Tour The World’s Best Vineyards
Category: Long Island
Macari is on the cutting edge of viticulture and is dedicated to a more natural approach to winemaking. Joseph Macari, Jr. is recognized as a pioneer in the movement towards organic and sustainable farming on Long Island, employing principles of biodynamic farming since the vineyard’s first plantings. Extensive soil preparation, rich composts, careful cover cropping and a consideration to wildlife and terrain makes Macari’s 180 planted acres stand out from the rest.
We are a relatively small winery, making wines to exacting standards. All of our wines are estate bottled, meaning they are made from grapes grown entirely in our own vineyards. Our aim is that each wine we release will be among the very best of its type, made anywhere in the world.
Chosen as the BEST WINERY IN LONG ISLAND Editor’s Choice Award by Long Island Press. As the premier vineyard and winery on Long Island, Borghese Vineyard, in Cutchogue North Fork, has the oldest vines producing the finest wines in this winemaking region. At the Borghese Winery, they agree with the age-old winemaker’s wisdom, “a good wine is first made in the field”, so they tend to their vines and soil with great care. Pinot Noir & Sauvignon Blanc are their signature wines, along with many award winners including Meritage and Chardonnay.
SHERWOOD HOUSE VOTED BEST OF THE BEST 2007 North Forks “Best Tasting Room!” Established in l996, Sherwood House Vineyards has been committed to the production of world class wines using only estate-grown vinifera grapes. Owners Dr. Charles Smithen and wife Barbara believe that producing fine wine is a combination of passion and patience, handcrafting their wines using traditional methods combined with the latest scientific techniques.”
Come visit the Waters Crest tasting room, sidle up to our barrel-and-marble bar, and sample the first of many fine wines on the Waters Crest tasting menu. As you gaze through the mirror behind the gorgeously ornate corkscrew that sits just to the side of the stacks of fine glassware, you’ll see exactly where the delicious wine you are sampling was made!
Since July 1, 2006, Comtesse Thérèse has operated THE TASTING ROOM, Long Island’s only multi-vineyard cooperative tasting room. The Tasting Room features limited release, hand-crafted, artisanal wines from several Long Island wineries; Comtesse Thérèse, Schneider Vineyards, Sherwood House, Bridge Vineyards, Medolla Vineyards, Christiano Family Vineyards, Bouké Wines, Onabay Vineyards, and Sparkling Pointe. It is housed in a historic 1860′s building, with original tin ceilings and walls, in the quaint village of Peconic, Long Island, between Cutchogue and Southold.
At present, daughter Jacqueline Entenmann Damianos runs the 200-acre farm with her father. There are over 100 acres planted in over a dozen types of classic European varietal grapes including Chardonnay, viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah to name just a few.
From the big barn that has stood as an icon in the heart of Peconic for 100 years, comes Ackerly Pond Vineyards. Named after a pond a mile to the east that was the site of a grist mill, Ackerly Pond Vineyards was established seven years ago by Ray Blum who has been growing grapes and producing fine wine on the North Fork for twenty-eight years. Ray was one of the first to envision the North Fork of Long Island becoming a thriving vineyard region capable of producing some of New York State’s finest wines.
Bedell Cellars is the premier winery on the North Fork of Long Island and one of the wine world’s up-and-coming stars. The Bedell facility is unmatched regionally for its sophistication. Award-winning Merlots including the 2005 Reserve Merlot (Best in Class at the 2007 New York Wine & Food Classic) and Bordeaux-style blends (Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot) are produced under the Bedell Cellars label. Bedell Cellars has also been named one of the Top 10 Hottest Small Brands in America by Wine Business Monthly and winebusiness.com.
Summer At Peconic Bay Winery brings vineyard tours and live music on weekend afternoons. Year round, our tasting room is great source for gifts, including silver plate wine corks and wine accessories, distinctive china and linens, fine jams and mustards. Our holiday gift baskets are filled with festive, delectable treats, most notably, our wines, including the reserve vintages and the award-winning new releases.