raul z.
Yelp
A cute place with live music and super good sweet (and I mean... sweet!) white wines.
We really enjoyed this winery as it was a "chalet" style tasting room, high up and with a great view of the 30 acres of land. It was a Sunday afternoon and a it seems to be a place that quite a few "locals" come to listen to the live music (a guy with a guitar but with a pretty nice voice and nice selection of music... I was rather impressed!) and have a bottle, or two, of wine. Some even brought picnic bags and their own chairs.
On the ground, there were plenty of picnic tables far enough from the loud music but close enough to enjoy it in the background. There are different tasting lists. Our costs $12 for a great taste of the award winning "2007 GEWÜRZTRAMINER" and the" 2007 LATE HARVEST RIESLING" amoing 4 others. I love sweet white wines so these two were my favorites. You get to keep the wine tasting glasses with the vineyard logo as a souvenir.
A note for the cost conscious person: if you decide to buy two glasses of wine, it might be just cheaper or almost the same price to buy just the entire bottle. For instance, a gentleman wanted to buy to glasses of the Gewurztraminer, which is $13 per glass; two glasses is $26. But the bottle costs $30. So think of that and probably is better to buy the bottle than just the glasses. Just a thought...
However, the bathroom in this place was just disgusting!!! I went inside and it was towels and water (or some liquids... yuk!) all over the floor, dirty sink and trash container overflowing. This bathroom was not cleaned at all for a long time... so it was a rather nasty experience... hence the 4-star rating...
Wine costs $16-40 per bottle depending on your choice. Plenty of other wine items for sale such as book, glasses and decanters.
And my final comment: The Long Island Wineries need to learn from the California wineries when it comes to attracting and keeping the clientele. Wineries in California have joined forces and created "group memberships" for those who like to visit them frequently where they get free tastings, visits and admission to special events. In exchange, the member is required to buy a bottle a month or more... depending on the type of membership. This also allows the member to bring a guest for a free wine tasting and discount on purchases.
California wineries do have other individual memberships that offer the member access to free wine tastings and events. The member is required to buy a case of wine a quarter... it is a win-win marketing scheme that could work for these wineries if they get together and create joint and individual membership plans.
Finally, for those staying in hotels around the area, complimentary wine tasting cards should be given, hence bringing more tourism dollars into the state.