The past couple weekends have been so much fun because my long time friend, Ilaria, who I met on an exchange program to Italy over 20 years ago came for a visit to New York City! We have met a handful of times in different countries and kept in touch over the years via post mail, then email, and most recently Facebook.
Our visitors spent their time primarily in New York City but I thought it was really important that they experience other parts of NY as well. During the Fall, the North Fork of Long Island is filled with beautiful scenery, great wine, and fun harvest events. This was a great opportunity to show them a different part of NY state. For this trip I left the kids and hubby at home and enjoyed a girls day out!
Our first stop was Paumanok Winery. We enjoyed a leisurely tasting and a light lunch. Our favorite wine was the 2013 Merlot (not pictured here).
The Long Island Wine Trail is dotted every so often with great farm stands or harvest events. We stopped at Harbes Family Farm to enjoy live music, fresh produce, apple cider donuts, and fresh roasted corn dipped in butter. My mouth is watering just thinking about it....
Our favorite winery for the views was Kontokosta Winery. This tasting room is located in a chic modern barn and looks onto the vineyards on one side and out to the water on the other. We were able to walk out to the lawn to get a better view of the water. The entire property was stunning!
Nothing beats the time I was able to spend with my friend, Ilaria, and her girlfriends who accompanied her on this trip! I'm thinking I'll just have to be planning a trip abroad with the hubs soon!
"There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time or distance"
-Dodinsky
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