Alto Adige & South Tyrol Wine Tours
The South Tyrol Wine Road runs south from Bolzano through the villages that give the Alto Adige its aromatic whites — Gewürztraminer from Tramin, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon — and the deep local red Lagrein, tasted in cellars under the Dolomites. Compare the top-rated Alto Adige wine tours below, then read our notes.
Alto Adige and South Tyrol wine tours
Trentino, Trentodoc and e-bike wine tours
Formats: guided tours of the Wine Road from Bolzano with two or three wineries; e-bike-through-the-vineyards tastings; cellar visits at co-operatives and family estates; wine-and-speck pairings; Trentodoc sparkling tours in Trentino.
What you taste: Gewürztraminer, Pinot Bianco (Weissburgunder), Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon and Kerner; the reds Lagrein and Schiava (St. Magdalener); and Trentino’s Trentodoc and Teroldego.
Price: roughly 40 to 70 dollars for a cellar tour and tasting; 90 to 150 for a guided Wine Road day or an e-bike wine tour.
The South Tyrol Wine Road
The Südtiroler Weinstraße runs from just south of Bolzano down through Caldaro/Kaltern and Termeno/Tramin — the village that gave Gewürztraminer its name — one of Italy’s oldest and prettiest wine routes. This is white-wine country above all: aromatic Gewürztraminer, precise Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, and, higher in the Valle Isarco/Eisacktal, Kerner and Sylvaner. The whites are among the best in Italy, and the co-operative cellars here are unusually good.
The reds, and Trentino
Alto Adige makes serious reds too: Lagrein, dark and structured, from the gravels around Bolzano, and the lighter Schiava (Vernatsch) behind the St. Magdalener/Santa Maddalena wines. South, in Trentino, the story turns to sparkling: Trentodoc, metodo-classico wine from mountain Chardonnay and Pinot Nero that rivals Franciacorta, and the deep native red Teroldego of the Piana Rotaliana.
How to visit
Base in Bolzano or Trento; the wineries are close and many welcome visitors. Guided tours and e-bike outings let you taste freely along the Wine Road, often with a speck-and-cheese pairing. Autumn brings the harvest and Törggelen; late spring and summer are best for the vineyards and the mountains.
Frequently asked questions
What is Alto Adige best known for in wine?
Aromatic white wines — Gewürztraminer, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon — and the red Lagrein, made in the German-speaking South Tyrol under the Dolomites.
What is Trentodoc?
Trentino’s metodo-classico sparkling wine, made from mountain-grown Chardonnay and Pinot Nero; one of Italy’s top sparkling categories, alongside Franciacorta.
Where do the wine tours start?
Mostly from Bolzano along the South Tyrol Wine Road, and from Trento for the Trentodoc and Teroldego cellars.
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