The Antipasteria
Wine pairs best with warm conversation and good food. This philosophy led us to open the Antipasteria at our vineyard. We focus on simple, locally sourced ingredients and answer to the highest authority when it comes to quality : Grandma Millie. “You’re not going to embarass me with bad antipasti,” she told us sternly when we first informed her that we’d be serving food.
If you’d like to try your hand and making some of our recipes for both food and drink, you can find them here.
M E N U
Antipasto Plate – $12
An assortment of local cheeses made by Goot Essa paired with dried apricots, dates, olives, Grandma Millie’s roasted red peppers, toasted pecans, and crackers.
Italian Bread & Olive Oil – $5
Toasted Italian bread topped with gourmet cold-pressed Grecian olive oil infused with sea salt, garlic, onion, and parsley.
Wine Fudge – $3
Fudge made with our Marechal Foch red wine and a hint of vanilla, Portuguese allspice, and pink Himalayan sea salt.
Harvest Moon Sangria
Our Moonlight White with cranberry & mandarin orange.
$8/glass • Not available by the bottle
Tinto de Verona
A dry twist on an old classic- our young, full-bodied dry red Frontenac with tonic water & thin-sliced frozen lime.
$8/glass • Not available by the bottle
Red Wine Hot Chocolate
Our Marechal Foch, hot chocolate, & a touch of Portuguese allspice.
$8/glass • Not available by the bottle
Our Antipasto Plate
The art of antipasto is held sacred by our family. Each component: salty, savory, sour, and sweet, must be held in perfect balance. Before Sunday dinner we graze on soppressata, prosciutto, roasted red peppers, fresh grapes, and artichoke hearts. However, nothing steals the show like a proper plate of cheese. And we take cheese very seriously. Cheese plates must be nuanced and deftly balanced, varied in both taste and texture. That’s why we took the time to tweak and test our own to perfection. (And we assure you, none of us minded being guinea pigs).
Two cheeses from local Amish dairy farm Goot Essa and one from our neighbors at Haydt’s Meat Market are paired with dried apricots, dates, olives, toasted pecans, roasted red peppers, and crackers. These flavors and our wines bring out the best in one another. While the entire wine list had something unique to offer as a pairing, we very much liked how our Moonlight White fit the bill.
Image Gallery
