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Seasons

Articles and guides filed under Seasons.

• Long Island Wine Harvest Season Guide: Best Time to Visit + Events — Discover everything you need to know about the Long Island wine harvest season, from the best months to visit to the essential festivals and winery experiences.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in December — December on the East End is sparkling-wine season and library-bottle season. Greenport carries the North Fork holiday energy; Sag Harbor carries the Hamptons. Plan around both.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in November — November is the year's hidden gift. The harvest is in, the rooms are quiet, and the holiday-release weekend before Thanksgiving is the single best buying weekend of the year.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in October — October is the most-photographed month on the East End — and the hardest to plan well. Book early, taste midweek if you can, and let the wineries with covered patios save you on the inevitable rainy Saturday.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in September — September is the best month to taste on Long Island. Period. Harvest East End anchors the calendar, the crush pads are alive, and the weather is the year's most reliable.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in August — August is the East End at peak volume. Book everything. Drive early. And use the Sound-side wineries (Kontokosta, Sparkling Pointe) for sunsets — they're the secret weapon.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in July — July is when the East End is at its loudest and most fun — which means planning matters more than any other month. Book midweek, taste early, and use the Hamptons after dark.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in June — June is the East End's most-balanced month — warm enough for rosé on the lawn, quiet enough that you can still get a same-day reservation. Use it before July hits.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in May — May is when the season truly opens. Cab Franc Day on the 4th, rosé brunches all month, and a final shoulder window before the Hamptons crowd arrives in earnest.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in April — April is when the wine year actually starts. The rosés land, the lawns open, and every winery on the East End is suddenly worth a Saturday drive again.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in March — March is the hinge month. The vines are being pruned, the new rosés are about to drop, and the season's first warm Saturday brings everyone back out. Get ahead of it.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in February — February is the year's most underrated tasting month — short, cold, and almost entirely yours. The bottles you taste this month are the ones the staff actually wants to talk about.
• What's Happening on the Long Island Wine Trail in January — January on the East End is a winemaker's month. The crowds are gone, the tasting rooms are quiet, and the people pouring are often the people who made the wine. Here's what's actually worth driving out for.