Dear NY wine-loving neighbors

I'd like to share some fun outing info. If you are interseted in, please contact directly to the online site presented below.

Chao!

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Happy 35th Birthday Long Island Wine Country!

By Christopher J. Davies
Editor & Co-Founder
Wine Country International® magazine



Long Island Wine Country is now 35 years old, which in winespeak, makes it a
teenager in the world of wine. The region will always be considered
boutique, because all combined Long Island Vineyards add up to just 3,000
acres of planted grapevines (One acre of land is home to between 900 and
1,300 vines). World-Famous Napa Valley, which produces just 4% of all
California wine, has 45,275 acres planted in vineyards!

With that said, Long Island Wine Country has a micro-climate that is almost
an exact replica of Bordeaux, one of the most important wine producing
regions in the world! Long Island Wine Country (North Fork & Hamptons) is
more like Bordeaux than any other place in America. That my wine loving
friends is a VERY GOOD thing. If you like traditional Bordeaux varietal's
like Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
and Pinot Blanc...these are the grapes that ripen extremely well in the
region.

To make great wine, you need great grapes. Long Island vintners and grape
growers have spent millions to figure out how to grow the best grapes.
Several vintners have even hired Michelle Rolland, the legendary "Flying
Winemaker" from France to help guide them. Joseph Macari, Jr., President &
Co-Owner of Macari Vineyards and Winery, has invested lots into organic
grape growing techniques. For several years, Macari has retained Alan York,
a biodynamic guru, who has worked with Benziger Family Winery and Fetzer in
California. Having tasted Macari's wines lately, the results of this
investment in the vineyards is noticeable in the glass.

Winemaking is a combination of science, art and good luck. The first two
elements set the individual style of the winery. The third "good luck"
applies to weather. Weather is the wild card for every vintner. Long Island
is especially susceptible to wet weather conditions. Water, believe it or
not, does not help the grapes grow better or bigger. They need very little
irrigation and thrive on being stressed (having little water).

The 2007 Long Island grape harvest was by most accounts, the best harvest of
this decade. Some vintners have reported a double digit increase in grape
yields or tons of grapes harvest. The weather conditions last summer were
hot and dry with cool nights. In comparison, 2006 was a much rainier, humid
season. Many vintners lost a good percentage of their white grapes in 2006.

I am looking forward to tasting the wines from the 2007 vintage to see/taste
for myself. The 2007 whites will start to be released this summer. Reds from
2007 will be aged mostly in expensive French Oak barrels for two to three
years.

Happy 35th birthday Long Island Wine Country. I raise my glass to your promising future!

CD

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You're Invited!

The Wine Lovers's Tour of Long Island Wine Country

Saturday February 9, 2008



Cellebrate Valentine's Weekend with your favorite "Wine Lover"! Join our first public tour of 2008. We are planning a faboulus celebration of delicious wine and cuisine!

All inclusive, VIP Tour includes lucury motor coach transportation from NYC, Nassau or Suffolk County

•Exclusive Tastings and Behind-The Scenes Tours at 3- Exquisite Wine Estates

•Goumet Lunch at Acclaimed Jedediah Hawkins Inn

•Artisan Cheese Tasting

Cost: $149 per person Limited availability! Reserve soon!

Online at http://www.longislandwinecountry.com/havbustickets.html

or via telephone at 866 946-3268


See our ad in New York Magazine





Sante! To your health!



Christopher J Davies

President & Publisher

Long Island Wine Country. COM

a division of Wine Country Network, Inc








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