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2012 PREMIUM VIP TOUR SCHEDULE
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Long Island Wine Country.COM’s "Public" tours are the most cost efficient way for experiencing our award-winning, all-inclusive, highly educational, VIP tours of Long Island’s world-class wine region. All VIP tours include round trip luxury motor coach transportation, expert tour host, private tasting's, behind–the-scenes visits at 3 premium level wine estates. A delicious vineyard lunch or gourmet restaurant lunch (seasonal) is included. We allow our attendees time at each winery tasting room to make purchases of wine or gift items.

When in season, Long Island Wine Country VIP Tours are conducted on a monthly basis with a maximum capacity of 56 guests.  Seats are available on first come, first serve basis!

ALL-INCLUSIVE "PUBLIC" TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:

  • Roundtrip transportation in a luxury motor coach with expert tour guide

  • VIP tours and wine tasting at three prestigious winery estates

  • Complimentary snacks and water served onboard the motor coach

  • Exclusive Wine Country International® Wine 101- a virtual crash course on the basics of wine

  • Area history and points of interest covered by expert tour guide

  • Wine cellar tour with winemaking overview

  • Rare & exclusive barrel tasting with award winning winemaker

  • Walking Vineyard Tour & viticultural discussion

  • Delicious vineyard lunch or gourmet restaurant lunch (seasonal)

  • Bon Voyage! Artisan Cheese Course served at the last winery prior to departure

  • Special-purchasing opportunities available at winery gift shops

  • Complimentary Issues of Wine Country International Magazine

  • Our tours are all-inclusive. All wine tasting fees are included!

All of tours include a delicious lunch, water & a cheese tasting prior to departure. A multi-course lunch at highly acclaimed restaurants (Nov to May). Our summer & autumn tours including Harvest Fest event include a catered vineyard lunch. Special Diets, Vegetarian or more info call 866 946-3268.

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Flexible Gift Certificate
Good for *any 2012 VIP Tour Below

$159.00 per person

Quantity

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Deluxe Flexible Gift Certificate with
Meritage-style wine blending included!
Good for *any 2012 VIP Tour Below

$209.00 per person

Quantity

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*$50 surcharge for Lobster Bake Dinner Tour on 8/14/2012

New! 2012 VIP Tour Dates

     
We are pleased to announce the following 2012 public tours.
February 11, 2012 (Sat) "Wine Lovers" Tour #LIWC211 Celebration: Valentines Day Weekend "Wine Lovers"   $159
February 11, 2012 (Sat) "Wine Lovers" Tour #LIWC211 Celebration: Valentines Day Weekend Includes wine blending "Wine Lovers"   $209
April 14, 2012 (Sat) "Spring Wines" Tour #LIWC414 "Spring Wines"   $159
April 14, 2012 (Sat) "Spring Wines" Tour #LIWC414 with Bordeaux Challenge with Chocolate "Spring Wines"   $215
May 12, 2012 (Sat) "Merlot in May" Tour #LIWC512 Celebration: Mothers Day or any other reason to enjoy! "Merlot in May"   $159

May 12, 2012 (Sat) "Merlot in May" Tour #LIWC512
Celebration: Mothers Day or any other reason to enjoy! Includes wine blending

"Merlot in May"   $209
June 16, 2012 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Tour #LIWC616 "Adventure in the Vines"   $149
June 16, 2012 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Tour #LIWC616 Includes wine blending "Adventure in the Vines"   $199
July 21, 2012 (Sat) "Summer Vines" Tour #LIWC721
Celebration: Summer & Bastille Day

"Summer Vines"   $149
July 21, 2012 (Sat) "Summer Vines" Tour #LIWC721
Celebration: Summer & Bastille Day Includes wine blending
"Summer Vines"   $199
August 19, 2012 (Sun) "Summer Never Ends" Tour #LIWC819 Celebration: Our big end of the summer tour with delicious Lobster Bake! "Summer Never Ends"   $199
August 19, 2012 (Sun) "Summer Never Ends" Tour #LIWC819
Celebration: Our big end of the summer tour with delicious Lobster Bake! Includes wine blending
"Summer Never Ends"   $249
September 29, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Vines" Tour #LIWC929
Celebration: Pre Harvest Autumn Vines
"Autumn Vines"   $149
September 29, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Vines" Tour #LIWC929
Celebration: Pre Harvest Autumn Vines Includes wine blending
"Autumn Vines"   $199

October 20, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Savory " Tour #LIWC1020 Celebration: Autumn in the wine country

"Autumn Savory "   $149
October 20, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Savory " Tour #LIWC1020 Celebration: Autumn in the wine country Includes wine blending "Autumn Savory "   $199
Nov 10, 2012 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour" #LIWC1110
Celebration: Pre-Holiday’s
“Holiday D'Jour Tour"   $159
Nov 10, 2012 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour" #LIWC1110
Celebration: Pre-Holiday’s Includes wine blending
“Holiday D'Jour Tour"   $209
December 8, 2012 (Sat) “December Cheer Tour" #LIWC1208  Celebration: Last public tour of the year!
“December Cheer Tour"   $159
December 8, 2012 (Sat) “December Cheer Tour" #LIWC1208  Celebration: Last public tour of the year! “December Cheer Tour"   $209
imageRESERVE YOUR TOUR TICKETS:

You can make your tour ticket reservations or purchase gift certificates below: Flexible Tour Date Gift Certificates

Want to give someone a gift certificate for a Long Island Wine Country.com tour, but you are not sure of which date to choose? Don't worry! We now offer flexible date gift certificates, that are good for use on the following tours:
Gift Certificates can be imprinted with the recipients name and delivered to the purchaser or the recipient. For special requests or questions please call 866 Wine Country (866 946-3268).

Order Online
Long Island Wine Country Flexible Tour Gift Certificate $149.00 per person

Quantity
Select pick up location Tour dates subject to availability. Recipients are encouraged to make their reservations early.


LongIslandWineCountry.COM Exclusive!

Wine Blending Course- (select tours only) $50 surcharge. We will work with an award winning winemaker to learn about the art of Meritage-style wine blending. All participants get to create one bottle of custom blended Wine (value $60-75). We will provide a custom wine label for you to sign before it is placed on your bottle.

Note: Bordeaux blended wines are made with two or more of the traditional Bordeaux grape varieties. The main Bordeaux red grapes are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec, Merlot and Petite Verdot. In the United States, such blends are referred to as MERITAGE wines, providing they meet certain requirements.

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Flexible Date- Gift Certificates

Good for 12 months,to be used on any available public tour!

Looking for a unique gift?
Why not treat your special friends or loved ones to a Long Island Wine Country.com tour? As Long Island's premier wine tour specialists, our tours have received rave reviews from Time Out New York, The imageDaily News, Newsday and New York Magazine. We are thankful that Joan Hamburg and Arthur Schwartz of WOR 710 Radio have considered our tours as an exceptional value for their radio listeners.All of our packages are all-inclusive, including all tasting fees, lunch and roundtrip transportation from convenient locations in New York City, Nassau & Western Suffolk Counties.

You can select a specific event on this website and complete the online ordering process with your credit card. Please indicate (in the comments box) that "this is a gift for". We will send a certificate to you for presentation to the recipient.

If you are not sure as to what date will be convenient, we also offer gift certificates that may be used by the recipient on any of our public tours, reservations are required.

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We do the driving. You can sit back & relax while enjoying the view. Round trip transportation (included) in a luxury motor coach. (on-board restroom, panoramic windows & video monitors) with pick-ups in Manhattan, Nassau County & Western Suffolk County. (See schedule below)

Dress code: Casual / jeans

Departure Locations:

Long Island Wine Country.com's public tours depart from Manhattan, Nassau County and Western Suffolk. For detailed departure locations click here.

Pick-up Locations & Schedule:

Ticket holders should arrive at the departure locations 15 minutes early. We
CAN NOT delay departures for late arrivals.

NEW YORK CITY:

 

8:30am SOHO
(Returns 6:30pm)
Soho Grand Hotel, 310 West Broadway New York, NY 10013


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8:45am MID TOWN-GRAND CENTRAL STATION (Returns 6:15pm)
Pershing Square Restaurant, 90 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017 (Directly across the street from The NY Grand Hyatt under the bridge).


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QUEENS:

 

9:00am (New location!) Fresh Meadows Queens (Returns 5:50pm)
Pick up in front of the AMC Loews Movie Theatre at 190-02 Horrace Harding, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365


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NASSAU COUNTY:

 

9:45am HICKSVILLE-NASSAU COUNTY
(Returns 5:30pm)
(Broadway RTE 106 & 107) LIE EXIT 41 SO.
(Behind TD Bank- Across The street from Ikea)


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SUFFOLK COUNTY:  
10:00am COMMACK-WESTERN SUFFOLK (Returns 5:10pm)
“Park & Ride” lot at Commack Rd & LI EXPRESSWAY SOUTH SERVICE RD.
Take LIE to Exit 52 Commack Rd Exit. If traveling east, you will see lot on right. If traveling west, after you exit onto the service road, take a left at Commack RD (under expressway. The lot is at the corner of Commack Rd & the South LI Expressway service road. Do not confuse with the “Park-n-ride” at Wicks Rd)

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10:20 AM Farmingville/Holtsville-Mid Suffolk (Returns 4:50pm)
LIE Exit 63 So Ocean Ave Crowne Plaza Hotel (So LI Expressway Service Rd). (Park in the lot and wait for the bus in the front lobby)

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Flexible Tour Date Gift Certificates

Want to give someone a gift certificate for a Long Island Wine Country.com tour, but you are not sure of which date to choose? Don't worry! We now offer flexible date gift certificates, that are good for use on the following tours:

Gift Certificates can be imprinted with the recipients name and delivered to the purchaser or the recipient. For special requests or questions please call 866 Wine Country (866 946-3268).

Tour dates subject to availability. Recipients are encouraged to make their reservations early.

Order Online

New! 2012 VIP Tour Dates

Long Island Wine Country Flexible Tour Gift Certificate
$159.00 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location



We are pleased to announce the following 2012 public tours.

February 11, 2012 (Sat) "Wine Lovers" Tour #LIWC211
Celebration: Valentines Day Weekend
Details: Champagne and Chocolate toast, Three North Fork wineries, gourmet
restaurant lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$159 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$209 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



April 14, 2012 (Sat) "Spring Wines" Tour #LIWC414
Celebration: First appearance of the grape buds in vineyard
Details: Two Hamptons wineries and one North Fork winery, gourmet restaurant
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$159 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$209 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



May 12, 2012 (Sat) "Merlot in May" Tour #LIWC512
Celebration: Mothers Day or any other reason to enjoy!
Details: Three wineries (North Fork), Gourmet restaurant lunch
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$159 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$209 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location


June 16, 2012 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Tour #LIWC616
Celebration: Father's Day weekend or any other reason to enjoy
Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious boxed vineyard lunch, artisnal
cheese tasting prior to departure.

$149 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$199 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



July 21, 2012 (Sat) "Summer Vines" Tour #LIWC721
Celebration: Summer & Bastille Day
Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious boxed vineyard lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$149 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$199 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



August 19, 2012 (Sun) "Summer Never Ends" Tour #LIWC819
Celebration: Our big end of the summer tour with delicious Lobster Bake!
Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious Lobster Bake vineyard lunch with all the trimmings and wines by the glass, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$199 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$249 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



September 29, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Vines" Tour #LIWC929
Celebration: Pre Harvest Autumn Vines
Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious vineyard
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$149 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$199 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



October 20, 2012 (Sat) "Autumn Savory " Tour #LIWC1020
Celebration: Autumn in the wine country
Details: Three North Fork wineries, delicious boxed vineyard lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$149 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$199 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



Nov 10, 2012 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour #LIWC1110
Celebration: Pre-Holiday’s
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet restaurant
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.

$159 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$209 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



December 8, 2012 (Sat) “December Cheer Tour #LIWC1208  
Celebration: Last public tour of the year!
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet restaurant
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure. Bonus “Blind Wine Tasting”

$159 per person

Quantity

Select pick up location


$209 with custom wine blending

Quantity

Select pick up location



 

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Telephone Orders:
CALL TOLL FREE (866) 946-3268

Note: Tour dates subject to change without written notice!
Only confirmed reservations will be notified of changes. New tour dates are
added subject to demand. All updates and additions are found on our website:
www.LongIslandWineCountry.COM

Gift Certificates:

We are pleased to offer several Gift Certificate options. Gift Certificates are custom imprinted with the recipient(s) name and may shipped directly to the purchaser or recipient. For online orders please indicate the recipient(s) names in the comment box at check out. For example, “Gift for Mary Jane & William Smith” love Bob & Megan.

Flexible Gift Certificates:
These are our most popular type. They can be used(subject to availability) on any public tour within one year of issuance. Recipient must call or email us with their gift certificate number and desired tour date. Cost: $149 per person

Date Specific Gift Certificates:
You may also reserve a specific tour gift certificate. Gift certificates for a specific tour date are priced accordingly. Our VIP Public Tours with three wineries, restaurant lunch and transportation cost $149 per person. Our Harvest Fest gift Certificates are priced at $139 with transportation or $129 for drive-ups.

2012 Tour Policies:
Our Reliability Guarantee. We always show-up as scheduled, transport you safely!

How to Confirm Your Reservation:

1) All orders are confirmed via email. The email is your “ticket”

2) If you must reconfirm, please email info@longislandwinecountry.com If you must confirm, please confirm only once…at least 7 days in advance!

3) Please do not call the day before your tour! We will be difficult to reach because we are in wine country with limited cell phone coverage. You may not receive a return call.

4) Possibility of Snowfall: The New York area media and grocery chains like to make consumers fear being snowbound at the slightest sign of a snowflake. We do not cancel our tours because of possible snowfall (less than 6 inches). 98% of the activities are indoors. Plus wine will keep you warm!

5) Cancellations & Postponements: Tickets are non-refundable. All tours are rain or shine.If you wish to change your date or reschedule, you must provide 14-day notice. If less than 14 days, you may re-schedule by paying a $35 per person rebooking fee.

Answers to common questions:
1) How do I order a gift certificate online for delivery directly to the recipient? A)
Insert recipients name, address, phone into the deliver to section of the order page. Also include recipient info in comment box so we can imprint as you wish.
Note: if your order does not include info in the deliver to section, we will
ship the gift certificate directly to the purchaser address.

2) I am ordering the gift certificate as a holiday gift. How long will it take to get to the recipient? A) We ship all gift certificates within 24 hours.
All orders received by 3 pm EST are shipped the same day, All orders
are sent via US Priority Mail and take 2-3 days. Our Christmas 2011 cutoff
date for orders to be received by 12/24 is Friday 12/21. We also offer
overnight delivery via Fed-Ex. The added shipping cost is $20 and we must
deliver to a street address (not PO Box).

3) I am giving a flexible gift certificate to my Brother and his Wife. The cost is $149 ea/ $298.00. What happens if they choose to attend a lower priced Harvest Fest event? A) We will provide them with a complimentary bottle of wine (one bottle per person).

4) We have an expired gift certificate. Can we still use it? A) Yes, by paying any difference in cost from when it was purchased and when the new tour is ordered. For example, our 2007 gift certificates cost $124. We have enhanced the 2012 tours with a gourmet restaurant lunch. The cost difference is $25 per person.

For additional Information contact:
Wine Country Network Inc.
Tel. (866) 946-3268

E-mail: info@longislandwinecountry.com

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