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Dear Postcards from New York Reader,
Lured by all the amenities offered at Quintessentials, we happily ditched my plan to do a little bit of everything. When we worked up an appetite from all that lying around, Sylvia made us dinner reservations at some of the best restaurants the area had to offer. The rest of the weekend went pretty much the same easy way, so we stayed nearby until Sunday came – way too soon as usual.
Leaving us with a winery map and brochures to take away, Sylvia bid us adieu after another delicious breakfast and invited us to come back anytime. And, I know we will.
On our last afternoon in the North Fork, we finally got to the wineries! We both love wine - I’m a fan of sweeter varieties like Riesling, and my boyfriend prefers something with a bit more bite like a rich Chianti. Determined to find some local gems, we drove along Route 25 on the way back and finally stopped at Pindar Vineyards, one of the largest in the area.
Once inside the wood-paneled tasting room, we sampled just about everything by sharing two menus, all for little more than the cost of a glass of wine at a Manhattan restaurant. We decided on a couple of tasty bottles - "Autumn Gold," a crisp, floral white, for him and "Sweet Scarlett," a surprisingly easy-to-imbibe red, for me. Because we were driving, we decided one wine tasting was enough, and went for a stroll around the Pindar estate, snapping pictures between rows of auburn vines.
A few hours later, we were back in the pulsing metropolis. And somehow, the city streets felt a lot less cramped after our weekend of bliss. We vowed to go back, and all I would do differently next time--book a massage...and an extra night.
Conveniently, from now until March 7, the NY Board of Tourism is running a “Cozy Inns” campaign in which participating B&B’s are offering a ‘Book Two Nights, Get One Free’ special click here for details. Among many others throughout the state, you can find Quintessentials on that list.
Hope it’s as rejuvenating for you as it was for us!
Jaime Wilson
For Postcards from New York
Address to Remember: Quintessentials B & B, 8985 Main Road, Box 574, East Marion, NY 11939, 631-477-9400 or 800-444-9112, http://www.quintessentialsinc.com/
Pindar Vineyards Winery & Pavilion, Route 25, P.O. Box 332, Peconic, Long Island, NY 11958, 631-734-6200, www.pindar.net.
Directions: From Times Square MTA 7 or S to Grand Central Station & 42nd St. Walk two blocks east to corner of 44th St. and 3rd Ave to take Hampton Jitney to Greenport or East Marion 800-936-0440 or 631-283-4600 call inn to arrange car or taxi pickup. Or, take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) from Penn Station to Greenport via Ronkonkoma. 718-217-5477.
Pindar Vineyards: 90 miles East of Manhattan. Follow LIE (Route 495) East to Exit 73 (Route 58) which turns into Route 25. Continue approximately 12 miles to Peconic. Pindar Vineyards is on your left on the North side of the road.
Photo courtesty of Quintessentials Bed & Breakfast
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