Casello Bondoni

This is an amazing experience, a must-do for any wine lovers visiting South Lake Garda. Email the owners in advance to schedule your visit. Rather than dividing the experience evenly between the tour and tasting, Silvia gave us many tastings punctuated by more technical experiences, such as visiting the vat room or viewing the original estate from the vantage point of the house’s tower. This gave the whole experience more of an organic feel, like hanging out with an old friend. The wines themselves were very good. The red is exceptional, particularly for a region focused on Lugana whites. The Luganas, naturally, are the star performers in this show. The pours were extremely generous; I suggest using a taxi service here. We had to call a halt to the proceedings prior to the two grappas which are meant to be the grand finale! The tasting room is actually a family dining room, with a baby grand piano, which guests are invited to play. Silvia provided a huge spread of hors d’ovres such as breads, cheeses, and meats, in order to display the food-pairing utility of the wines. There’s also a bed-and-breakfast experience, currently under construction. We’ll give a review of this next time, once it is ready for guests. Again, I strongly recommend this tasting experience. You will come away educated and experienced regarding the Lugana region and style. Cheers, Silvia, should you be reading this! 🥂😺

Loved this place so much. We were hesitant initially but the reviews made it sound so welcoming. Those reviews were right as we felt welcomed and immediately were sat down to try some wines. We enjoyed learning about the history of wine in the area and about the family in particular. The wine was very good and always more enjoyable when those explaining the wine have a passion for it.

I honestly can’t say enough good things about Casello Bondoni. We went here on a whim after googling local wineries and all the reviews are true! Great wines, beautiful winery and the best part is the family who own it. We brought our kids who were treated to juice, chips, cookies and we left with “Italian kisses” on both cheeks feeling like part of the family. You will not regret visiting here! Caio

Absolutely amazing. Nicolas was very kind and helpful. We tasted all 8 wines and they were all delicious. We had no intention of bringing bottles home but could not resist ! The tasting was extremely affordable (10 euros per person for a shared 8 glasses) and Nicolas gifted us some grappa as well. We were the only ones there and felt absolutely no rush. Thank you for an amazing day!

This has been the highlight of our trip so far. We arrived with the hopes of doing a tasting and maybe buying a few bottles. We were greeted by one of the owners even though she was busy helping a regular customer. Her nephew, Nicola, arrived and took over. He led the tasting, covering all the important details about the grapes, etc., which was interesting. He also started going into the history of the property and family. He even showed us a secret tip for using Grappa. After we took care of our rather large purchase, he took us on a short tour or the production area. Very interesting and the basement area with the wooden kegs was really nice. He also took us up to the top so we could have a view of the entire vineyard. If it had been a clearer day we would've been able to see Lake Garda. Oh, I almost forgot about the wines. The grape varieties were new to me. I have had a Lugana before but I now have a whole new appreciation for it. My favorites of the 7 wines were the Zinafranca (Lugana aged in Oak barrels) and the Trepio (the only red they make). The rest were also very good. Both of the Grappas were very smooth. Thanks so much to Nicola for the 2 hours he spent with us. We really enjoyed our time there. Hopefully the B&B will be finished soon so we can stay there some time in the future.