The Old Field

After spending a few days out at Long Island, more specifically around Southold up at the north fork of Long Island, we decided to make a quick stop at the Old Field Vineyard. The Old Field is definitely our favorite when it comes to the vineyards at the north fork wine trail and it wasn’t our first time there.

This year we only had time to do a quick pit stop to enjoy the unique atmosphere at the field and pick up a bottle of their blended Rooster Tail wine. The Old Field is quite different compared to many of the other vineyards we’ve seen, the setting is very relaxed, there is hens and ducks walking around, the staff is very friendly, and it is not uncommon to end up in very pleasant conversations. At the Old Field it’s all about taking it easy and enjoying the wine and the company.

If you’ve never been out at the Island to check out the vineyards it is definitely worth a visit, there is many hidden gems ranging from small and relaxed places like the Old Field to very busy and large vineyards. Most vineyards offer wine tastings where you pay a few bucks to try a selection of wines produced at the specific vineyard, some vineyards offers tours and more organized wine tastings. It is not uncommon to see people going from vineyard to vineyard by either bike, bus or limo (organized through some package deal wine tasting tour).

Another vineyard that we had a very worthwhile stay at was the Sannino Vineyard which we visited last year, they also had a Groupon offer available for their tastings and tours. Apart from the tour that we took, which also included cheese and wine tasting, the Sannino Vineyard also offered live music which might be of interest to some, even if it wasn’t our taste in music. All in all, very tasty wine and cheese, a worthwhile and interesting tour and very pleasant staff that took care of the tour and manned the bar where you could follow up with additional drinks after the tour.