Tour the Long Island Wineries
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
New York’s Long Island was rather late discovering that the temperate seaside climate and rich soil there work together to provide an excellent growing environment for wine grapes.
The first Long Island winery was formed in 1973, over a century after the wine industry began in California. However, the region has made up for lost time. Today, there are 76 wineries and over 4000 acres of vineyards. There are three distinct wine-growing regions on Long Island, each with their own appellation: North Fork of Long Island, The Hamptons, and Long Island.
(photo credit: Flickr user: WallyG/cc license)
One of the best ways to enjoy the 60+ wineries that welcome visitors is to take a Long Island wine tour. Several companies offer these tours. Among them are:
- Long Island Wine Tours — Offers chauffeured tours for 2 to 50+ guests. Features include stops at 2-6 wineries, lunch, and behind the scenes tours.
- LI Vineyard Tours — Offers customized tours for 2 to 14 guests, in limousines or shuttle vans.
- Long Island Wine Country Tours — Offers VIP tours that include winery visits and tastings, a Wine 101 course en route to the wineries, a boxed lunch, a cheese course at the last winery stop, and a wine cellar tour.
Subscribe to RSS Updates