How to taste
Walk-in for small groups; >6 must reserve. No buses or limos. Mon–Sat 11–5, Sun 12–4. Flight ~$24–$30 (visitor reports).
Winery · Cutchogue
Castello di Borghese
Long Island’s founding vineyard — terracotta floors, picnic blankets, old-world reds, no buses.
Long Island’s founding vineyard, now a terracotta-floored picnic estate with old-world reds and a hard no on party buses. Bring a blanket. Leave the bachelor itinerary at home.
Old-world / Bordeaux-leaning, low residual sugar, hand-finished
Pet friendlyPicnic OKDate nightLive music
What to pour
Reserve Merlot; Pinot Noir; Cabernet Franc; Effervescence sparkling
In the glass. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Merlot; White Meritage; several rosés; dessert Allegra
At the table
No kitchen. BYO picnic encouraged. Pretzels often with flights.
Outside
Picnic tables, pavilion, shade sails, vineyard views
Music. Recurring Friday/Saturday live music
Good to know
Short Sunday hours. Intentionally anti-party. Do not send a bachelor bus.
Getting here
Our partner can drive you to Castello di Borghese
A black-car SUV with a driver, door to door. Ask for a price and our black-car partner will come back to you — which also settles the one problem a tasting day cannot solve on its own, that somebody has to stay sober to drive.
Pick the car
The quieter ride of the two, and the one people picture when they book a black car.
Read this before you book the car
- Castello di Borghese publishes a no to buses and limousines. A private SUV dropping you at the door is usually a different matter, but ring the room before you book the car.
Photos
Nearby on the North Fork
Other tasting rooms in Cutchogue and along this fork.