A Date at the Winery

Acquaviva Winery is one of our favorite places to go for a weekend date.  It's a pleasant drive out there, and it is both beautiful and casual at the same time... the decor and building are gorgeous with marble and fancy decor, but lots of folks are in there in casual jeans, etc, during the day.

Melanzane alla Griglia salad is our  normal starter,  and even if you are not a veggie person, it is FANtastic.  The balsamic drizzle is a perfect compliment to the roasted veggies and goat cheese.  After that, their brick oven pizza is our go-to dish.  We like it rather plain, or with mushrooms.  It sounds gross, but the first time we had the sauce we both decided it had a hint of cheetos flavor, not exactly sure why, but again, it's delicious!

The desserts, ohhhh the desserts.  This is my personal love.  I don't even remember what it's called, but there's this luscious creamy vanilla in the middle, and dark chocolate gelato surrounding it with chopped hazlenuts pressed in to cocoa powder on the outside.   This time we finished it off with a little thing of espresso and lemon peel.

As it is a winery, we do actually love their wines, too!  The 2007 Frontenac is our favorite red, as it is somewhat tannic with yummy berry flavor.  We actually have become a fan of some of the whites, too!  The Briana is delightfully refreshing and sweet in particular. 

Great place, check it out!   Acquaviva Winery