![]() ![]() More modestly priced, but equally well-placed, Hotel dei Chiostri has crisp, boutique-style rooms with original paintings and private balconies.Prosecco-lovers will head for Villa Abbazia in Follina near Conegliano, a luxurious and traditional country-house hotel with two restaurants, both Michelin-starred.For something completely over-the-top - fabulously design-conscious rooms, contemporary art on the walls and all hidden within a classic 16th-century exterior - check out Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista between Verona and Lake Garda.Nearby Tenuta Le Cave has boldly designed rooms - from rustic-chic to vintage - a spa and its own vineyard.A lovely hideaway, surrounded by vineyards north of Verona, I Tamasotti has just six rooms, exposed beams, stone or wooden floors and a romantic gazebo. ![]() The names to conjure with here are Valpolicella, Bardolino, Amarone, Soave and, of course, Prosecco. The Veneto is smaller, geographically, than Italy’s other main wine-producing regions, yet produces more wine than any of them. And if you want to splash out, Castello Banfi il Borgo is a 13th century castle surrounded by its own vineyards and boasts lush romantic bedrooms and a spa.If food is your thing, check out Il Patriarca near Chiusi with its Michelin-starred restaurant.On a working farm near San Quirico d’Orcia, and with vine-covered terraces, Il Rigo combines a simple rusticity with family antiques and outstanding Tuscan food, much home-grown and organic.There’s a small pool plus cookery classes are on offer, too. Overlooking Montepulciano, Villa Poggiano is a classic Tuscan country house with terracotta floors, exposed beams and refined furnishings.Tuscany has one of the biggest collections of wine hotels in Italy, which means there are heaps of places we could recommend here are just a few, around Montepulciano and Montalcino, to whet your appetite. Its signature red grape, Sangiovese, is responsible for the distinctive flavours of Montepulciano and Montalcino wines while Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape variety of the so-called ‘Super-Tuscan’ red wines. Just saying the word Tuscany immediately conjures up rolling hills, cypress-lined roads and red pantile roofs. Wine hotels in Tuscany (excluding Chianti) Equally charming, Palazzo Leopoldo is a hilltop hotel whose terrace restaurant has lovely views over the vineyards.Adding a modern spa and two swimming pools, Castello di Spaltenna also has the requisite thick walls and wooden rafters.There are even stables, should you choose to arrive on horseback. Perched on a hilltop with magnificent 360-degree views, Castello di Tornano ticks all the right boxes: bedrooms in turrets, four-poster beds and beamed ceilings. If your idea of an Italian wine hotel is a castello, you’re in the right region.In between are a series of hill-top towns with names designed to seduce such as San Gimignano and Castellina in Chianti. And it does have one of the prime spots in Italy, stretching between glorious art-stuffed Florence and medieval-walled Siena. Wine hotels in ChiantiĮveryone has heard of Chianti, even if they can’t place it on the map. Use our guide to the best wine hotels in Italy to find familiar wine names, and make some new discoveries. And then there are the sparkling wines of the Franciacorta wine route in Lombardy. The hills of Piedmont in the north-west are renowned for mighty reds such as Barolo while Puglia, down in Italy’s sun-baked south, has made significant improvements in its wine production, with wines such as Primitivo di Manduria. Tuscany is perhaps the most famous wine region, particularly for Chianti and Sangiovese wines. You could choose an Italian wine hotel near the shores of Lake Garda close to the Veneto region - home of Valpolicella and Prosecco - or in the coastal resorts of Sicily. This also means that the best wine hotels in Italy are not just restricted to one or two regions. The sheer geographical length of Italy means that it’s blessed with a huge diversity of wines, from sparkling Prosecco to Super-Tuscan reds. ![]()
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