MHI Calendar 2009 Q4

CASTELLO DI BORGHESE VINEYARDS Route 48 (Sound Ave) and Alvah’s Lane, Cutchogue 734-5111 CHANNING DAUGHTER WINERY 1927 Scuttlehole Road Bridgehampton, NY 537-7224 DUCK WALK VINEYARDS 231 Montauk Highway, Water Mill 726-7555 & Duck Walk North Town of Southold - 1.2 miles east of Pindar 765-3500 Thurs 12/3 Duck Walk Wine Dinner at The Red Rooster Bistro 7:00 pm $49.95/person Join Winemaker Les Howard for a Food and Wine pairing dinner. Appetizers: Mussels in white wine with shallots and herbs. -Duck Walk Pinot Grigio. Salad: Mixed organic greens, goat cheese, pine, nuts, raspberry vinaigrette. -Duck Walk Pinot Meunier. Entrée: Medallion of beef, porcini mushrooms with red wine sauce Or Braised chicken thigh. -Pindar Pythagoras. Dessert: French chocolate torte. -Pindar Cabernet Port. Coffee, Tea. The Red Rooster Bistro is located at 4805 Depot Lane, Cutchogue, NY. Phone: 631-734-8267.

JAMESPORT VINEYARDS Main Road, Rte. 25 Jamesport 722-5256 THE LENZ WINERY Rte 25 Main Road Peconic 800-974-9899 LIEB CELLARS 35 Cox Neck Road Mattituck 298-1942 LONG ISLAND MEADERY 1347 Lincoln Avenue Suite 11 Holbrook NY 11741 285-7469 Have you ever heard of mead? Have you ever tried mead? Maybe you tried mead while visiting Europe or at a medieval festival? Have you been told that mead was like beer, a beer with honey or even a wine with honey? Mead has some similarities to these beverages, but it is so much more it deserves its own category. Mead is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of honey as its primary sugar source and is often referred to as honey wine. Being made from honey, one would naturally expect it to be very sweet and although it usually is, it can actually range from dry to very sweet. Mead is usually still, though it can be made sparkling and can range from a mild low alcoholic content up to very high. Mead is arguably the oldest alcoholic beverage on the planet with some evidence dating it back approximately 10,000 years. Due to many different cultural and financial reasons, mead has fallen out of favor over the many years and now we call it the 'oldest alcoholic beverage no one has ever heard of.' A far cry from its hey day when it was referred to as the 'Nectar of the Gods.'

Mead can be produced in many variations including a plain honey wine (traditional - honey only), flavored with fruit (melomel), spices (metheglin), vegetables, or any combination of ingredients limited only by the imagination of the wine maker and the resources he has at hand.

Mon - Thurs by Appointment Only, Fri 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Sat 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Sun 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm MACARI VINEYARDS 150 Bergen Ave Mattituck 298-0100 MARTHA CLARA VINEYARDS 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 631.298.0075 Fri 12/4 Long Island Comedy Festival 8:30 pm $20 The Long Island Comedy Festival returns to Martha Clara Vineyards for a special pre-holiday comedy showcase featuring some of the top comedians from Long Island, NYC and beyond. Don't miss this hilarious night of laughter and fun!

THE OLD FIELD VINEYARDS 59600 Main Road, Southold 765-0004 PALMER VINEYARDS 5120 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 722-WINE (5362) PAUMANOK VINEYARDS 1074 Main Road (Route 25) Aquebogue 722-8800 PINDAR 37645 Main Road, Peconic 734-6200 THE TASTING ROOM 2885 Peconic Lane, Peconic 765-6404 VINEVIEW 3985 Sound Avenue, Mattituck 646-279-8494