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.
Photos
Nearby on the North Fork
Other tasting rooms in Southold and along this fork.