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Wine Tasting in the Hamptons

08/31/15 | New York City, photography, Vineyard, wine

Hamptons Wine Tasting - Jason's Vineyard - Alomg the Rows

On Saturday I went wine tasting in the Hamptons, courtesy of Gilt City, and it was definitely one of the most enjoyable days I’ve had all summer. There are very few friends who would have been okay to meet me at 8:15 and spend 10 hours in close confines with each other but my friend Ali was the percent company. After a bit of a delayed start we made the two hour trip west from New York City out to the Hamptons.

The first vineyard we visited was Osprey’s Dominion Vineyard in North Fork, Long Island.  As we stepped off the bus we received neon orange papers good for a four course tasting of wine and 20% off all purchases.  After the small splashes of wine, which reminded us of shot-size servings, we explored the vineyard.  There were both red and green grapes on the vine but unfortunately they were mostly hidden by mesh netting. We then headed inside and made the executive decision we would pay $8 for the upsell to larger tastings of their five vintage wines. I originally felt bad when I took a few sips of the reds and dumped the rest but then I remembered we had two more vineyards. Then it was back on the bus to vineyard number two.

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Less than two minutes after we left Osprey we pulled into the second stop, Dulkwalk Vineyard, and Ali and I laughed. The two were less than half a mile apart. As we got off the bus we were handed four blue tickets and were able to choose four wines to taste from the list of 10. Even though this was supposedly the best vineyard of our trip neither of us found a glass we particularly loved. We took a few photos with the relatively barren vineyards as a back drop and admired a bride posing outside the gazebo before her ceremony. Then back on to the bus we went.

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After spending an hour at each of the first two vineyards we pulled into the third and last at 1:40pm.  We were encouraged to get lunch at Jason’s Vineyard in addition to drinking wine on our two hour visit. Ali and I made a great life decision and got sandwiches, Diet Cokes, and a salad to split between us.  During our break from drinking we lucked out and the women at the table next to us who were on a previous tour were leaving and had not used any of their drink tickets.  Instead of four little pieces of happiness, we each had eight! 

It is true, I would have been very drunk if I had eight large samples of wine on top of what I had already drunk but I decided to be adventurous and order five glasses I would have never usually touched. It turns out for four of them I was correct, but one was a pleasant surprise. Other people on the tour must have been a bit more toasty than me though as one woman could not figure out between the restrooms labelled “god” and “goddess” which she should go in.  Oh, and randomly there were llamas.

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The bus back was another story. 42 drunk people in stop and go traffic for over two hours? Nope. Ali and I were at the back of the bus and were in for front row seats to four massive blow up fights including one break up where a girl actually used the line, “do you know how much money my parents make?” as part of her argument.  Besides the bus though if you have a free weekend between now and the end of the October the Hamptons Wine Tasting excursion is still available! 

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Comments

  1. Tom says

    October 12, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    So, at what point were you in the Hamptons?

  2. TAMMY says

    September 4, 2015 at 2:04 am

    Looks like you had a fun day with the nice view of Long Island. I also love both you and your friend’s dress. The bus ride home sounded like a ball of fun. You should have filmed some of the fights and put it on youtube.

  3. Amanda says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    This looks like such a fun day!

  4. Catherine says

    September 1, 2015 at 1:05 am

    just a note to say that your site is really sweet and i love that vineyard.

  5. Lorna says

    August 31, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    Loving this! That looks like so much fun going to a vineyard!

    Raindrops of Sapphire

  6. Amanda C says

    August 31, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    There is nothing better than a great wine tour/day at the winery, and TOO FUNNY about the God/Goddess situation – makes me wonder sometimes how people survive on a day to day basis! Seems like you had fun though and even got to see those llamas! Hope they didn’t spit much! 🙂
    XO Amanda | Sans Scrubs

  7. Gemma says

    August 31, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    Love the look of this place. It sounds like you had a great day. Love the black and white dress too. Gemma xx http://www.jacquardflower.uk

  8. Amanda says

    August 31, 2015 at 10:46 am

    This looks like such a fun day – isn’t this were the Real Housewives go?

  9. Victoria says

    August 31, 2015 at 10:30 am

    love the surroundings!
    xx
    http://fuckyeahcactusandcoffee.blogspot.dk/

  10. Alecz says

    August 31, 2015 at 8:28 am

    This looks ridiculously fun! I’ve been wine tasting once before and just had a blast. Love your dress. The pattern is beautiful!

    https://forsevenseasons.wordpress.com

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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