Visit to Travessia

We finished up our planting duties (1500 new vines) on Wednesday and took Thursday to do a few things post-planting but decided that we could take Friday off for a road trip and we brought Mary along with us. Our first stop was at the Urban Winery called Travessia in downtown New Bedford. Marco Montez is the owner of the establishment and he welcomed us to his urban location. He was on his way to another appointment but gave us a tour of his winemaking facility and his philosophy of winemaking. We were free to ask any questions and learned a lot about how Marco approaches his winemaking. Marco has been at this site for 9 years and is quickly growing out of the space. When giving us information regarding the type of equipment he used, Marco mentioned Running Brook, a winery that we are familiar with since we learned about tall grafted vine from Manny, who used to be the vineyard manager there.

Before leaving for his next appointment, Marco gave us a sample of his recently bottled Chardonnay! Thanks, Marco! Then, we settled in with Chris who was in charge of the wine tasting. Marco's white wines were very aromatic and so reasonably priced! His Rosé was a wine that I could see sipping in the heat of summer and his Merlot was fruity and approachable. We enjoyed our time at Travessia but had another appointment to keep. The revitalized downtown New Bedford looks like an interesting place to visit. If you are there, put Travessia on your list of places to go. It is definitely worth dropping by and tasting Marco's creations.