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Travel only 35 minutes from central Auckland and feel a million miles away from home, to while away a pleasant Sunday afternoon at Vin Alto's Enoteca.  Relax between Enzo's extensive collection of antique glassware and winemaking equipment or in the intimate olive tree lined courtyard overlooking vineyards, herds of deer and views back to the city.  You will also be able to play Bocce -Italian version of Pétanque- on our Bocce court.

Suffering from the winter blues?

Is the weather getting you down?  
Too much doom and gloom?  
Afraid the drinking age is going to be increased to 65?

Look at the positive:

Days are getting longer and daylight saving is not far away!
Bankers stuffed up and now winemakers have to sell their wine cheap. Your gain!
Vin Alto's delicious new Enoteca menu falls on the low side of the GST hike!

And what a menu it is!

We look forward to sharing a glass of 2008 Pinot Grigio with you.  This new release is probably the best Pinot Grigio we ever made and we still have the Riserva to look forward to.  To make this wine shine, Enzo will make some of his famous bresaola, slice it thinly and create small pockets to be filled with a mixture of Ricotta and Gorgonzola.  From there, we move on the our beautiful and delicate Riserva Chardonnay, which is only lightly oaked and as such will go very well with home made tagliatelle tossed with tender broccoli and crispy garlic.

Our friends from Freedom Farms have selected some of their best free range pork for us, which will be prepared in our wood oven with fresh rosemary and joined on the plate with roasted kumara and green peas.  All this, to show off our take on classic Chianti, the Merlot Montepulciano.  This wine is a blend of Montepulciano (also known as Sangiovese) and Merlot, and is soft and approachable, but at the same time shows plenty complexity.

The Clevedon Hills Syrah 2004 validates our neighbour Leighton Smith's persistence with this grape variety in Clevedon.  This a big complex wine with lovely tannins, made in the style of the great Syrah's of the Rhone Valley in France and the French style artisan Brie from Puhoi will bring the be(a)st out of this wine.  While in a restaurant in Italy, Margaret enjoyed what she described as: "the most delicious dessert ever", and to get the recipe she had to promise the chef never to make this dessert in the northern hemisphere. It is best described as a variation of the classic 'tarte tatin' but made with banana and chocolate, topped with chocolate ice cream and served with chocolate's best friend, Vin Alto Recioto.

So, lunch away those winter blues, book your table now to be whisked away for an invigorating afternoon in a little slice of Italy, at Vin Alto in Clevedon.

Vedivi presto!

We are able to accommodate special dietary requirements providing we have sufficient notice.  All our food is freshly prepared, so we do need to know how many guests to expect, a few days in advance. 

For enquiries or reservations, please phone

09 292 8845 or enquire online

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Enoteca menu Classico ($ 95.00 per person)

Aperitivo Kir Vin Alto Chardonnay with a dash of Cassis

Involtina di bresaola alla ricotta e gorgonzola - pockets of Enzo's bresaola filled with ricotta and gorgonzola- Vin Alto Pinot Grigio 2008

Tagliatelle con broccoli e aglio croccante - fresh tagliatelle pasta with broccoli and crisp garlic-Vin Alto 'La Riserva' Chardonnay 2004

porchetta al forno con il rosmario, piselli e kumara - roasted pork from the wood oven with rosemary, peas and kumara - Vin Alto Merlot Montepulciano 2005

'Puhoi' Brie dell'artigianale, con pane di noce - Puhoi artisan Brie with nut bread- Clevedon Hills Syrah 2004

tarte tatin di banana con gelato di cioccolato - banana tarte tatin with chocolate icecream - Vin Alto Recioto Riserva

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