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New York Free and Inexpensive Wine Tastings. New York Brewery Tours

If you love wine, then you know that the ONLY way to really know if a particular wine is for you is to TASTE it!

New York City is one of the places in the world where the wine sellers still believe in the power of the free wine tasting for their customers.

Here is a listing of the vintners and wine stores we've unearthed. If we've missed any ... please email us and we'll correct that situation!

Websites with Calendars of Wine Tastings

All I Do Is Wine Lists many NYC wine tastings... some pricey... some with food even are free!

Free Wine Tastings ".. Many Manhattan wine shops offer free wine tastings on a regular basis..."

Local Wine Events This is a HUGE calendar listing of wine tastings all over the world... with many in NYC.

New York City Wine Stores with Free (usually) Tastings

67 Wine and Liquor Schedule of in-store tastings.

Acker Merrall & Condit 160 West 72nd Street (between Broadway and Columbus)

Bacchus: Wine Made Simple "..Stop by our shop on your way home from work. We offer a free daily tasting from 5pm-8pm, so you can test-drive a wine before you take it home..." 2056 Broadway (Between 70th and 71st). Check out their other events and tastings which usually cost $40 where you receive a $30 value Riedel Crystal Vinum Extreme wine glass to taste from and take home.

Burgundy Wine Company "Wine Wednesdays Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 Wine Wednesdays started as an excuse to share a few wines, cheese and conversation with clients who visit the store. It's more social than serious and very informal. It's a fun way to try before you buy - or just try. No strings attached. It's free. And if you don't think that's enough fun, every other Wednesday we're offering a little jazz to jazz up your tasting. 5:00 to 7:00 pm.... We open wine nightly during the week and invite you to join us to taste from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The tastings are free...." 143 West 26th Street (between 6th/7th Ave. in Chelsea.

Crush Wine & Spirits "...Crush proudly provides free daily in-store wine tastings. These tastings are a great way for you to familiarize yourself with the quality of the wines at Crush, and more importantly, familiarize us with your palate so that our recommendations are more likely to suit your tastes. Each week we feature six wines that we're especially excited about and pour tastes for our guests throughout the day. Each wine is accompanied by written descriptions that provide detailed information and suggest food pairings. Click here to see this week's selections, and remember, they change every Monday...." 153 E 57th Street

Discovery Wines 10 Avenue A Signup for their free newsletter to be notified of tastings and events.

Fort Greene Wines Calendar of wine and food pairings 6 to 8 p.m. Free 765 Fulton St. Brooklyn

Harlem Vintage "..Wine Tastings every Saturday from 4 to 7 pm!" 2235 Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

PJ Wine "... FREE, in-store tastings are a regular feature at PJ Wine. We add additional dates and information as it comes in. Please check back to see the latest and any last minute changes ....located in upper Manhattan at 4898 Broadway (between 204th and 207th Streets; last stop on the A-train)"

Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits Free wine and champagne tastings. See Calendar for dates. 679 Madison Avenue.

Long Island Wineries and Vineyards Tastings and Events

Bedell Cellars and Cordell Creek Tasting Rooms Open year round 7 days a week. Tasting fee $5

Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery "...Make it a day at Borghese Vineyard.  Gallery viewing from 11-5pm.  Free Admission. Winemaker's Walk at 1:00 pm, $15 per person includes private tasting...." See calendar for dates. Phone for reservations.

Gallucio Family Wineries See Tasting Schedule for information about tastings and tours.

Jamesport Vineyards The winery tasting room is open seven days a week from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.

Laurel Lake Vineyards "...Housed within the elegant, colonial-style building is a tasting room, highlighted by an antique, land mark bar, stained glass windows... The expansive wrap-around deck overlooking the vineyard provides a wonderful setting for guests who wish to enjoy a glass of wine and a picnic. During the spring and summer months, Laurel Lake regularly schedules live music, tours and special events for the whole family...." Tasting room is open daily. 11 to 5 winter, 11 to 6 summer.

Long Island Meadery "wine" made from honey.

Macari Vineyards "...Within the winery's elegant tasting room, visitors may sip Macari's estate-bottled wines at the expansive terrazzo counter and then venture out onto the stone and timber deck to savor the spectacular views of the vineyard. For relaxing on the deck while winetasting, wrought iron tables and chairs are available. For larger groups there is a designated picnic area. This is also a favored spot for taking in the sunset...."

Osprey's Dominion Vineyards "...join us on weekends and don't forget to bring a picnic lunch. We have a covered patio with tables and chairs and huge sprawling lawns for your blankets and lounge chairs. Purchase a bottle of wine from the tasting room and enjoy the entertainment with a friend. Check out our schedule of events that include Jazz, Blues, Tropical Rock, Folk, Latin Groove and Classic Rock with a Country Edge..." Tasting room open 7 days year round.

Palmer Vineyards Tasting Room open year round 7 days. Consult calendar for special events including music.

Paumanok Vineyards. See calendar for special events including fresh oysters and wine pairing in the summer.

Peconic Bay Winery "... Summer At Peconic Bay Winery brings vineyard tours and live music on weekend afternoons. Year round, our tasting room is great source for gifts... Throughout the year, Greg Gove takes time out from bringing out the best in each of the wines he is creating to host afternoon tours illuminating the art of winemaking...."

Pellegrini Vineyards Check events calendar for special tastings.

Pindar Vineyards Winery and Pavillion Spectacular sunflower fields. Special complimentary events during year. Tasting room open year round 7 days.

Pugliese Vineyards Open for tours and tastings year round. Also serves wines by the glass.

Roanoke Vineyards

Ternhaven Cellars

The Old Field Vineyards Tasting room open weekends in winter.

The Tasting Room "...is home to several of the North Fork of Long Island's most recognized producers of limited production, hand-crafted wines. .... For a $3 Tasting Fee, we offer a custom tasting flight which changes every day, but always features seven of our wonderful wines. We pour six of the wines side-by-side, in order to give you a chance to compare and contrast different varietals, vineyards, and vintages, and the seventh is poured on its own. One day, we might pour wines from similar grape varieties side-by-side, so you can evaluate the differences between an un-oaked, Loire Valley-style Cabernet Franc from Broadfields, and an oakier, more robust version from Schneider, or compare our exclusive stainless-steel fermented Tasting Room Chardonnay with the full-bodied, Burgundian-style barrel-fermented Chardonnays from Silver Stone. Another day, we might do vertical comparisons, tasting back-to-back vintages of the same wine from the same producer, to see how climatic conditions affected the wines. But however we pour the wines, you’re guaranteed a tasting that is both educational, and delicious!..."

Vineyard48 Open year round 7 days. Check events page for specials. Free tastings in February, for example.

New York Brewery Tours

Brooklyn Brewery Live Brewery Tours every Saturday.

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