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Enjoying the Tone Kats Saturday at Bedell Cellars. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Hundreds of people descended on the East End this weekend as Long Island Winterfest kicked off its first weekend of live music and more.

The tasting rooms were packed with people from western Long Island and beyond looking for a little fun on a cold winter weekend.

“We didn’t even know it was Winterfest, but this place is gorgeous,” Marisa Policastro of West Babylon said while wine tasting at Raphael Winery in Peconic on Saturday. “And these are some of the best reds on the Island.”

Here are few snaps of people enjoying wine and music at Raphael and Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue.

Be sure to follow northforker for more coverage including Winterfest schedules and photos.

Gil Parris (left) performs at Raphael on Saturday. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Gil Parris (left) performs at Raphael on Saturday. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
(Credit: Vera Chinese)
Dene Fisher of South Africa and Carolyn McNamara of New Suffolk. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Gil Parris performs at Raphael on Saturday. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Gil Parris performs at Raphael on Saturday. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
(Credit: Vera Chinese)
Paul Cercone and Nicole Monteleone of Oakland Gardens and Alisa Cercone and Marc Cercone of Williston Park. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
(Credit: Vera Chinese)
Ken and Erin Craft of East Northport. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
(Credit: Vera Chinese)
Marisa Policastro and Paul Relyea of West Babylon and Edward Ermanovics of Lindenhurst. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
A packed tasting room at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue Saturday. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
A packed tasting room at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue Saturday. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
A couple at Bedell Cellars Saturday. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
A couple enjoys a tasting at Bedell Cellars Saturday. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Selfies at Bedell. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Selfies at Bedell. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
The Tone Kats at Bedell Cellars (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Joe Pierro, Kathryn Zukowski, and Tony Nish of the Tone Kats. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
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