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The team at Taste of Purple recently hit the road and explored the wine region in the North and South Fork of Long Island. Along the way we had a lot of laughs, a lot of wine, and a little traffic! One of our absolute highlights was Wolffer Estate. This winery is nothing short of […]

The South Fork of Long Island is a well-kept secret in the wine world. Home to substantially fewer wineries than the North, it receives very little press or attention. So we at Taste of Purple were pleasantly surprised to find the South Fork contains several lovely wineries – one of which being Channing Daughters. An

Which ten countries produce the most wine in the world? It sounds easy enough, but after naming the top contenders (France, Italy, Spain, United States), it starts to get tricky. While France and Italy are constant contenders for the first-place crown, you may be surprised to find out who else is on the list. For

It might surprise you to learn there are actually several great wine destinations in America, aside from just the well-known Wine Country of Napa Valley. Below, our team of highly passionate wine experts from Taste of Purple will explore one of the lesser-known but still fantastic wine destinations you should consider visiting: Sonoma Valley. While

Napa Valley. A picturesque town of rolling vineyards and never ending sunsets. There’s a reason this slice of “Europe in America” gets over 3 million visitors a year. With more than four hundred wineries (comprising some eight hundred wine brands) as well as restaurants and shops, a visit to wine country can be a little

Sonoma Valley may have hundreds of wineries, but two stand out as being the oldest, not only in the area, but also in California. While Buena Vista Winery is the oldest commercial winery in the state, Gundlach Bundschu is the oldest family-owned winery. Let’s talk a little more about these two fabulous places and learn

The team at Taste of Purple are on a lifelong quest for the unique. The wine community is a constantly changing organism: always looking for new and innovative ways to enjoy their wine while holding on to the traditions that make the wine culture what it is. It can at times be difficult to strike

Few people know this, but one of the attractions of Long Island is its vast expanse of vineyards, which is known as Long Island Wine Country. The area boasts of dozens of vineyards that produce different varieties of wines. So it comes as no surprise that Long Island is repeatedly named as the premier destination

The team at Taste of Purple recently decided to go exploring the North Fork region of Long Island and were pleasantly surprised with what we found. Amidst sprawling farm land and roaming alpacas were some amazing wineries and even more amazing people. One such winery is Raphael. If you visit Long Island, one thing will

Recently the team at Taste of Purple traveled to Long Island to investigate the wines of this region. Sparkling Point is the final vineyard in our series. And what better way to end this adventure than an all sparkling vineyard run by two wacky attorneys who love Carnivale as much as they love depositions! Sparkling

Our team at Taste of Purple recently ventured out to Napa, CA in search of good wine and better company. Our journey proved to be not only a fun filled adventure with good friends but also an educational experience. Of the many (and trust us many is an understatement) wineries we visited, one of our

There’s nothing we love more at Taste of Purple than a day of “industry research.” This of course is just a fancy term for the days we all forget our responsibilities and go run away to taste wines. Recently, in one of our teams many (many) travels to Long Island wine country, we happened across

Experience the unconventional. That is the tag line you are greeted with when you enter the 11|11 website. It is also the feeling that hits you when you walk into their winery. The name itself means something that could not have happened by chance, and it’s no wonder considering this winery’s amazing story of beginnings.