New winter menu
Starting Sunday 20 June
Escape the cold and warm yourself at our fireplace enjoying our new Enoteca menu, with wholesome winter food, red wine and Port.
Few things are better than a nice hot soup on a cold winter's day. We will serve you a traditional Italian soup of white onions and garlic topped with bread croutons, accompanied with a glass of Vin Alto Pinot Grigio Riserva.
The 'Leighton's Block' Shiraz 2007 almost didn't get made. Our good friend and neighbour, Leighton Smith, had almost given up on his Syrah crop in 2007. It had been a very challenging growing season and some grapes were ripening, while others were lagging well behind and in some bunches there was evidence of rot. Enzo decided to try and make the wine, hand selecting the best individual berries from each bunch, a real labour of love. The result is a lovely, approachable wine with an unmistakeable Shiraz nose and nice peppery character, which will really shine next to flavoursome mushroom heads stuffed with pancetta, parsley and Parmesan.
For the main event we selected the Vin Alto Celaio 2004, a wine best described as a 'Chianti on steroids', made in the super Tuscan style with Sangiovese grapes, a touch of Cabernet and some Merlot. This wine can easily handle a dish with bold flavours and we feel that our braised lamb shanks are the perfect match. We will serve them with hand made gnocchi to soak up the sauce and roasted winter vegetables.
After many years in New Zealand we still can't quite come to grips with a winter without Christmas festivities. It must be our European heritage that links these two so strongly and that's why we feel totally justified bringing out the Christmas Port and serve that to you with a beautiful piece of artisan Brie, from the cheese makers at Puhoi.
No Sunday Lunch is complete with the all-important 'dolce'. For this occasion we have preserved red berries in Vin Alto Limoncello and present them topped with Limoncello cream and a glass of Limoncello on the side. A nice strong cup of coffee will set you up for a safe trip home, ready to face the week with a smile on your face.
Come and join us, we love to see you!
Vedivi presto!
