North Cliff Vineyards is a 20-acre Long Island vineyard and winery where Edmund Power grows the grapes and makes the wine himself as a vigneron. Near the Long Island Sound in Mattituck, the farm hand-harvests its fruit and lets native vineyard yeasts ferment the wine, while wild plants remain among the vines instead of being cleared with herbicides. The result is distinctly North Fork wine, including the first Long Island Merlot aged in bourbon barrels.
Mattebella VineyardsOn 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.SOUTHOLD, 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
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
Osprey's DominionFounded by Bud Koehler after he planted 24 acres in Peconic in 1983, Osprey’s Dominion now farms 90 acres and makes wine in the heart of Long Island’s North Fork. Its wines are shaped by vineyards sheltered by Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay, with Reserve bottles made only in favorable vintages. The winery’s tasting room adds a distinctly local gathering place, with weekend live music and the unusual freedom to bring your own picnic.PECONIC, NY