How to tour Long Island's south shore wineries

Many people go to the North Shore of Long Island, NY to taste wine. However there are three great wineries on the South Shore of Long Island that you can visit on a nice afternoon. These wineries offer exceptional tasting wine, stunning beauty and knowledgeable wine makers. However, they are smaller than most North Shore wineries. They are definitely worth the visit. All you need is a designated driver!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Plan in advance, have a designated driver or hire a car service to take you from vineyard to vineyard. It is easy to not realize how much wine you drink on a flight of tastings.

2. Start at Duckwalk Vineyards. This is the one furthest west. Located in Watermill, NY right near Southampton this winery has many great whites, reds, and desert wines.

3. Next go to Channing Daughters Winery located in Watermill as well. This is the smallest of the three wineries on the South Shore but has some of the best tasting wines you will find. The winemaker is generally always around the tasting bar and is very knowledgeable in all aspects of wine. He will educate you on almost anything you can think of related to wine. Be sure when you go to Channing Daughters to check out the sculpture garden. The Owner of the winery is also an excellent carpenter and has many wooden sculptures spread throughout his property.

4. Last it is important to drive over to Sagaponack and visit Wolffer Estate Vineyards. This is probably the best looking winery of the three and you can elegantly sip wine while watching the sunset and listening to music.

Resources

• Duckwalk Vineyards
• Wolffer Estate Vineyards
• Channing Daughters Winery