Visit to Shinn Estate Vineyards on Long Island

"Strength" and "grace" are words on the Shinn Estate Vineyards ad in Edible East End and those same words can be used to describe Barbara Shinn. We visited Shinn Estate Vineyards on May 18th and Barbara spent an entire morning showing us around the vineyard, getting a closeup look at her wonderful organic compost pile, and tasting the wines, the rewards of the labor in the vineyard. One thing that I will remember Barbara saying is that she treats her vineyard as if it was an integral part of a wild meadow. That was a real eye-opening statement for me. My husband and I want to take our virgin property and do the right things in order to grow the best possible vines on our property. Our visit with Barbara reenforced some of the practices that we'd like to adopt in order to grow healthy vines.
Barbara says it best, in her own words:
Barbara on Shinn Estates Vineyard and Winery Philosophy
Link to Shinn Estate Vineyards