Pinot Blanc has to be Long Island’s speciality. Out of four wines we tried, Merlot is bit raw but all other three are decent, and the Pinot is the best. Although I found the guy has better attitude but over all their service is good, on a Thursday in late November.
Time has changed: 30 some years ago when my friend would stuck out her tongue “turning red …” when I mentioned LI vineyards. Wine tasting was free. 20 years ago, many vineyards have renovated and they charged a fee for tasting (flats… and discount if you buy after tasting …) About a decade ago the low cut/high hem girls arrived in doves in limos, signaling the arrival of Long Island vineyards. But Napa they’re NOT.
We haven’t been back in couple of years and today we see “no outside food” sign. Roanoke Vineyards even requires you to become a member to taste their wines (seriously?!? Hell NO!)
Good for them if they could forgo the bring-your-own-food concession. Some vineyards we went were outrageous that many patrons s even brought rolling coolers, that made the tasting rooms/tents noisy, messy and very annoying. Now with the table service, it seems no more tasting (wish they keep the tasting menu tho, with different flats …), straight per glass basis. But over all I’m glad they’ve prospered. Aside, churning out decent wines.
There is distance to catch up with Napa but east coast always does things differently than the West. Who knows. The hit and run party scenes may be the only way that make the vineyards survive.
On this note, I’d say go Long Island vineyard and go Long Island wines.
This 275-acre park in Suffolk county is lovely but probably/mostly for campers – upon entering, we encounter a few large RVs. It has a few trails.
The park is at the split of the North Fork, a peninsular on the Peconic River. We parked by the Indian Island (east most point) off Meetinghouse Creek. In fact, you can drive around the park pretty freely, includes the Indian Island.
… U turn back to Norfolk Rd and turned left onto the unpaved Campbell Falls Road. The tiny parking lot is to our left. It’s half a mile downhill to the falls.
They call it a gallery of wonders, not sure it’s a wonder but the shop is pretty cute and has some cute merchandises. The midnight blue scarf/wrap is $88, handmade by indigenous artisan of Oaxaca.
Their radio station Berkshire radio 97.7 FM wbcr-lp. Out side, on Main Street, parks this car, full of stickers …
The bluish butterfly chair; a movie house; Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center at 14 Castle Street and the Main Street by the Castle St
This Greek restaurant is outside of the town center. It’s pretty big with a few pocket of dining areas. We were the first one there for lunch. By 11:30, a few people came as well.
We’ve Greek omelet w/ salad, and Kolokithi n Melitzana: both are good, so is the service.
I asked the waiting staff if they’ve a big greek population there. She said, “no, definitely not like Astoria in New York.”
“Are you from New York?” I asked.
“No.”
Guess Astoria in Queens is well known, at least around the nation, if not the world.
A friend of mine went to Greece this past October and bought me Evergetikon‘s hand cream. It’s yellow and thick, with strong jasmine fragrance. 100ml cost
After Beethoven @ Linde, we stopped by for dinner. A lovely restaurant with a few pockets of dining areas: very good food and service. Love their floors and color scheme.
It feels tranquil during this time of the year, compares to summer months when it’s always hectic.
A lovely and easy hiking park (0.75 miles each way; in and out) straddling New York and Massachusetts, along side of the brook. The waterfalls is on MA side but better part of the trail is on New York side.
Same park under different name in two states: Google Taconic State Park, you’ll get ‘253 NY-344 Copake Falls, New York 12517’, which is where we parked, at the opposite end of the falls; but if you google Bash Bish Falls State Park, you’ll get ‘Falls Rd, Mt Washington, MA 01258’, and it is high above the middle of the trail.
It looks like in the past, you could get down to the falls from this path; and over this little bridge, you might be get to the top of the falls.
per glass basis. But over all I’m glad they’ve prospered. Aside, churning out decent wines.
