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wineworthdrinking,”saysParadiso.It’sa favourite

hangoutforlocalwinemakers,too– alwaysa good

sign.ViaNazionaleSolicchiata159, 95012 Solicchiata,

+39 094298 6171, caveox.it

VENETO

AnticaBottegadelVino,Verona

“Simplya classic– andnowthatit’sownedby

a numberofAmaroneproducers,youcanenjoy

oneofVeneto’sfinestwinesindepth,”saysMichael

Trembath.Operatingsince1890,thestoriedvenue

trades 365 daysa yearfrom11amuntilmidnight,

givingpatronsplentyoftimetoabsorbthecinematic,

old-worldsurroundswhilemusclingthroughthe

hundred-pluspagewinelistanda chalkboardof

trophiedon-the-pouroptions(ChâteauChevalBlanc

amongthem).ViaScudodi Francia3, 37121 Verona,

+39 04 5800 4535, bottegavini.it

AlTimon,Venice

It doesn’tgetmoreVenetianthana spotona

permanentlymooredboatonthecanaloutsidethis

popularbàcari,witha plateofcicchettianda glass

of prosecco in hand. Trembath recommends arriving

wellbeforethegoldenhour.“They’regenerally

understaffedandoverwhelmedbynumbershere,”

hesays.“Sohavea few,andthenheadoffona bar

crawlthroughtheCannaregio.”Histipsfurtherafield?

10 MetriQuadratiorDodoCaffèfordrinks,and

dinnerat VinidaGigio.FondamentadeiOrmesini

2754, 30121 Venice,+39 04 1524 6066, altimon.it

LOMBARDY

Rovello18,Milan

Theunbeatablecombinationof“simple,direct

cooking”and“oneofItaly’sbestnatural-winelists”

keepsthisno-nonsenseosteriainMilan’swell-heeled

Breradistrictat thetopofGiovanniParadiso’shitlist.

Herecommendsthespaghettiallachitarrawithchilli

andTropeaonionor“probablythebestcotoletta

intown”witha bottlefromwhathedescribesas

“agreatcaveofquintessentialminimal-intervention

winemakingthroughoutItalyandFrance”.ViaTivoli

2, 20121 Milan, +39 02 7209 3709, rovello18.it

N’OmbradeVin,Milan

Discerningoenophilesandyoung,creativetypes

frequent this 16th-century former refectory, now one

Above:Roscioli

Salumeriacon

Cucina,Rome.

Right,topand

bottom:Antica

Bottegadel

Vino, Verona.