Ten Mile Table Wine Shop
A New Approach to Wine

By ML Ball
Photography by Cedric Gairard

“Wine can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be scary,” assures Erika DaSilva, owner of recently opened Ten Mile Table Wine Shop in Wassaic. For several years DaSilva, a trained sommelier, has been wine curator and head of events and beverage at Wassaic’s popular The Lantern restaurant, where her husband, Minh Le, is general manager. Now with her new store, she can share even more of her knowledge and love of wine.

The shop is compact —500-by-500 feet—but houses a wide array of options that continually change.

“In the late 1800s-early 1900s, this building was Sally Tilford’s candy store, and at some point it was a luncheonette. Then it was empty for years,” says DaSilva. “We’ve restored it to look exactly the way it was originally, with the idea of promoting small businesses that support each other—the essence of Wassaic.”

In addition to offering ciders and spirits, Ten Mile Table Wine Shop features wine varieties from New York, especially the Finger Lakes, as well as from California, Oregon, Maryland, Vermont, and around the world. “Wines that are approachable, not fussy,” DaSilva explains. “Bottle selection will definitely be heavy on producers we know and respect, who respect the land, are good to the earth. You can taste that in the wine.”

Plans include wine tastings, classes, a newsletter, and visits by producers to talk about their wines.—tenmiletable.com