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BARGETTO WINERYLA VITA

Established 1933 Santa Cruz Mountains

Estate Grown Proprietary Italian Varietal Blend

Honey Mead and Premium Dessert-style Wines Since 1964

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Honey Mead Yams

By Beverly Bargetto Ingredients: 4-6 yams boiled or 2 cans (Medium sized) 1-2 cups Bargetto's own Honey Mead (steeped with spice pack) cinnamon or favorite spice 1/4 cup of butter or … [Read more...]

Port & Fig Jam

by Beth Paiva Ingredients 2 pounds fresh figs (ripe) 1 & 3/4 cup sugar zest 1 Lemon (plus the lemon juice from that lemon) 1/4 cup Bargetto Port Wine pinch of salt Directions Wash, … [Read more...]

Port Wine Pancake Syrup

by Beth Paiva Ingredients 4 tsp. cornstarch ½ cup water 1½ cup Port Wine 1cup Sugar 2 Tbsp Butter 2 tsp lemon juice Directions In a sauce pan mix water, port wine, cornstarch until … [Read more...]

CHAUCER’S Mead Fruit Dressing

Ingredients 1 cup Bargetto Chaucer's Mead 1/2 cup Sweet Vermouth 1/4 cup honey 6 cloves 3 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. grated lemon peel Directions Place all ingredients in a small bowl with … [Read more...]

Mike’s Marvelous Mead Mussels (mmmm)

By: Michael Weller, Bear Moon Productions Ingredients 5 lbs. cleaned mussels (or clams) 3 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 stalk lemon grass, thinly sliced 2" of ginger -do not bother peeling it! 10 … [Read more...]

Bella Dolce Berry Shortcake

by Beth Paiva Ingredients Berry Filling 2 cups assorted berries 1 cup BARGETTO Bella Dolce 1/4 cup sugar Vanilla Chiffon Cake 1 cup sifted cake flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking … [Read more...]

Late Harvest Gewurztraminer Cheescake

by Beth Paiva Ingredients Crust 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 oz. butter (melted) Filling 2 1/2 lbs cream cheese 8 oz. sugar 2 oz. corn starch 4 oz. … [Read more...]

Mead Souffle

by Beth Paiva Ingredients 1 1/3 cup whole milk 1 vanilla bean 1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar 1/3 cup flour 1 1/2 tbsp. butter (softened) 4 large eggs separated Directions Preheat oven … [Read more...]

Ginger Spiced Mead Cookies

by Beth Paiva Ingredients 2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup molasses 1/3 tsp. baking soda 2 tbsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice 3/4 cup CHAUCER'S MEAD pinch of … [Read more...]

Braised Peaches with Honey Sabayon

by Richard Porto, The Donatello, San Francisco, CA Ingredients 6 large fresh Peaches 7 egg yolks 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup CHAUCER'S Mead 1 pint whipping … [Read more...]

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Santa Cruz Tasting Room
3535 North Main Street
Soquel, CA 95073
(831) 475-2258 ext. 114
Hours:
Open Daily
12:00 - 5:00

Monterey Tasting Room
700-G Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 373-4053
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11:00 - 6:00

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