A Long Island Travel Guide: Five More Wineries Worth Visiting in Long Island, New York

Whether you are visiting Long Island or are a resident looking for something to do, visiting the wineries "out East" are a lot of fun and a great way to spend the day. Located in Eastern Long island, wineries draw tourists of all kinds with their fun events and free or inexpensive wine tastings. There are 34 different wineries on Long Island, most of which welcome visitors. Here are five such wineries, which invite you to spend a few hours or the entire day with them.

Bedell Cellars - Cutchogue, NY
While Bedell Cellars is relatively young, with founding winemaker Kip Bedell making his first batch of wine in 1985 and the new Bedell Winery completing renovation in 2005, the land and buildings of Bedell date back to the 1700s. The owner of Bedell is actually New Line Cinema Co-CEO Michael Lynne, who brought a few winemakers in from the Napa Valley to raise the bar of winemaking on Long Island. The tasting house is in the original 1919 barn with a pavilion out back overlooking the hundreds of acres of vineyards and farmland. Visitors feel as though they just stepped onto a movie set, with the breathtaking views of the North Fork. Step out of the business of New York and into Old World Europe just by visiting Wölffer Estate in the Hamptons. This cozy winery sits atop 55 acres of breathtaking land and releases just 13,500 cases of world-class wine per year. While there is a fee for wine tasting, it is well-worth it. Every Thursday night, guests can delight in live music and complementary cheeses in the evening. Group tours are available by appointment by calling the winery in advance. If you are going by yourself or just with a couple of other people, you can arrange a tour of the winery on the spot.

Wölffer Estate - Sagaponack, NY