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Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenolgy pours at North Fork Crush. (Credit: Krysten Massa)

Hundreds of guests turned out for the second North Fork Crush event at Jamesport Vineyards Saturday.  

Featuring nearly 20 Long Island wineries, the event was presented by New York Wine Events, which reported that attendance increased this year. The event was also a place for artisanal food companies from the East End, like Hamptons Chocolate Company and Peconic River Preserves to show off their food.

“This is really meant to be educational,” said Sam Kimball of New York Wine Events. “People come to our events, they want to learn about wine. They want to discover wine.”

He added that he hopes to make North Fork Crush a perennial event to expose guests to different types of wine and spirits from the North Fork and elsewhere in New York. 

Mr. Kimball said it was great to see so many guests from New York City, Nassau County and neighboring states like New Jersey and Massachusetts attend this year’s event. 

“If we’re doing a good job we’re bringing new faces, new people, new consumers into the awareness of this awesome region and the wine and winemakers who are here,” he said.

WIne from host Jamesport Vineyards. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
WIne from host Jamesport Vineyards. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Elena and Patrick Lennon. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Elena and Patrick Lennon. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
KAS spirits. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
KAS spirits. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Left to right: Hailey Chin from NYC, Surbhi Mahamwac from New Jersey and Ruchi Sherikar from New Jersey. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Left to right: Hailey Chin from NYC, Surbhi Mahamwac from New Jersey and Ruchi Sherikar from New Jersey. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Phil Hsu of Bethpage. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Phil Hsu of Bethpage. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
John Levy, Advi Glovel, Mike Sokol and Heather Ascher of New York City. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
John Levy, Advi Glovel, Mike Sokol and Heather Ascher of New York City. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Vines and Branches of Greenport shared samples of its olive oil. (Credit: Krysten Masa)
Vines and Branches of Greenport shared samples of its olive oil. (Credit: Krysten Masa)
Caitlin Murphy of Boston, Mass. (left) and Alana Wolloch from Westchester. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Caitlin Murphy of Boston, Mass. (left) and Alana Wolloch from Westchester. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Peconic River Preserves Jam. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Peconic River Preserves Jam. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Sue Hearn (left) and Robin Helner of SUHRU Wines. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Sue Hearn (left) and Robin Helner of SUHRU Wines. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Emma Larsonof Washington, D.C. and Bennett Levine of Boston, Mass. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Emma Larsonof Washington, D.C. and Bennett Levine of Boston, Mass. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
(Credit: Krysten Massa)
(Credit: Krysten Massa)
Laurie Milford of Wading River enjoys a sample of Subtle Tea. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Laurie Milford of Wading River enjoys a sample of Subtle Tea. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
(Left to right) Anthony Recek of Ronkonkoma, and Angela Olivieri, Alyson Parr and Tony Parr of West Babylon. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
(Left to right) Anthony Recek of Ronkonkoma, and Angela Olivieri, Alyson Parr and Tony Parr of West Babylon. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Hampton Chocolate Factory gave free samples of different flavored truffles, including raspberry and toffee flavored. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Hampton Chocolate Factory gave free samples of different flavored truffles, including raspberry and toffee flavored. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
End of the Line desserts. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
End of the Line desserts. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Nina Dobris (left) of Queens and friend Susan Sugarman of Brooklyn taste wine poured by Rosemarie Pogoloff of Martha Clara Vineyards. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Nina Dobris (left) of Queens and friend Susan Sugarman of Brooklyn taste wine poured by Rosemarie Pogoloff of Martha Clara Vineyards. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Yankee Folly Cider. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Yankee Folly Cider. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Chris Johnson from Cloud No. 9 Estate pouring wine for Gloria Patane from Manhattan. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
Chris Johnson from Cloud No. 9 Estate pouring wine for Gloria Patane from Manhattan. (Credit: Krysten Massa)
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