Wine from boutique producers, haute cuisine, luxury travel anf Holistic Spas. Travel to Europe, South Americas and Northern California. "Live DVD's & concerts performed by classic rock bands. Guitars, including Strats, Les Pauls and my new double neck Ovation Acoustic/Electric Guitar.
Music
Rock and Roll, Blues as well as Baroque and Jazz. My recent favorites are "The Merc's, "Snow Patrol" and "The Rend".
Movies
Sideways, Mondovino, The Godfather.
Recently went to the big screen to see "The Departed" by Scorcesse. It was awesome.
Television
Law and Order, Top Chef, Evenings with Daniel, Food Network "Iron Chef", Food Network"Dinner Impossible" "Chef Jeff" and Food Network!
The Sopranos....please come back soon. Tell me it was just a dream.
Books
The House of Mondavi, Braise by Daniel Boulud, Bouchon by Thomas Keller, The Sonoma Diet & The Sonoma Cookbook! All Nelson Demille novels. All John Grishom novels.
Heroes
Mom, Dad, All brave winery winemakers and proprietors. Julia Child & Emeril Lagasse.
Photographers Ansel Adams, Joseph Szabo and Peter B Kaplan.
Classic Rock legends, Jimi Page & Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top and The Who.
About me: Boy time goes by when you are having fun! Long Island Wine Country.com was launched in September 1999. Our ten-year ride has been extremely exciting, delicious, rewarding and bittersweet.
We have watched first hand an amazing metamorphosis happen on the eastern end of Long Island. We tasted the newest "big reds" and Chardonnay alternatives. We watched LI wine pioneers sell their established vineyards and wineries for millions. We watched new wineries created on paper and built from the ground up. We attended two consecutive (2000 & 2001) "Windows on Long Island Wine" events at the sorely missed "Windows on the World Restaurant" atop the World Trade Center.
Long Island Wine Country is a unique geographical area. With a micro-climate that is similar to Bordeaux, this region has the potential for making sensational wines. Not all wines are created equal, and Long Island vintners must sometimes be reminded that wine lovers have a choice. Sky-high wine prices do not translate into repeat customers.
During these past ten years we have been elated to receive thousands of intriguing emails from our readers. Many seek ways to increase their enjoyment of Long Island wine while others ask for advice on travel itineraries for tasting and touring wineries, or for finding a memorable dining destination. Our concept is simple. We aim to provide our readers with "an attitude free passport to great wine and delicious food!"
Long Island Wine Country.com Editor's offer “public” and custom group VIP tours of Long Island's world-class wine region. We provide full day and overnight excursions from New York City, Connecticut and Long Island. All VIP tours include your personal tour guide/area expert, reserve wine tastings a complimentary winery lunch and education...without the hassle of driving! Visit our events section for our 2009 public tour schedule.
2009 PUBLIC VIP TOUR SCHEDULE:
We are pleased to announce our current 2009 schedule. Additional public dates may be announced. All tours are all-inclusive, with round trip transportation, premium wine tasting and with our exclusive education program.
For 2009, we have significantly upgraded our tour lunch program during fall and spring to include a multi-course lunch at Claudio's Restaurant on beautiful Greenport Harbor.
Our summer tours and Harvest Fest events include
a catered winery lunch.
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2009 VIP TOUR SCHEDULE:
June 20, 2009 (Sat) "Adventure in the Vines" Father's Day All-inclusive Package Price: $124 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $164
July 11,2009- (Sat) "Summer Vines" VIP Tour
All-inclusive Package Price: $124 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $164
August 15, 2009- (Sat) "Summer Never Ends" VIP Tour
All-inclusive Package Price: $124 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $164
September 27, 2009 (Sun) "Harvest Fest"
w/luxury transport
All-inclusive Package Price: $129 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $169
September 27, 2009 (Sun) "Harvest Fest
You drive to winery!
All-inclusive Package Price: $114 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $154
Nov 14, 2009 (Sat) “Holiday D'Jour VIP Tour (Pre-Holiday’s)All-inclusive Package Price: $149 Same package with meritage style wine blending class: $169
Visit our Secure Order Page:
http://www.longislandwinecountry.com/havbustickets.html
Or call 866 946-3268
Make your reservations soon as tours are limited to just 54 wine lovers. Harvest Fest has a 200 person limit.
Personalized Gift Certificates Available!
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 summer tour gift Certificates are priced at $124.
Corporate and Group VIP tours & events are our specialty. We are proud of our distinguished list of Fortune 100 clients, many of which include us in their annual plans. Information about our VIP Corporate Tours and Events can be found on this website.
We are deeply appreciative of the support that we have received from the Long Island Wine Industry and Restaurateurs. And most importantly, we thank every one who clicks on this site! Please be sure to join our free newsletter list so that we can keep you informed about upcoming wine country events and wine releases.
Long Island Wine Country. COM is affiliated with Wine Country Network, Inc, the publishers of Wine Country International magazine. Additional information and subscriptions may be ordered online at www.winecountrynetwork.com:CLICKHERE
Check out and order tix for our 2009 public tour dates at this web page:CLICKHERE
Once again, it was absolutely our pleasure to play the HARVEST FEST. We would like to thank Christopher and Darcy from LIWC for having us. Thanks to Juan, the Grand Poobah of Laurel Lake Vineyards, and thanks again to Christopher Winks Davies for his command performance on guitar when he played with THE MERCS on LaGrange. All the best, RM THE MERCS
It is again, our pleasure to to roll out to the North Fork of Long Island and bring our show to THE HARVEST FEST on OCTOBER 5TH. Prepare to raise your wine glass, sing along, and shake your money maker. THE MERCS are back.
Please visit us at WWW. CORKTRADERS. COM, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you're the first to know when the site goes live. We look forward to your first wine swap!
Hey WINE COUNTRY, Just a heads up to let you know that I will be playing a show at the HIGHLINE BALLROOM ON FRIDAY JULY 11TH @ 9PM. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! ;)
