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PUBLIC
TOURS
Long Island Wine Country. COM has specialized in producing
corporate tours and wine events on Long Island since 1999.
We have created delicious events for corporate 500 companies,
celebrities as well as professional associations. We are affiliated
with Wine Country International magazine, your attitude-free,
passport to great wine and delicious food!
Long
Island Wine Country. COM offers 9 "public" tours
every year. Our season kicks off in February with our Valentine's
day weekend and ends mid-November. "Public" tours
are the most cost efficient way for experiencing our all-inclusive,
highly educational day in Long Island Wine Country. Tours
include RT transportation, Expert Tour Guide, Tasting &
Tours at 3 exquisite
wine estates, delicious winery lunch & special purchasing
opportunities. Itineraries focus on providing our guests with
a premium wine & food experience.
Small
groups, couples or singles may purchase from 1 to 55 seats.
Tickets are available on first come, first serve basis! |
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ALL-INCLUSIVE
"PUBLIC" TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
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Roundtrip transportation in a luxury motor coach with expert
tour guide
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VIP tours and wine tasting at three prestigious winery estates
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Complimentary snacks and water served onboard the motor
coach
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Exclusive Wine Country International® Wine 101- a virtual
crash course on
the basics of wine
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Area history and points of interest covered by expert tour
guide
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Wine cellar tour with winemaking overview
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Rare & exclusive barrel tasting with award winning winemaker
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Walking Vineyard Tour & viticultural discussion
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Gourmet winery lunch with a selection of three delicious
entrees. Includes
salad and bottled water
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Bon Voyage! Artisan Cheese Course served at the last winery
prior to departure
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Special-purchasing opportunities available at winery gift
shops
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Complimentary Issues of Wine Country International Magazine
- Our
tours are all-inclusive. All wine tasting fees are included!
| 2010
Public Tours Currently Available: |
Celebration
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PDF
Description |
Cost |
| August
14, 2010- (Sat) "Summer Never Ends" Tour |
Sold Out |
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$199 |
| August
14, 2010- (Sat) "Summer Never Ends" Tour Includes
wine blending |
Sold Out |
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$244 |
| September
11, 2010- (Sat) "Autumn Vines" Tour |
Autumm
Vine |
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$129 |
| September
11, 2010- (Sat) "Autumn Vines" Tour Includes
wine blending |
Autumm
Vine |
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$174 |
| September
26, 2010 (Sun) "Harvest Fest" with transportation
package |
Harvest
Fest |
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$139 |
| September
26, 2010 (Sun) "Harvest Fest"with transportation
package & Custom Wine Blending |
Harvest
Fest |
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$184 |
| September
26, 2010 (Sun) "Harvest Fest" you drive to winery |
Harvest
Fest |
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$130 |
| September
26, 2010 (Sun) "Harvest Fest" you drive to winery
& Custom Wine Blending |
Harvest
Fest |
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$170 |
| October
23, 2010 (Sat) "Autumn Savory" Tour |
Autumn
Savory |
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$129
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October
23, 2010 (Sat) "Autumn Savory" Tour
Includes wine blending |
Autumn
Savory |
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$174 |
| Nov
13, 2010 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour" |
Holiday
D'Jour Tour |
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$149 |
Nov
13, 2010 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour Tour"
Includes wine blending |
Holiday
D'Jour Tour |
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$194 |
| December
11, 2010 (Sat) “December Cheer" Tour |
December
Cheer |
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$149 |
| December
11, 2010 (Sat) “December Cheer" Tour Includes
wine blending |
December
Cheer |
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$194 |
NEW!
Private Tours for 10 Guests

RESERVE
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.
New!
Wine
Blending Course- (select tours only) $45
surcharge. We will work with an award-winning winemaker
to learn about the art of Wine blending. All participants
get to create one bottle of custom blended Wine (value $55-75).
We will provide a custom wine label & certificate of course
completion.
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.
More
Info
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 Daily
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.

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 (New location!) Soho Grand Hotel,
310 West Broadway New York, NY 10013
8:40
AM Grand Central Station on 42nd St at Pershing Square
Café
NASSAU
COUNTY:
9:40 AM Hicksville at Sears Parking Lot North
corner by Nevada Rd.
(Broadway RTE 106 & 107) LIE EXIT 41 SO.
SUFFOLK
COUNTY:
10:00AM COMMACK/DIX HILLS PARK & RIDE
LOT Commack Road at LIE South Service Road (EXIT 52 SOUTH)
10:20AM
FARMINGVILLE at Crowne Plaza Hotel LIE Exit 63 South-North
Ocean Ave
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
Tour dates subject to
availability. Recipients are encouraged to make their reservations
early.
2010
VIP PUBLIC TOURS
August 14, 2010 (Sat) "Summer Never
Ends" Tour #LIWC814
Celebration: Our big end of the summer with Lobster Bake Dinner!
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet vineyard
lunch, artisnal cheese & evening Lobster Bake Dinner with
wines by the glass!
$199
per person
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
LIMITED DRIVE UP SPOTS AVAILIABLE CALL 866-946-3268
September 11, 2010 (Sat) "Autumn
Vines" Tour #LIWC912
Celebration: Pre Harvest Autumn Vines
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet vineyard
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.
$129
per person
$174
with custom wine blending
SPECIAL 2010 HARVEST FESTIVAL EVENT!
September
26, 2010 (Sun) "Harvest Fest" #LIWC-926
Celebration: Harvest at single winery location
Details: Grape picking, multiple wine tastings, wine making
demonstration,
wine & food pairing class, winery lunch, live music, fun
activities.
$139 per person with transportation/$125 per person
drive to winery
Optional Meritage Wine Blend Your Own Bottle: $45 per person
$139
per person with transportation package
$184
with custom wine blending
$130
per person you drive to winery
$170
per person you drive to winery & Custom Wine Blending
October
23, 2010 (Sat) "Autumn Savory" Tour #LIWC1023
Celebration: Autumn in the wine country
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet vineyard
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.
$129
per person
$174 with custom wine blending
Nov 13, 2010 (Sat) “Holiday
D'Jour Tour #LIWC1113
Celebration: Pre-Holiday’s
Details: Three North Fork wineries, gourmet restaurant
lunch, artisnal cheese tasting prior to departure.
$149 per person
$194 with custom wine blending
December 11, 2010 (Sat) “December
Cheer Tour #LIWC1211
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”.
$149 per person
$194 with custom wine blending
 
Telephone
Orders:
CALL TOLL FREE (866) 946-3268
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 $129 with transportation
or $114 for drive-ups.
2008/2009
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
2007 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 2010 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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