Fall Wine Season Alert: Tours & Parties Ahead

With Labor Day here and gone, it's time to be thinking about the upcoming wine season this fall. Summer is a time for outdoor parties, white wines, BBQs, and delicious snacks. But with fall getting closer, wineries are gearing up to harvest their grapes for the fall wine tours, and you should start thinking about planning as well.

To enjoy great wine doesn't mean a vacation to international wineries in France and Italy. Napa Valley, California is one of the most noted wine regions in the United States - but there are many more wine producing regions in the country worth visiting. The Finger Lakes in upstate New York is another distinguished wine region. (And on and on....)

A great way to try new wines and decide what your preferred wine will be is to take wine tours and go to wine festivals. Here are a few tips.

• For any wine aficionado, a great vacation idea is to visit wineries instead of visiting resorts. For example, on Long Island in New York there are many wineries to visit near the coast. 
• A vacation idea would be to rent a Long Island property, tour a few wineries, and enjoy an upcoming festival like the Long Island Wine Country Annual Harvest Fest Celebration.
• When planning a wine tour, make sure there's a responsible driver for all those who are drinking. 
• A lot of folks trekking to wine country prefer to order a limo or bus service. 
• Do some research on what wineries are nearby and the most popular to visit. Plan to go wine tasting at 3 to 5 wineries for the day and that should suffice. 
• Wine touring doesn't have to be expensive; as a matter of fact, most wineries offer samples of 5 to 8 wines for $5 or less!

Hosting your own wine tasting party is a great way to try new wines from a region and to spend time with family and friends. Host a theme party by either choosing one type of wine served or by choosing different wines produced by the same winery. Depending on the wines chosen, certain types of cheese and chocolates can be paired for an even greater treat. 

Share any other great ways to enjoy the upcoming wine season with us!

Thanks to guest blogger Megan Gates, who is an active blogger and handles communications on behalf of Elliman.com. She provides written work to the blogosphere pertaining to New York City Real Estate, Long Island Rentals, and the latest in architecture, design, and fashion. Follow her on Twitter @ MEGatesDesign.

Sheffield Video Pick: Here's a great basic how-to video from The Cheese Impressario on pairing wine, cheese, and condiments for your next wine tasting party at home.

 

Comments

[Suchmaschinenoptimierung]

Thanks for sharing your tips, i think im going to try wine with a chocolate! We used to have few wine partys before, but we are lack of information on how to drink to feel the real source of wine, i guess it should take some time to get better at this.

[Alex Aramen]

What a great idea. I think we will try it and around 5 dollars to sample some wine sounds great.

[Rabatt]

Yes cool Information, i think a wine testing party is intresting :-) I will speak to my friends.

[Gutschein]

Your post is very great too reading and bring good information to me. Thanks for this - Keep up your great work.

[Rechnungsprogramm]

Can you tell me when the Long Island Wine Country Annual Harvest Fest Celebration beginns to start? Thanks for your Inforamtion - come back some to your blog.

[Day hat karaoke]

So charming indeed. I would definitely like to see more. Please keep us updated. Thanks so much!

[Bookmarking Demon]

I’ve seen progression in every post. Your newer posts are simply wonderful compared to your posts in the past. Keep up the good work!

[Solartechnik]

Thanks for the interesting information that you are really helpful, keep it up!

[Laminatt]

After that, I've really been looking in the (WWW), I will recommend this site in any case. Thanks for the good information!

[Violinen]

That's what I call a good article - keep it up!

[Cheap Sunglasses]

Actually I already read lot of post on this topics but i like your way of explanation and thinking
Photos are really good. I read your previous post both are perfect.

[Papildai]

Thanks for the article and video. I just wanna say that i prefer red wine and dried beef it is my favorite combination, recommend! :)

[Fran]

Please keep us updated. Thanks so much!

Wine with cheese, a perfect blend.

[text to speech]

Oh lord do I love wine and cheese. Making me seriously jealous now!

[Marc Azada]

Thanks for sharing tips about the wine season. I also love wine with cheese. It really taste magnificent. Good Job!

[Philadelphia real estate]

Thank you for sharing your post.. I love the fall season and also enjoy my wine. It's a perfect combination.

[Limo Hire Essex]

Great post. Nice pics and a wonderful video with informative content.

[Rob @ Fast Twitch Muscle Exercises]

Ah brilliant thanks for the video and the post. There is nothing like a nice Shiraz with a good strong matured firm cheese.

[Rob @ How to Fade Tattoos]

Fall is nice for wine drinking. i enjoy Robert Mondavi wines from California

[Limo Hire Essex]

It is really a great idea to hire a limo car for a wedding party or an special event.

[Bookmarking Demon]

This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

[SpyBubble]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.. they are really interesting.. I would like to read more from you.

[trade rush]

Thanks for the share, you may be interested in my trade rush review.

[Ninjago fire temple]

Thanks for this post. Great one

[cowsky]

Nice. That would be great to spend timewith family. I love reading your blog.

weddingreceptionplaylist.com/