Enoteca Cava Turacciolo

We were wandering aimlessly through Bellagio without any plans and decided to quench our thirst with a glass of wine at this hidden enoteca. The wine selections were excellent, as was the advice given to us by the sommelier/​bartender/​waitress (she was doing everything by herself!). We were also given a free sample of charcuterie — the smell and taste of the ham was incredible!
a great little find…

Super schöner Spot in der Nähe der Fähre. Hinter der unscheinbaren Tür versteckt sich ein wunderbarer kleiner Erholungsort: ein pittoresker Weinkeller, der mit Ambiente und köstlichen Weinen und Speisen überzeugt. Der Service ist außerordentlich zuvorkommend, charmant und sogar sehr humorvoll. Nach einem ereignisreichen Tag findet man hier Entspannung, Gaumenfreunden und kann sich wie «Gott in Italien» fühlen. Preis-​Leistung passt sehr gut. Besser vorher in der Hauptsaison reservieren, da die Enoteca sehr beliebt ist! ;-)

One of the most wonderful hidden gems in all of Europe. You’d almost miss it (we stumbled upon it accidentally.) The owner is extremely welcoming and friendly, and will discuss wines and offer tastings. The small bites and apps are amazing. They’ll also ship wine internationally, in case you fall in love with their own label from their winery nearby.

This place was the highlight of a weekend in Bellagio filled with highlights! We discovered this place while strolling down a side street (and only later discovered that it was very highly rated on both Unilocal and
). We enjoyed some ravioli with spinach and ricotta as well as some prosciutto. But the reason we loved this place was the wine. We splurged and ordered one tasting of four truly exceptional wines (including an Amarone) for $ 45. Definitely worth it. Our waitress was very enthusiastic about the wines and told us everything we needed to know about them. Each was unique. I hope we’ll have a chance to return.

C’est l’endroit où il faut manger à Bellagio car comme je le disais dans une autre critique tout y est trop touristique sans l’âme de la gastronomie italienne!
Par contre ici c’est le lieu pour y déguster une délicieuse charcuterie italienne, tranchée finement comme il le faut et des fromages du même niveau! Impossible enfin de né pas trouver son bonheur parmi la longue carte de vins italiens et ceux du coin on du corps! Le soleil a rempli les bouteilles !
Le seul reproche ou regret c’est le peu de tables disponibles ! Mais réservation possible et recommandée.

Bellagio is about as picture perfect as Italian towns come, so it speaks volumes that this place is located in a dark cave but almost always packed. We walked in here on a recent Sunday around 1 and snagged the last four-​top in the corner. There were hundreds of bottles of wines all slotted into the wine racks along the walls, and a nice selection of wine tastings to choose from. The food menu is limited, but what we did have (meat platter and buckwheat pasta) was delicious.
I’m knocking off one star for the service however — we mentioned that we needed to be gone by a certain time to catch a ferry, and asked them to speed up the wine tasting several times. Service is generally more relaxed and slow to match the pace of Italians, but in this case we were unable to finish the wine tasting (it was only 3 wines total) and had to leave after only 2. No discount was offered which was slightly disappointing since we asked them for the third glass about 5 – 10 minutes before we actually left too.
Nonetheless if you’ve got a lot of time to kill and want to discover some Italian wines, this is the place for you! Added bonus is that they will ship bottles to you (6 bottle minimum + shipping fee), in the event you fall in love with one of their wines.

This is absolutely a hidden gem. You’re literally in a little cave filled with amazing wines, both local and from all over Italy. My girlfriend and I stopped in here for a late lunch and loved it. The meat/​cheese board was fantastic as were the wines. Most of all though, the server was very friendly and made us feel right at home. Definitely a must visit.

Loved this spot! We stopped in for a pre-​dinner cocktail and wanted to skip dinner entirely to just hang out at the enoteca. It’s a small dark cavelike atmosphere, surrounded by hundreds of bottles of wine, in which you can lose track of time. It is a great place to stop in and enjoy a glass of wine. Or several. A must visit.

In the land of contradictions — such as Italy is, it should be no surprise that wine heaven is located in a dank little cave. Enoteca Cava Turacciolo is a singular pleasure in a land of beauty. I discovered my favorite champagne OF ALL TIME here (Sorry Andre, champagne of my youth, you’ve been unseated) — the charming Bellavista.
Start with a wine flight tasting menu, they have a number of different flight options — locals, whites, Italian reds — and you get a wonderful full pour. Don’t plan on driving afterwards. Just in case you don’t want to find yourself under the table halfway through, plan on ordering the cheese and salumi plate. It is something I will dream about long after the rest of my trip is a vague memory.
The service is delightfully slow-​paced, the servers are wonderfull knowledgeable. So, find your own little slice of heaven in a dank Italian cave and plan on enjoying yourself — you won’t have much of a choice.