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 Hudson Valley outing is the mix of wine education and easy transport. You leave Manhattan by air-conditioned coach, visit two New York wineries, taste four wines at each, and let a sommelier guide make sense of what is in your glass. I like the locally sourced lunch and the farm … 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
Long Island’s North Fork makes an easy escape from Manhattan, but the real appeal here is that you can enjoy the wine without worrying about the drive home. A certified sommelier leads tastings at two wineries, usually including Pellegrini Vineyards and RGNY, with four wines at each stop. I like the 90-minute winery visits, which … Read more