The iconic venue of Famiglie Storiche (link) has officially announced the opening date in the heart of the Dolomites. The team includes chef Giulio Alberto Debeni and head sommelier Pietro Campara.
Verona, December 2025 – After announcing the new opening in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Antica Bottega del Vino (link) has now officially revealed the date: the second venue, following the historic location in Verona, will open its doors on December 30, right in the peak of the winter season.
General management of both locations will be overseen by Director Luca Nicolis, while the new restaurant’s kitchen will be led by chef Giulio Alberto Debeni, who brings significant experience gained in Italy and abroad, as well as a long-standing career at Antica Bottega del Vino alongside chef Luca Dalla Via. The wine cellar will be managed by head sommelier Pietro Campara. This team has been assembled to bring to Cortina the style and identity of a venue renowned internationally for its wine list, considered among the 96 best in the world and awarded the Wine Spectator Grand Award for the twenty-first consecutive year.
Antica Bottega del Vino is currently owned by ten wineries that are part of Famiglie Storiche association (link): Allegrini, Begali, Brigaldara, Masi, Musella, Speri, Tedeschi, Tenuta Sant’Antonio, Tommasi, and Zenato. Their vision, shared by Sabrina Tedeschi and Pierangelo Tommasi — respectively President of Antica Bottega del Vino and President of Famiglie Storiche — led to the creation of this new location, destined to become a reference point within the exclusive setting of the Dolomites.
The opening in Corso Italia, in the heart of Cortina d’Ampezzo, comes at a moment of great excitement for the town, which is increasingly in the international spotlight as it prepares for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The new venue arises as a natural extension of the Verona site, aiming to offer the same level of quality, attention to wine, and hospitality, while adapting to the unique context of the Ampezzo Dolomites.
The space covers approximately 300 square meters with around 100 seats in total, and it will be open seven days a week, year-round. The interior was designed by Menardi Ruggeri Nassivera Architects and built exclusively with local craftsmen, particularly for the woodwork, and enriched with restored antique pieces such as a late-19th-century Austrian stube and a counter from an 18th-century sacristy.
The menu in Cortina fully reflects the style of Verona’s Antica Bottega del Vino: rooted in local tradition, it includes both historic dishes from Verona — such as risotto all’Amarone and chicken salad — as well as specialties from the Ampezzo area.
Director Luca Nicolis highlights the spirit of the project: “Setting a date for this new opneing makes it finally real. Famiglie Storiche strongly believed in this idea and entrusted us with an incredibly inspiring task, which — thanks to the commitment of our whole team and our suppliers — has led to the realization of this ambitious project. It won’t be another Bottega Vini, but rather the Bottega Vini of Cortina: it will have the same charm, the same attention to quality, and the same character. The wine cellar will host several thousand additional bottles beyond the 21,000 of Verona, and alongside the 4,100 labels of the Veronese venue, Cortina will feature another 1,500. The soul of the Bottega lives through our cellars and will once again be guided by our enthusiasm.”
With one of the most significant wine lists in the world, Antica Bottega del Vino is thus preparing to become a new culinary and wine destination at high altitude.
