Vines and Branches‘ olive oils and vinaigrettes, as well as their desk pedaling and all-natural candies were recently featured on The Today Show in a “What’s Hot in Health,” special.
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An article by Melissa Brody for Brooklyn Locavore, “What I drank in Long Island,” made stops at Lenz Winery, One Woman Winery, The Winemaker Studio, Shinn Estate Vineyards and McCall Wines. We’ll forgive their headline writer for saying “in” Long Island rather than “on” Long Island, but opinions do vary on the usage.
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Roanoake Vineyards earned raved reviews in The New York Times article “Boutique Winery Rises to Top Tier” by Howard G. Goldberg, in which he wrote that Roanoke “has ascended to the top tier of Long Island estates. Its wines are consistently outstanding.”
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Lieb Cellars, Shinn Estate Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Bedell Cellars, Peconic Bay Winery, Empire State Cellars and Martha Clara Vineyards received recognition in another New York Times article by Howard G. Goldberg, “Two Challengers to Chardonnay,” which discussed pinot blancs and viogniers of the East End.
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Remember you can always get all the news you need about the North Fork and Shelter Island from The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review and Shelter Island Reporter.
