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Louisa and Alex Hargrave stood under a sunny sky one unseasonably warm winter afternoon with two grape experts who had come from afar to take a gander at Long Island’s very first vineyard. The young couple, neither of whom had any viticulture experience, were soliciting advice on growing stronger, more fruitful grapevines. The expert, who [...]
Three writers were given a day to tour the North Fork in three very different ways: 1 a trip from NYC 2 a guys’ day out 3 a family outing Here’s part one of our series: They say you can’t put a price on love, but I’m not so sure that’s true. I am heart-stoppingly, [...]
When it was time to name their vineyard, Anthony and Lisa Sannino pictured their lives together. Mr. Sannino would be tending to the grapevines and making wine during the day while his wife poured glasses of wine for customers in a tasting room, a restored potato barn and hog house built in the 1900s. They [...]
Les Howard doesn’t see himself as a winemaker. He considers himself a shepherd who guides grapes into wine. He doesn’t push the grapes, and he doesn’t change them. In the cellar of Raphael in Peconic, he aims to turn the small red and white fruits into their highest potential. “I’m not making,” he said. “I’m [...]
While this winter is shaping up be kinder and gentler than last winter, the ground is still cold and hard. Vineyard managers and their crews are pulling on warm boots and hooded coats to battle the cold when pruning the vines. Old Man Winter is here to stay, at least for the next six weeks, [...]
The weekend we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. The first performances in the 2012 Winterfest Jazz on the Vine concert series will be held this Saturday and Sunday at participating wineries and Hotel Indigo East End in Riverhead. Performances include Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadour at Peconic Bay Winery, Stephane Wrembel at Bedell Cellars, [...]
The Long Island Merlot Alliance has a new vineyard on board. T’Jara Vineyards, a brand founded by SUHRU Wines founder and Pellegrini winemaker Russell Hearn, in conjunction with Jed Beitler, is now part of the seven-member alliance. Wines from the Mattituck vineyard are produced at Premium Wine Group, the custom crushing facility in Mattituck. T’Jara’s [...]
Wine, chocolate and a sleepover with your special someone? Sounds like a romantic (and delicious) night, and a perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day. The Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center in downtown Riverhead is presenting Choco Vino, a five-course dinner with wine and sweets for $150 per couple. For $250, couples can spend the [...]
Patrons of The Riverhead Project are guaranteed to have themselves a gay ole time this Friday night, and restaurateur Dennis McDermott is even reaching into his own cash register to make sure of it. His popular downtown Riverhead restaurant will be hosting an event he’s affectionately dubbed “The Homo Project,” an evening of charity that [...]
Gilles Martin doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t making fruit juice. The winemaker at Sparkling Pointe Vineyard in Southold remembers picking, coring and slices apples for cider as a child with his grandfather about 10 miles outside the Champagne region of France, where he was born. When he grew older, he knew he wanted [...]
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