The Northforker Wine & Food Classic is the perfect way to toast to the summer of 2026. (Photo credit: Barbara Lassen)

Labor Day Weekend is here, friends — and there’s no better way to kick off the finale to the Summer of 2026 than with the Northforker Wine & Food Classic, our annual party-down-in-the-vines summertime bash! And don’t worry — the forecast for the evening is sunshine all around.

On Thursday, Sept. 3, head to beautiful Borghese Vineyard (17150 Middle Road, Cutchogue) for the 5th annual Northforker Wine & Food Classic, our signature event that celebrates all that makes summer on the North Fork the best place to be, featuring bites and sips from local restaurants, breweries, vineyards and spirits makers from the region and beyond on what promises to be a spectacular, sunny night among the vines.

Dance the night away to the sounds of In the Groove, check out some beautiful featured boats, cars and other fun fanciful activations from our fantastic partners and sponsors and sip and nibbles on your fill of all the deliciousness North Fork has to offer from spots like:

  • Art of Eating 
  • Balo’s Foods
  • Borghese Vineyards
  • DJ Chef
  • Ficarra Ristorante
  • Goomba Johnny’s Pizzeria
  • Grace & Grit
  • Land and Sea Smokehouse
  • Oysterponds Shellfish Co.
  • R.AIRE
  • Seaside Grill
  • The Catered Fork
  • The Pike
  • The Village Cheese Shop
  • Uncle Giuseppe’s
  • Kidd Squid Brewing Co. 
  • Po’Boy Brewery
  • Take Two Brewery
  • Twin Fork Beer Co.
  • Übergeek Brewing
  • Borghese Vineyard & Winery
  • Chronicle Wines 
  • Harbes Vineyard
  • Jamesport Vineyards
  • JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
  • Mattebella Vineyards
  • La Plage
  • Little Fish
  • The Treatery

“This is a great North Fork tradition,” says Times Review Media publisher Andrew Olsen. “We are so excited to celebrate the best the North Fork and East End have to offer among the vines at Borghese Vineyards. It’s such a great way to cap off a terrific summer. I look forward to this every year.”

Get your tickets here for this year’s event, which is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. General admission for 7 p.m. is $145; VIP early entry at 6 p.m. is $195; 21 and older only (sorry, kids!). Click here to purchase tickets now.

Come toast to summer 2026 with us!