How to taste
Sit-down in a converted barn cottage. Weekend reservations required. Vineyard tour + tasting $38/pp (Apr–Nov).
Winery · Southold
Mattebella Vineyards
Intimate garden cottage — old-world wines, sit-down service, no party scene.
A converted cottage among roses and fig trees. Sit down, taste the Old World Blend, and forget the lawn-party circuit. Weekend reservations are not a suggestion.
Old-world, artisanal, low-intervention; organic practices (no herbicides)
Date night
What to pour
Old World Blend (Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot); Chardonnay range; 100% Chardonnay sparkler
In the glass. 22-acre single vineyard: Bordeaux reds; multiple Chardonnays (steel, oak, Burgundian, Chablis-style); dry Riesling; rosé; library/reserve
At the table
Charcuterie / wine-and-food pairings. No outside food or beverages.
Outside
Garden seating among vines, roses, fig trees
Music. Not a regular music venue
Good to know
Weekend reservations essential. Winter often Fri–Sun only. Stone driveway can close in snow.
Getting here
Our partner can drive you to Mattebella Vineyards
A black-car SUV with a driver, door to door. Ask for a price and our black-car partner will come back to you — which also settles the one problem a tasting day cannot solve on its own, that somebody has to stay sober to drive.
Pick the car
The quieter ride of the two, and the one people picture when they book a black car.
Photos
Nearby on the North Fork
Other tasting rooms in Southold and along this fork.