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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.
2008 Public Tour Dates Holiday Cost
May 10,2008- (Sat) "Merlot in May" Tour
Resturant Lunch
Mothers Day $149
June 14,2008 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Tour, Vineyard Lunch Father's Day $124
July 19,2008- (Sat) "Summer Vines" Tour, Vineyard Lunch Summer $124
October 5, 2008 (Sun) "Harvest Fest II" Event Harvest $129/$114
Nov 8, 2008 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour Pre-Holiday’s $149

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

Quantity

Select pick up location

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
  • 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

Quantity

Select pick up location


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

Quantity

Select pick up location

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

Quantity

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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

Quantity

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$114 per person drive to winery

Quantity

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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

Quantity

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Telephone Orders:
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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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Corporate & Custom Group Tours arranged!
Alumni Groups Welcome. Many Spring
& Summer weekday & weekend
dates available!

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