy a glass of wine at the bar or a wine tasting. At the center of the wine cellar is an elliptical bar symbolizing an oak barrel.

Florian Rabanser is passionate about beautiful mountains and racy spirits. That's all it took to create a top-flight distillery. Here, spirits are produced from the plants of the Dolomites: gins, grappas and spirits in particular. Dol Gin is the most representative of the region, as is Yellow Gin, whose juniper aroma is enriched by lemons from Lake Garda. The liqueurs are exceptional: apricots and pears from Val Venosta farms, high altitude raspberries, plums and grapes from Alto Adige.

The pride of this cellar is its barrel, said to be the largest in Europe, with a capacity of 60,000 litres and a diameter of about 4 m. Its excellent wines graced the table of Emperor Franz Joseph. The vineyards have been cultivated on both sides of the river in South Tyrol for four generations. Today, their vineyards also extend along the steep banks of the Moselle and into the heart of the Trentino mountains. Separate winemaking for historic plots. The heritage of the ancestors that combines love of nature and innovation.