{"id":1431,"date":"2019-11-30T17:41:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T17:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2019-11-30T17:41:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T17:41:19","slug":"pellegrini-vineyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1431","title":{"rendered":"Pellegrini Vineyards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wine tasting in New York\u2019s Long Island is just like tasting anywhere else in Wine Country, except that almost anywhere else there is a long tradition of winemaking.\u00a0 \u00a0But Long Island\u2019s North Fork has only been producing wine since 1973, when Alex and Louisa Hargrave opened their namesake winery.\u00a0 Today, their son Zander is the winemaker at Pellegrini, so you might say their vines have roots.<\/p>\n

The tasting room is a handsome place, with exposed wooden beams and a balcony overlooking the main room.\u00a0 The tasting room lets out onto a colonnaded atrium with the working winery occupying two other sides, with the fourth opening to the road.\u00a0 Some of Pellegrini\u2019s vineyards (they have others elsewhere in the North Fork) are to the rear.\u00a0 The total impression is that of a prosperous Northeastern farm whose owners hired an architect with a sense of place and tradition.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The tasting room at Pellegrini.\u00a0 Photo courtesy of liwines.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can stand at the bar and sip your wines or take them to a table (which for some reason calls for an extra charge) where you can sit and spend a while.\u00a0 In fact, the whole atmosphere at Pellegrini is more like going over to a friend\u2019s house for a few glasses, rather than walking into a commercial establishment.<\/p>\n

One of Pellegrini\u2019s strengths is the wide variety of wines available to sample.\u00a0 It is also one of their weaknesses.\u00a0 On our most recent visit, there were sixteen wines to choose among: six whites, seven reds and a ros\u00e9, plus two library wines.\u00a0 It is very hard for vineyards anywhere to produce so many different grapes, with quality, and Pellegrini does not succeed with all of them.\u00a0 (We find this a problem with many Long Island wineries.)\u00a0 So choose among them wisely.\u00a0 One of the advantages of standing at the bar is that you can ask the server to describe each wine before selecting.<\/p>\n

Their tastings are limited to three or four glasses, both as a matter of prudence and to control the crowds on summer weekends.\u00a0 If you visit most other times, especially out of season, the servers are not so punctilious; they\u2019ll keep pouring as long as you look like you\u2019re not over-indulging.\u00a0 You can also buy wines by the glass.<\/p>\n

One of the advantages of tasting at Pellegrini, in our opinion, is that it is all about wine.\u00a0 There are no rock concerts, food trucks or picnics.\u00a0 You come there for tasting the local product and that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n

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The gazebo at Pellegrini Vineyards.\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Newsday.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, not exactly all.\u00a0 As with many Long Island vineyards, Pellegrini is the venue for many weddings.\u00a0 The beauty of the winery and its atrium layout lend themselves to festive occasions.\u00a0 Moreover, there is a gazebo nestled in the vineyard that has long been an attraction at this winery.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re there for a wedding or not, it\u2019s a pleasure to amble among the vines towards the gazebo, a North Fork landmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wine tasting in New York\u2019s Long Island is just like tasting anywhere else in Wine Country, except that almost anywhere else there is a long tradition of winemaking.\u00a0 \u00a0But Long Island\u2019s North Fork has only been producing wine since 1973, when Alex and Louisa Hargrave opened their namesake winery.\u00a0 Today, their son Zander is the … Continue reading Pellegrini Vineyards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1434,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}