While the tasting room may feel at first like it’s not near much, it’s actually in super-close proximity to Love Lane, with to-go options like Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Goodfood and the Village Cheese Shop. Felicia LaLomiaīridge Lane Tasting Room Tucked beneath the trees at Bridge Lane Wine’s tasting room in Mattituck are the perfect little tables just waiting for you to sip wine while you enjoy a picnic … with the selection of food totally up to you. It has a pretty pink hue with notes of strawberries, cherries and melon with a savory touch of biscotti. My fave to pop open is their 2018 Topaz Impérial Brut Rosé. They’ve also got a private tasting package for those extra celebrations for six to 20 of your closest friends and family. At the tasting room in Southold, your glass (or two or three…) of bubbly will be paired with endless views of the vines from the outdoor patio and a charcuterie and caviar board. Their classic Méthode Champenoise goes into every bottle. Sparkling Pointe If you’ve got something to celebrate, is there anything more fitting than some bubbly? And if any winery knows their sparkles, it’s Sparkling Pointe. Sara Austin The tiny tasting shack at One Woman Winery and Vineyards in Southold. At One Woman, the reserve chardonnay is a luscious Burgundian dream, which you can enjoy at the bar in the tiny tasting shack or at a table overlooking the vines with a few friends - no parties larger than six are allowed. At McCall, you can have the best pinot noir in the state (according to the 2021 New York Wine Classic) while sitting at a picnic table under a cherry blossom tree and maybe munching on a burger made from the vineyard’s own herd of grass-fed Charolais. McCall and One Woman make world-class wine and leave you to drink it in bucolic peace and quiet. Group A is confused: These two vineyards barely have tasting rooms at all! But as for Group B, if you know, you know. McCall Wines and One Woman Wines and Vineyard When I tell people my favorite spots to taste wine are McCall and One Woman, they have one of two reactions. Its location on the western edge of Long Island Wine Country makes it a great first or final stop on your visit. This all adds up to a recipe for a good crowd of people looking to have a good time without crossing over into the obnoxious.

Weekends are a great time to check them out, especially Friday evenings when they stay open later.

The location checks off a lot of the boxes on this list, with food options that include a rotation of food trucks and oysters, craft beer and a sprawling backyard area where you can relax and sip among the vines.

Yet the experience is anything but stuffy. The wine, made from vines planted four decades ago, is produced by one of the region’s top winemakers. Palmer Vineyards This Aquebogue winery strikes a perfect balance of fun and fulfillment.

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