3rd Annual Girls Wine Weekend

The 3rd annual Girlie Wine Weekend occurred just this past weekend and we had such a great time! Each year a group of 5 of us from college have decided that we will take time out of our busy schedule and take a weekend away together.....we also agreed that it should always include large quantities of wine! haha The first year we went to the Renault Winery near AC and last year we went on a tour of a few different wineries in Virginia. This year we ventured out to Long Island were there are tons of beautiful wineries! We booked a van (very responsible we are!) through Vintage Tours and it was great! We had 5 hours and 5 wineries.........here's a recap

Here is a map of Long Island and all the wineries!

hmm, that didn't work very well. Just trust me, all those words are different wineries!

Our itinerary for Saturday

11:00 pick-up ....quiet ride over
11:15 Pelligrini Vineyards (http://pellegrinivineyards.com/site/)

- for $8 you get 4 glasses (or a flight) of whichever wines you choose. The tourguide said that 2 flights would be plenty for 5 people........so we got 5 flights.

- our favorite wine here was the Gewurztraminer, but we did drink them all

- we were the only people there.....maybe before noon was a little early to start the wine tour...hmmm, nah!

-pics

12:00 Bedell Cellars (http://www.bedellcellars.com/ourwines.htm)

- a cool thing is that the owner of the winery is Michael Lynne, the former co-CEO of New Line Cinema

-we sampled 5 different glasses of wines for $12
-Here we were a fan of the table white, and were able to purchase a bottle of it and eat a lunch while overlooking the vineyard

- pics

1:30 Duck Walk Vineyards (http://www.duckwalk.com/)

- my personal favorite!
- by far the best bang for your buck!

- $4 for 5 wine tastings (but somehow I had 7 tastings)

- lots of favorites here....Sauvignon Blanc, Windmill White, Southampton White, Gatsby Red

- they have a few different ports, which they serve with chocolates

- oh yea, and we met up with some older ladies that we are hoping we are just like when we are their age!

-pics

3:00 Corey Creek Vineyards (http://www.bedellcellars.com/cc_tastingroom.htm)

- sister winery to Bedell

- free tasting with receipt from Bedell

- wine.......ah, the same as before but with bitchier pourers

- I may have bought a 3 liter magnum bottle of Rose wine, but I am not sure........things started getting a little hazy

-pics

4:00 Peconic Bay Winery (http://www.peconicbaywinery.com/)

- another favorite!

- as an extra add on, only 2 of us actually made it to the tastings...the rest laid on the grass outside

- wine tastings were $5 for 5 tastings (I think...again, hazy)

- favs here include Polaris and Riesling

-pics

4:30 - dropoff

- much louder ride

- may have ended with everyone hugging the driver and then knocking over a plant

We had such a good time and are planning on going back very soon!

I recommend Long Island Wine Country to everyone!!!