On Long Island’s North Fork, Mattebella Vineyards is a small family farm and artisanal winery making old-world-style wines from its own vineyard in Southold. Mark and Christine Tobin purchased the property in 2005, and the estate’s 22-acre parcel is tended by hand with sustainable practices and no mechanical harvesting. Its original early-20th-century barn now houses a tasting cottage surrounded by gardens, where visitors can explore the vineyard and its wines.
Castello di Borghese VineyardLong Island’s founding vineyard, Castello di Borghese Vineyard makes old-world-style wines on the North Fork, from grapes it farms and handles by hand through bottling and distribution. Ann Marie and Marco Borghese purchased the vineyard in 1999, and second-generation sole owner Giovanni Borghese now leads the small team with a focus on terroir, minimal manipulation, and patient aging. The Cutchogue winery also welcomes visitors for tastings and intimate vineyard tours.CUTCHOGUE, NY
Macari VineyardsFounded in 1995 by the Macari family, Macari Vineyards makes balanced, age-worthy wines on a nearly 500-acre waterfront farm in Mattituck, Long Island. The family still owns and operates the estate, farming without herbicides and using homemade compost alongside organic and biodynamic principles. Its vineyard experience includes guided tastings in a covered deck, barrel cellar, or private suite, with a second North Fork property at Meadowlark.MATTITUCK, NY
Rose Hill VineyardsSet in a 125-year-old barn on Long Island’s North Fork, Rose Hill Vineyards grows grapes and makes estate wines as part of a small winery-and-inn experience. Its 28 acres under vine are farmed sustainably with minimal intervention, while solar panels and a wind turbine supply the energy for the winery, cellar, vineyard and farmhouse inn. Rose Hill also produces the Governor’s Cup-winning 2019 Clarity Cabernet Sauvignon, honored as New York’s top red wine at the 2025 New York Wine Classic.MATTITUCK, NY