MHI Calendar 2008

Sun 9/7 Barry Waller Sat 9/13 Bruce MacDonald Sun 9/14 Gary Hodges Sat 9/20 Inner Sleeve Sun 9/21 Bruce MacDonald Sat 9/27 Mike Munzer Sun 9/28 Inner Sleeve THE LENZ WINERY Rte 25 Main Road Peconic 800-974-9899 Sat 9/13 19th Annual Merlot World Classic 5:30 – 8:30 pm $50 Warm the beginning of autumn with an evening of big rich red wines and other seasonal delights. Taste a myriad of merlots from around the globe! It's Harvest season. Let the revelry begin! General Admission: $50 Lenz Level 1-3 Subscribers: $25 Call or email for tickets: 631.734.6010 or office@lenzwine.com LIEB CELLARS 35 Cox Neck Road Mattituck 298-1942 Sun 9/28 Harvest Party at the Vineyard 1:00 – 4:00 pm 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 298-0075 Sun - Fri: 11-5pm / Sat: 11-6pm Pack a Picnic & Spend the Day With Us - Martha Clara Vineyards offers A Heated Pavilion - Award-Winning Wines By The Glass Events All Year Long - Ample Seating - The Friendliest Staff on the North Fork Sat 9/13 & Sun 9/14 Oktoberfest 1:00 – 5:00 pm $15 at the door Enjoy authentic German food, music, dancers, beer and wine. Please RSVP by September 9th. Tickets $10.00 in advance, $15 at the door.

Children under 6 are free. Food & Drink Additional. Rain or Shine.

Thurs 9/18 – Sun 9/21 The Wally Byram Airstream Club's THE ART OF THE AIRSTREAM 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Come see New & Vintage Trailers in Our Sunflower Field!

Fri 9/19 – Sun 10/5 Current Exhibit: Onne van der Wal For the past 25 years, Onne has travelled between tropical destinations & icy reached of the globe in search of breathtaking photo opps. He mixes scenes from the nautical world with dramatic backdrops to create his inspiring images. Artists reception Sat 9/20 6:00 – 9:00 pm.

THE OLD FIELD VINEYARDS 59600 Main Road, Southold 765-0004 Walking Tours Saturdays @ 1:30 pm Price per person is $5.00 (includes wine tasting) Experience the history of this farm, unchanged for over 150 years, with owner, Chris Baiz. Stroll down the vineyard row to a view of the Old Park Hotel, see the ice house, the old dairy barn turned wine cellar, the old Tavern building, and appreciate the wonderful specimen