{"id":2220,"date":"2022-10-28T17:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2022-10-28T18:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T18:00:49","slug":"sparkling-pointe-vineyards-and-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2220","title":{"rendered":"Sparkling Pointe Vineyards and Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are no wineries on Long Island\u2019s North Fork that are anything like the palaces that have grown up in some parts of California\u2019s Wine Country.\u00a0 The closest is Sparkling Pointe, in Southold.\u00a0 In fairness, the architecture is not palatial.\u00a0 From the outside, the building that houses the tasting room is reminiscent of a mansion in an upscale suburb.\u00a0 The interior is grand without being overwhelming, with widely spaced tables, crystal chandeliers and lively contemporary artwork.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The exterior of Sparkling Pointe.\u00a0 Photo courtesy of The Knot.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, if you visit on a day with fair weather (which we have been lucky enough to find when we\u2019ve been there) you\u2019ll walk through the tasting room, note the wide bar and allow yourself to be seated on the spacious patio overlooking the vineyards.\u00a0 Ahh, this is wonderful\u2026and it can only be improved by being served some sparkling wine.\u00a0 Which, as the name indicates, is what they make at Sparkling Pointe.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The view from the terrace in front of the vineyards.<\/em><\/p>\n

Although Sparkling Pointe advertises openly that they use the m\u00e9thode champenoise<\/em>, it\u2019s not Champagne, which can only be made in the eponymous region of France.\u00a0 There have been other North Fork wineries that have made wine with bubbles in it, but to our tastes there\u2019s nothing else there that approaches the quality of Sparkling Pointe.\u00a0 We at Power Tasting do not review wines, but rather the wine tasting experience.\u00a0 That said, we find that this winery\u2019s sparkling wines can stand up to those of their California cousins.<\/p>\n

All tastings are seated, with service offered from a fairly wide cross-section of Sparkling Pointe\u2019s wines.\u00a0 Flights are available as are individual glasses.\u00a0 There are assemblages of the three Champagne grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.\u00a0 They also make blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs<\/em> and a ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Of course, each sparkling wine has its own characteristics and each taster will find some that they prefer to the others.\u00a0 We were taken by the ros\u00e9, but there\u2019s no reason for us to believe that everyone will agree with us.\u00a0 But, wow, it is fun to have six small flutes in front of yourself and get to make a choice.<\/p>\n

Too many Long Island vineyards attract visitors with rock bands, pizza trucks and an overall carnival atmosphere.\u00a0 Sparkling Pointe is all about the wines, so there\u2019s none of that.\u00a0 However, like many Long Island wineries, Sparkling Pointe has a side business as a venue for weddings.\u00a0 For the most part, this shouldn\u2019t affect wine tasters, unless they happen to be there near the end of the day when revelers are beginning to assemble.<\/p>\n

To a degree, this problem is ameliorated by a \u201cby reservation only\u201d policy.\u00a0 However, we have never had a reservation and have never seen a crowd at Sparkling Pointe.\u00a0 That may be because of our<\/em> policy of tasting at Long Island wineries on weekdays, just as we try to do in California.\u00a0 If you know that you will be there on a Saturday afternoon in high summer, a reservation is a good idea.<\/p>\n

As is the case with several of the newer North Fork wineries, Sparkling Pointe is showing how dedication and money can help the Long Island corner of Wine Country reach its potential.\u00a0 It\u2019s well worth traveling from New York City, or elsewhere, to be a part of the journey.<\/p>\n

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There are no wineries on Long Island\u2019s North Fork that are anything like the palaces that have grown up in some parts of California\u2019s Wine Country.\u00a0 The closest is Sparkling Pointe, in Southold.\u00a0 In fairness, the architecture is not palatial.\u00a0 From the outside, the building that houses the tasting room is reminiscent of a mansion … Continue reading Sparkling Pointe Vineyards and Winery<\/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\/2220"}],"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=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2223,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions\/2223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}