Long Island Wines

[Innkeeper]

Agree with Foodie. Have stopped at L.I. wineries when visiting relatives on the South Shore via the New London/Orient Point Ferry. They do a good job with cabernet franc, and allegedly with merlot and chardonnay. The price is high for the wines by the bottle, and also at the tastings. It is not unusual to pay $2 or $3 for a 1 or 2 oz "taste." Many producers don't even have to ship their wine to NYC. They have the Hamptons right next door, and rest of L.I. is affluent enough to buy up their production at their prices. I think one of my cousins buys up half the L.I. wine production.