About Long Island Wineries
November 9, 2009Last weekend, I took a Long Island Winery tour of the North Fork of Long Island, with my fellow AITP members. (http://www.aitp-li.org/)
We all had a great time and learned a lot about wine making, distilleries and the North Shore of Long Island. We took a bus from a Park and Ride and Freddie, our excellent bus driver, took care of the rest of the driving for us. Our first stop was one of the most beautiful vineyards on our tour and possibly of the North Shore. They were our first stop because they had a wedding planned for that afternoon. Modeled after a European monastery, Raphael vineyards, http://www.raphaelwine.com/, was beautiful, breathtaking and educational. Gabrielle gave us a great tour of the vineyard, their processing center and their wine cellars, explaining that due to the glaciers path and when they melted, the North Fork, containing approximately 62 vineyards, received perfect soil for growing grapes. As opposed to the South Fork, which only has 2 vineyards due to their poor soil content, missing all the minerals and rich soil that was deposited by the glaciers onto the North Fork. They are as green as they can be by recycling all the stems, leaves and wine byproducts by composting them for next seasons crop. Our second stop was Borghese Vineyards, http://www.borghesevineyard.com/, one of the oldest vineyards on North fork. Our wine taster guide thinks that 2007 was on of the best years for North Fork wines. After we had a delicious picnic lunch, catered by ACE Catering, http://www.acecaterers.com/, we headed to Macari vineyards, http://www.macariwines.com/, the biggest and most commercial of the three wineries, with over 500 acres, 3 wine masters and 2 assistants. The wine tastings at all three wineries were great and all the wines were unique, flavorful and most enjoyable. As we headed back toward our last stop of the day, Long Island Spirits, http://www.lispirits.com/, for a tasting of LiV Vodka, we had to stop at the famous Briermere Farms, http://briermere.com/ for some hot cider, pies and local produce. The last stop of the day was the most unique and interesting of the day, as they are the Islands first craft distillery, producing craft vodka from our very own Long Island potatoes. We had a taste of their LiV Vodka, which was the smoothest vodka I have ever had, and a sneak taste of their upcoming lemon vodka, which was equally smooth and delicious. They are presently waiting for labeling approval for their lemon, orange and strawberry potato vodka’s, which I predict will be a tremendous hit, just like their award-winning original LiV potato vodka.
This was one of the best “staycations” I’ve had in a long time, and it was right in our own backyard. I especially like going to the East End of Long Island during the off-season, as it’s less crowded, more relaxed and enjoyable. I’d like to thank AITP for organizing, researching and picking these great stops for this wonderful Long Island winery tour. I’m already looking forward to next years trip.
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We all had a great time and learned a lot about wine making, distilleries and the North Shore of Long Island. We took a bus from a Park and Ride and Freddie, our excellent bus driver, took care of the rest of the driving for us. Our first stop was one of the most beautiful vineyards on our tour and possibly of the North Shore. They were our first stop because they had a wedding planned for that afternoon. Modeled after a European monastery, Raphael vineyards, http://www.raphaelwine.com/, was beautiful, breathtaking and educational. Gabrielle gave us a great tour of the vineyard, their processing center and their wine cellars, explaining that due to the glaciers path and when they melted, the North Fork, containing approximately 62 vineyards, received perfect soil for growing grapes. As opposed to the South Fork, which only has 2 vineyards due to their poor soil content, missing all the minerals and rich soil that was deposited by the glaciers onto the North Fork. They are as green as they can be by recycling all the stems, leaves and wine byproducts by composting them for next seasons crop. Our second stop was Borghese Vineyards, http://www.borghesevineyard.com/, one of the oldest vineyards on North fork. Our wine taster guide thinks that 2007 was on of the best years for North Fork wines. After we had a delicious picnic lunch, catered by ACE Catering, http://www.acecaterers.com/, we headed to Macari vineyards, http://www.macariwines.com/, the biggest and most commercial of the three wineries, with over 500 acres, 3 wine masters and 2 assistants. The wine tastings at all three wineries were great and all the wines were unique, flavorful and most enjoyable. As we headed back toward our last stop of the day, Long Island Spirits, http://www.lispirits.com/, for a tasting of LiV Vodka, we had to stop at the famous Briermere Farms, http://briermere.com/ for some hot cider, pies and local produce. The last stop of the day was the most unique and interesting of the day, as they are the Islands first craft distillery, producing craft vodka from our very own Long Island potatoes. We had a taste of their LiV Vodka, which was the smoothest vodka I have ever had, and a sneak taste of their upcoming lemon vodka, which was equally smooth and delicious. They are presently waiting for labeling approval for their lemon, orange and strawberry potato vodka’s, which I predict will be a tremendous hit, just like their award-winning original LiV potato vodka.
This was one of the best “staycations” I’ve had in a long time, and it was right in our own backyard. I especially like going to the East End of Long Island during the off-season, as it’s less crowded, more relaxed and enjoyable. I’d like to thank AITP for organizing, researching and picking these great stops for this wonderful Long Island winery tour. I’m already looking forward to next years trip.
The Blogging ACE
Alex C. Elie, Realtor, MBA
Licensed Sales Associate
Century21 Prevete Real Estate
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Century21 Prevete Real Estate
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ACE Consulting Expeditors, Inc.
Alex C. Elie, MBA
Principal / Senior Project Manager
169 Commack Road - Suite 374
Commack, New York 11725-3442
(C) (W) (H) 631-374-1698
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