When we arrive at Harley Farms, a beautiful goat farm and dairy farm in Pescadero, owner Dee Harley is busy in her store. We both grew up in Yorkshire and it’s lovely to share a few memories of our British homeland. Harley Farms makes fresh and delicious goat cheese and many other products with goat milk.
Sante Arcangeli Family Wines holds a glorious wine-tasting experience in a rustic 140-year-old barn on the Harley Farms property in Pescadero—a unique place to try the magnificent elixirs made by winery owner John Benedetti.
A tasting paired with Harley Farms goat cheese is the best way to go. My family and I sampled a platter filled with different goat cheeses, crackers, all kinds of nuts, dried fruit and more. It’s a plentiful spread to pair with a flight of four to six Sante Arcangeli wines.
My husband, daughter and son-in-law loved all the wines we tasted, but we fell hard for the 2023 Santa Cruz Mountains Rosé of Pinot Noir ($35). “Crisp, pale and bone dry, with wild strawberry and grapefruit notes,” says Benedetti, “it’s refreshing and fruit-driven, with an underlying earthiness that is unmistakenly pinot noir.”
This simply delectable rosé would be a delightful pairing with many a festive dish over the holidays, especially rich and highly seasoned food.
Wine tasting at Harley Farms is fun and fabulous, especially when getting to pet a few goats.
79 North St., Pescadero. 831-265-2713. Hours are noon–5pm Friday–Sunday. Reservations are encouraged. Sante Arcangeli also has a welcoming tasting room in Aptos Village next to the Sockshop and Shoe Company at 154 Aptos Village Way, Unit C-1. Visit santewinery.com for more info.
Hi Josie. Just saw this. You and Chuck look great. Sounds like you are doing well. Thought you might have gone back to Greece..Missed staying in contact over the years. We came back to Florida in 91. We lost Pam in September but Karen is here to help me
Best Regards
Des and Karen.