2008
PREMIUM VIP TOUR SCHEDULE
Wine
Country Network is proud to offer our enhanced day tour scheduled
designed for lovers of premium wines & cuisine.
We are pleased
to announce our current 2008 schedule. Additional public dates may
be announced. All tours are all-inclusive, with roundtrip transportation,
premium wine tasting and with our exclusive education program.

For 2008, we have significantly upgraded our lunch program to include a multi-course lunch at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn. Here you will be immersed in the rich tradition of the past while at the same time enjoy the indulgences of the 21st century in a restored, historic landmark mansion.
Award-winning chef Tom Schaudel is offering the finest local seasonal cuisine and exceptional service in a remarkable setting. Tom and chef de cuisine Michael Ross are using traditional techniques, with the freshest ingredients of local origin, and cooking seasonally. They term this “vineyard driven cuisine”. The two chefs are
excited to provide their guests with this refined and regionally
inspired experience.
Select 2008 VIP Tours will include a gourmet multi-course restaurant lunch. A salad consisting of organic local greens, a selection of four delicious entrees, soft drinks and desert will be included. Optional local wines by the glass may be purchased (starting at $8). Our 2008 Public Tours will visit three distinctive winery estates on the North and South Forks (Hamptons). For a full schedule scroll down the page.
Long Island
Wine Country. COM is pleased to announce its "public"
tours for 2008. "Public" tours are the most cost efficient
way for experiencing our all-inclusive, highly educational day in
Long Island Wine Country. Tours include RT transportation, Expert
Tour Guide, Tasting & Tours at 3 exquisite wine estates, delicious
winery lunch & special purchasing opportunities. You can purchase
from 1 to 55 seats. Tickets are available on first come, first serve
basis!
View
recent tour photos Click
here!
View photos
from our Harvest Fest 2007 event: Click
here!
Your
All-Inclusive Tour Package includes:
- Roundtrip
transportation in a luxury motor coach with expert tour guide
- VIP tours
and wine tasting at three prestigious winery estates
- Complimentary
snacks and water served onboard the motor coach
- Wine 101-
a virtual crash course on the basics of wine
- Area history
and points of interest covered by expert tour guide
- Wine Cellar
Tour with winemaking overview
- Walking
Vineyard Tour
- Gourmet
multi-course restaurant lunch with a selection of three delicious
entrees. Includes salad and soft drinks. Selection of local wines
by-the-glass
may be purchased.
- Artisan
Cheese Course served at the last winery prior to departure
- Special-purchasing
opportunities available at winery gift shops
- Complimentary
Issues of Wine Country International Magazine
New!
Wine
Blending Course- (select tours only) $35 surcharge.
We will work with an award-winning winemaker to learn about the
art of Wine blending. All participants get to create one bottle
of custom blended Wine(value $45-75). We will provide a custom wine
label & certificate of course completion.
Note:
Bordeaux blended wines are made with two or more of the traditional
Bordeaux grape varieties. The main Bordeaux red grapes are Cabernet
Franc,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec, Merlot and Petite Verdot.
In the
United States, such blends are referred to as MERITAGE wines, providing
they
meet certain requirements.
Flexible
Date- Gift Certificates
Good for 12
months,to be used on any available public tour!
Looking
for a unique gift?
Why not treat your special friends or loved ones to a Long Island
Wine Country.com tour? As Long Island's premier wine tour specialists,
our tours have received rave reviews from Time Out New York, The Daily
News, Newsday and New York Magazine. We are thankful that Joan Hamburg
and Arthur Schwartz of WOR 710 Radio have considered our tours as
an exceptional value for their radio listeners.
All
of our packages are all-inclusive, including all tasting fees, lunch
and roundtrip transportation from convenient locations in New York
City, Nassau & Western Suffolk Counties.
You
can select a specific event on this website and complete the online
ordering process with your credit card. Please indicate (in the
comments box) that "this is a gift for". We will send a certificate
to you for presentation to the recipient.
If
you are not sure as to what date will be convenient, we also offer
gift certificates that may be used by the recipient on any of our
public tours, reservations are required.
About
Members Price vs Non-Members Price
Long Island Wine Country.com is a charter member of the Wine Country
Network Club.
Club
members receive an annual subscription to Wine Country International
Magazine, in addition to receiving a personalized members card which
entitles them to receive a club discounts and special offers from
over 160 different wineries, restaurants and lodgings in the US
and Canada.
If
you love wine and food, it pays to join the Wine Country Network
Club. You can save 5% on your LIWC tour tickets, plus you will receive
4- delicious issues of Wine Country International® magazine.
Your club card is accepted at over 200 participating wineries and
related businesses.click
here.

We
do the driving. You can sit back & relax while enjoying the
view. Round trip transportation (included) in a luxury motor coach.
(on-board restroom, panoramic windows & video monitors) with
pick-ups in Manhattan, Nassau County & Western Suffolk County.
(See schedule below)
Dress
code: Casual / jeans
Departure
Locations:
Long
Island Wine Country.com's public tours depart from Manhattan, Nassau
County and Western Suffolk. For detailed departure locations click
here.
Pick-up
Locations & Schedule:
Ticket holders
should arrive at the departure locations 15 minutes early. We
CAN NOT delay departures for late arrivals.
NEW
YORK CITY:
8:25 AM Front of "Vintage New York" wine
store (Broome & Wooster Streets)
8:40 AM Grand Central Station on 42nd St at Pershing
Square Café
NASSAU
COUNTY:
9:40 AM Hicksville at Sears Parking Lot North corner
by Nevada Rd.
(Broadway RTE 106 & 107) LIE EXIT 41 SO.
SUFFOLK
COUNTY:
10:00AM COMMACK/DIX HILLS PARK & RIDE LOT Commack
Road at LIE South Service Road (EXIT 52 SOUTH)
10:20AM FARMINGVILLE at Radisson Hotel LIE Exit 63 South-North
Ocean Ave
Flexible Tour Date Gift Certificates
Want to give someone a gift certificate for a Long Island Wine Country.com
tour, but you are not sure of which date to choose? Don't worry! We
now offer flexible date gift certificates, that are good for use on
the following tours:
Gift Certificates can be imprinted with the recipients name and
delivered to the purchaser or the recipient. For special requests
or questions please call 866 Wine Country (866 946-3268).
Order
Online
Long
Island Wine Country Flexible Tour Gift Certificate
$149.00 per person
Tour dates subject to availability.
Recipients are encouraged to make their reservations early.
May
10, 2008- Sat "Merlot in May" Tour
We have created
a very unique itinerary for this tour that will take place the
day before Mother’s Day 2008. If you are a past customer,
this itinerary will surely be of interest because we are planning
to visit three wineries that have not been on previous itineraries!
If you are looking for a unique present for Mom, this one is going
to be remembered for years to come!
The Long Island Wine Country encompasses the East End of Long
Island. And while the majority of LI’s vineyards and wineries
are on the North Fork, three are located on the South Fork/Hamptons.
We will visit our two favorites!
Tour Highlights:
Three Great Wine Estates plus Gourmet Lunch
- Wölffer
Estate Vineyard, Sagaponack
-
Southampton Public House-Gourmet Lunch
-
Duck Walk Vineyards, Southampton
-
Baiting Hollow Farm & Vineyards
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Includes round trip transportation from NYC or LI in a luxury
motor coach
-
Includes expert tour guide and wine 101 educational tips
-
Afternoon Cheese tasting
#LIWC512
$149
per person
June
14,2008 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Tour #LIWC614 Celebration: Father's Day or any other reason to enjoy Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious Vineyard Lunch included, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.
$124 per person
July
19, 2008 Sat "Summer Vines" Tour
#LIWC721 Celebration: Summer Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious Vineyard Lunch included, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.
$124 per person
October
5, 2008 (Sun) "Harvest Fest"
#LIWC1005 Celebration: Harvest at single winery location Details: Grape picking, multiple wine tastings, wine making demonstration, wine & food pairing class, winery lunch, live music by "The Mercs", fun activities.
$129
per person with transportation
$114
per person drive to winery
Nov
8, 2008 (Sat) ěHoliday D'Jour Tour
#LIWC1108 Celebration: Pre-Holidayís Details: Three North Fork
wineries, gourmet restaurant lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior
to departure. $149 per person
 
Telephone
Orders:
CALL TOLL FREE (866) 946-3268
Gift Certificates:
We are pleased to offer several Gift Certificate options. Gift
Certificates are custom imprinted with the recipient(s) name and
may shipped directly to the purchaser or recipient. For online
orders please indicate the recipient(s) names in the comment box
at check out. For example, “Gift for Mary Jane & William
Smith” love Bob & Megan.
Flexible Gift Certificates:
These are our most popular type. They can be used(subject to availability)
on any public tour within one year of issuance. Recipient must
call or email
us with their gift certificate number and desired tour date.
Cost: $149 per person
Date Specific Gift Certificates:
You may also reserve a specific tour gift certificate. Gift certificates
for
a specific tour date are priced accordingly. Our VIP Public Tours
with three
wineries, restaurant lunch and transportation cost $149 per person.
Our
Harvest Fest gift Certificates are priced at $129 with transportation
or
$114 for drive-ups.
Answers to common questions:
1) How do I order a gift certificate online for delivery
directly to the recipient? A) Insert recipients
name, address, phone into the deliver to section of the order
page. Also include recipient info in comment box so we can imprint
as you wish.
Note: if your order does not include info in the deliver to
section, we will
ship the gift certificate directly to the purchaser address.
2) I am ordering the gift certificate as a holiday
gift. How long will it take to get to the recipient?
A) We ship all gift certificates within 24 hours.
All orders received by 3 pm EST are shipped the same day, All
orders
are sent via US Priority Mail and take 2-3 days. Our Christmas
2007 cutoff
date for orders to be received by 12/24 is Friday 12/21. We also
offer
overnight delivery via Fed-Ex. The added shipping cost is $20
and we must
deliver to a street address(not PO Box).
3) I am giving a flexible gift certificate to my
Brother and his Wife. The cost is $149 ea/ $298.00. What happens
if they choose to attend a lower priced Harvest Fest event?
A) We will provide them with a complimentary bottle of wine (one
bottle per person).
4) We have an expired gift certificate. Can we still
use it? A) Yes, by paying any difference in cost
from when it was purchased and when the new tour is ordered. For
example, our 2007 gift certificates cost $124. We have enhanced
the 2008 tours with a gourmet restaurant lunch. The cost difference
is $25 per
person.
For
additional Information contact:
Wine Country Network Inc.
Tel. (866) 946-3268
E-mail: info@longislandwinecountry.com
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