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Enoteca Cortina

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Cortina’s wine institution since 1965

Beneath Cortina’s iconic campanile, this historic enoteca combines an exceptional Italian and international wine selection with beautiful cheeses, salumi, and the knowledge of sommelier Kristian Casanova.

Since 1965, Enoteca Cortina has been part of the fabric of Cortina d’Ampezzo. Tucked beneath the town’s iconic campanile, just steps from Corso Italia, this intimate wine bar and enoteca has long been a gathering place for those who appreciate exceptional wine without unnecessary ceremony.

Today, under the direction of sommelier Kristian Casanova, that history has been given fresh energy. The cellar moves comfortably between Italy and the wider world, bringing together celebrated producers, important vintages, and smaller discoveries chosen because they deserve to be poured—not simply because their labels are recognizable.

Wine is unquestionably the reason to come, but what accompanies it is taken seriously. Carefully sourced cheeses and salumi turn a glass into an aperitivo, a light lunch, or an easy early evening meal. The selection includes regional specialties such as Cortina-produced speck and coppa alongside exceptional Italian cured meats and cheeses chosen specifically to complement the wines.

There is nothing overly elaborate about the experience, and that’s precisely its appeal. Enoteca Cortina is small, knowledgeable, convivial, and deeply connected to the town around it. Come for one glass and it’s remarkably easy to find yourself ordering another bottle and staying far longer than planned.

Insider Insight

Let Kristian choose the wine.

Tell him what you normally drink, what you’ve enjoyed recently, and how adventurous you’re willing to be, then give him permission to introduce you to something you don’t already know.

This is also an ideal place to explore wines from the Dolomites and northeastern Italy before moving farther afield. Rather than arriving with a particular bottle in mind, use the depth of the cellar and Kristian’s knowledge to discover a producer or vintage you might otherwise overlook.

And don’t treat Enoteca Cortina solely as a pre-dinner stop. Order a selection of salumi and cheeses with your wine and allow it to become the evening. Sometimes the simplest nights in Cortina are the ones we remember best.

Enoteca Cortina represents something increasingly valuable in a destination as celebrated as Cortina: a place with genuine history that continues to evolve without losing its identity.

Its location beneath the campanile, nearly six decades of wine culture, carefully chosen cellar, exceptional salumi and cheeses, and Kristian Casanova’s personal approach make it much more than somewhere to stop for a glass. It’s a place to settle in, talk about wine, discover something new, and experience a little of the Cortina that exists beyond the hotels, slopes, and celebrated restaurants.

A great enoteca doesn’t simply have great bottles. It has someone behind the counter who knows which one you should open next.
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