Probably a bit of a long shot as it’s not a classic wine region but does anyone have recommendations for restaurants or vineyards to visit in the Ortisei and Tramin area? Our trip will include plenty if hiking but definitely want to save some time for great food and wine. Staying mostly in Ortisei but will be in Tramin for a couple nights as well. Trip is early October. Appreciate any recommendations!
Can’t help re wineries but you should have stayed at the hotel beludei in santa cristina! There’s a great micro brewery in Ortisei called monpier de gherdeina run by the former sommelier at the beludei. If it’s open, then lunch on the mountain at Rifugio Emilio Comici is a must.
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Tramin: the cooperative Kellerei/Cantina Tramin is probably your best bet for a cellar tour (not sure if the vineyards are included). I can’t be of help re restaurants here.
Ortisei: I am unaware of any vineyards in the Val Gardena. Of course, Alto Adige being small, you can make day trips, but if you want to stay in the valley, it’s too cold for wine (historically, at least). As far as restaurants, I like Tubladel, but it can get crowded and loud. Oh, and people in town will tell you the most traditional dish to eat is Schlutzkrapfen (in between a ravioli and pierogi, usually filled with spinach and cheese, though variations exist)
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Tiefenbrunner perhaps?
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I haven’t personally been, but if you’re into fine dining there is a 3 star restaurant called Atellier Moessmer that looks absolutely incredible. The chef also has a 1 star at the top of a mountain called Alpinn
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Hi Scott, i am from Southtyrol and a friend worked in Val Gardena as a Somm. He recently suggested these restaurants for a colleague who went there on holiday, beautiful area btw 
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Fudlè (St. Cristina): Good food and pizza - Redirecting...
Annastubn (St. Ulrich/Ortisei): Top Restaurant in the Valley with 1 Michelin Star - Anna Stuben Gourmet Restaurant in Ortisei Val Gardena
Tubladel (St. Ulrich/Ortisei): Great fine dining - https://www.ristorantetubladel.com/
Pizzeria Tennis (St. Ulrich/Ortisei): Casual place, good pizza - Pizzeria - Caffe' Pizzeria Tennis - Roncadizza/Castelrotto
Stübele (Wolkenstein/Selva di Val Gardena): Good food and pizza - Restaurant Pizzeria Stübele
If you move also around I’d warmly recommend Elephant in Bressanone (https://www.hotelelephant.com/en), they have a very good traditional restaurant and the Apostelstube which has a Michelin star, probably one of the best wine lists in Southtyrol. Another nice restaurant in Brixen is AO by Haller Gourmet Restaurant AO in Bressanone South tyrol. The Chef learned among other places also at Noma in Cph and is friend with the guys from Nobelhart & Schmutzig in Berlin. Solid wine list with some good local finds, good selection of natural wine as well. Bressanone/Brixen is approximateley 35 minutes by car from Ortisei. As others mentioned already Atelier Moessmer in Bruneck i obviously top with 3 stars. Thats probably 1 hour and 30 minutes from Ortisei and rather expensive, great though, Somm Lukas and wine list are top.
As for the wineries Ortisei is basically a side Valley from Eisacktal/Valle d’Isarco, Eisacktal is one of the best areas for whites in Südtirol. I´d suggest:
Eisacktaler Kellerei in Klausen right at the entrance to Val Gardena is the biggest cooperative in the area (Southtyrol is role model for high quality wine made out of cooperatives), here you can get a good overview about the local grapes, classic style, their Pinot Nero Riserva is great too (thanks to climate change).
Daniel Sigmund Feldthurns, Young gun shootingstar from the area, he is good friend with Carsten Saalwächter and studied winemaking with him in Germany. His Silvaner is a killer with moderat abv levels, he is on various Michelin star restaurand wine lists and a super nice guy. Must visit in my eyes and not far from Ortisei as well.
Kuenhof in Brixen, great producer, highly rated regularly in the different guides, His Riesling Kaiton is one of the best examples in Southtyrol.
Kloster Neustift in Brixen, historical monastery winery making great classic wine.
Then there are many other good producers as well, like Zöhlhof and Garlider in Feldthurns, Köferer, Strasser and Pacherhof in Neustift. There are many more but the above should be among the most important.
Then in the Tramin area there is a ton of great wineries as well, all the famous cooperatives, Kellerei Tramin, Kellerei Terlan, St. Michael Eppan, Kellerei Girlan, Kellerei Kaltern, Nals Magreid and many more. Terlan, Girlan and St. Michael Eppan probably the most famous ones. Among the independent producers there are also many good ones, Elena Walch, Peter Sölva, Franz Haas, Kornell, Lageder, Manincor, Abraham in Eppan, a young producer that makes spectacular Pinot Noir is Michael Puff, elegant and juicy wines, very nice guy as well. The list of producers in this area that is called “Weinstrasse” is very long so for sure I forgot some It is a great area for good food as well, two restaurants that I can recommend are Schwarz Adler in Kurtatsch and Seehofkeller in Kaltern with nice views on the Kalterer See, I have not been recently but should still be on top.
Don´t hesitate to contact me for any question, happy to help out.
Have a great weekend and enjoy your holiday in Southtyrol!
Gregor
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Gregor, I have never to the Alto Adige and probably won’t be able to go anytime soon. But I appreciate the time and effort you put into helping a fellow wine and food lover with these detailed notes. It’s one of the best things about this online community!
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Wow, amazing reply thanks!! This is incredibly helpful!
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Ortisei is amazing.
Our favorite meal was Tubladel. Wonderful spot.
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No relation(well, none that I’m aware of, then again the Abraham portion of my family tree is ironically the one part I can’t trace back to the 1700s), but the Abraham Winery looked quite interesting. Had been planning to visit if we ended up in the area.
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Sorry, my experience is in Trentino, rather than Alto Adige.
You should do well there, as it’s most definitely wine territory, albeit of the see-through type.
Should be good for mushrooms then as well.
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Thanks all! Given the awesome replies I’d like to add we’re headed to Val Masino and Cogne for a few days as well. A bit more off the beaten path but that’s the way we love to travel.
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Some great tips in Gregor’s post. I would add that with regard to finding restaurants in Italy, I find Slow Food app ‘Osterie d’Italia’ extremely useful; they only mention places they like, and it’s geographically organized.
I love the Alto Adige.
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If you are in the area you should visit them 
Martin is a nice person and their „Art“ range is fantastic, great Pinot Noir and Blanc.
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Stayed in San Cassiano back in 2018 at Ciasa Salares. Amazing food and an incredible wine cellar. At the time, they had around the 10,000 bottles. They had two Michelin stars, but I believe the chef moved on several years ago.
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I just want to praise Gregor N (?) for such a generous and useful guide. True WB spirit.
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The Dolomites are beautiful. My wife and I completely dug the vibe.
Fine alpine dining. Very Teutonic.
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BTW, I’m totally jealous. I’ve been to lots of beautiful places. But nowhere more beautiful than the Dolomites. I’m itching to return.
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In October last year, we had a late lunch at Restaurant Snetonstube with classical Northern Italian and Tyrolean dishes. Dishes were heavy on butter, cream and cheeses, but well worth it after our enjoyably tough 6-mile Dolomite hike that looped around the town.
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It’s by far and away the best part about our community. Once we establish the broad strokes of any travel plans, I come here to fill in the color.
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