Greenwich Wine Society
OUR LAST EVENT...
North Fork Long Island
Wine Country Bus Tour – Sat, August 14th
A day of winery tours, tastings and fun on Long Island’s picturesque East End. Bus Departs from Greenwich, CT.
On August 14th the Greenwich Wine Society ventured out to Long Island Wine County – a beautiful area where world-class wines are now being produced. Our bus left from Greenwich at 9:15 AM stopping first at Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue, where the Massoud family turns out some very special wines. Kareem Massoud took us out to the vineyard and explained their viticultural techniques. After tours and tastings we were off to Pellegrini Vineyards and their gorgeous winery for another round of tastings and a casual al fresco lunch overlooking the vineyards. Our third stop was Castello di Borghese where AnnMarie and Marco Borghese produce excellent, award-winning wines. Marco spoke to our group and the wines were well-received (these are three of the North Fork’s best wineries). On the way back our bus also stopped at Briermere Farms where we picked up some fresh local produce and home made pies and then returned back to Greenwich at 6:30 PM. Below are brief descriptions of each winery.
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Paumanok Vineyards - Paumanok is Indian name for Long Island. It is where Charles and Ursula Massoud produce some of the East End's finest wines with the help of their family. Their wines have been served at the White House and their Merlot and Chenin Blanc are particularly noteworthy. It's not a surprise that Saveur Magazine described Paumanok as "a contender for the best winery on Long Island."
Pellegrini Vineyards 
is housed in a gorgeous facility which reflects the owner’s (Bob Pellegrini) design talents as do the attractive labels of his award-winning wines.
Castello di Borghese - the founding vineyard on the North Fork (originally Hargrave which first got started more than 32 years ago). 
Castello Di Borghese has produced a number of award-winning wines. Prince Marco Borghese co-owns the vineyard with his beautiful wife Ann-Marie. Our visit to this fine winery will include a walk through the vineyard to hear about viticulture as well as a tasting of several of their excellent wines.