Visiting Wölffer Estate

We took a trip to Long Island on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was such a beautiful, calm day that the ferry ride from New London to Orient Point seemed to take no time at all. We decided that our first stop would be Wölffer Estate since we always manage not to have time on our previous trips. We took the Shelter Island Ferry which is a very tiny ferry that might hold 25 cars. I'm not really sure what the schedule for the ferry is, but it comes very often. The ocean was calm and our trip was fast through Shelter Island but we made a mental note that we should come and visit Shelter Island in the off season. Our first stop was at Wölffer Estate. The entry to Wölffer's European style tasting room is a set of stone stairs that gives you a view of the front vineyard if you look back at the vista from where you came. Enter into the tasting room and look to your right and through the glass windows you will see the winery with a catwalk and stainless steel tanks below. You can do your tasting in the tasting room or outside under a covered pergola that overlooks the vineyard, the latter is what we chose to do.

Our timing was perfect because we were there around noon so we tried their Grand Tasting and their Club Tasting with a plate of charcuterie. As Melissa poured and gave us a short explanation of the wines we were drinking, we settled into a delightful, slow lunch as we enjoyed the tasting. I have to add that their pours were more than generous for the tastings and the stop was an auspicious start to a short but relaxing getaway.