The best part of this North Fork bike tour is the mix of movement, food, and local scenery. You pedal quiet roads along Peconic Bay, stop for six olive oil and fine vinegar samples, browse farm goods, and visit two very different vineyards. It feels more like a country outing than a bus-based tasting tour. … Read more
The best part of this Mattituck outing is the freedom. You choose a 10-mile Cityscape route or 15-mile Countryside route, then pedal between vineyards, farm stands, marshes, and back roads with a GPS map guiding you. There is no group pace to match and no guide hurrying you along. I like the mostly flat riding … Read more
The best part of this Hudson Valley outing is its sommelier-led approach. You are not simply dropped at a winery and left to sort out the tasting on your own. A wine guide travels with you from Midtown Manhattan, explains the grapes and winemaking process, and helps turn a long bus ride into part of … Read more
The best part of this five-and-a-half-hour North Fork bike tour is its mix of places. You are not pedaling from one winery to the next on a single-note tasting crawl. The route links quiet roads, a beach, a farm stand, boutique vineyards, and a tasting of herb-infused oils and fine vinegars. I especially like the … Read more
The best part of this private Mattituck bike tour is the freedom to shape the day around your group. You can choose a 12, 14.5, 16, or 19-mile route, then work with the East End Bike Tours team to decide which vineyards and tasting stops fit your pace. The roads are mostly flat, with a … Read more
Brooklyn’s beer scene makes a fine excuse to see more of the borough, and this 3.5-hour brewery tour gives you three stops, up to 12 samples, and subway travel between them. You start outside Sound & Fury Brewery on Lawrence Street, then walk through several of Brooklyn’s popular neighborhoods with a local beer guide. I … Read more
Long Island’s North Fork makes a fine escape from Manhattan, and this tour gives you more than a quick tasting-room stop. You spend at least 1.5 hours at each of two wineries, meet winemakers, see how the wine is made, and have time to walk the vineyards. The private tastings and sommelier-led teaching are the … Read more
The best part of this Mattituck bike tour is its mix of North Fork countryside and food stops. You pedal past farms and vineyards, pause at the beach, sample fine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil, and visit two wineries at an easy, social pace. I like the small maximum of 13 people, which gives Nicole, … Read more