It’s time for the 3rd Annual Northforker Wine & Food Classic!

The 3rd annual Northforker Wine & Food Classic will be held on Thursday, August 29th at Borghese Vineyard. (Photo: Barbara Lassen)

It’s been a really, really beautiful summer here on the North Fork. Beach days, biking, farm stand shopping, music and dancing (what a season for Dances in the Park!), lobster rolls, lobster rolls, lobster rolls (did we mention lobster rolls?), sunny days and sunsets, plays and performances (shoutout to this year’s Ferry Tales at the Shelter Island Historical Society!), boat days and lines in the water, clinking glasses with friends and family…

And there’s more. Summer isn’t over yet: On Thursday, August 29, head to Borghese Vineyard (17150 Middle Road, Cutchogue) for the 3rd annual Northforker wine and food classicsour signature late summer tasting event featuring bites and drinks from local restaurants, breweries and wineries. More than 50 vendors will delight you with their culinary delights, and you can make it your personal mission to sample all of the small plates and craft beverages. Don’t worry, you’ll easily burn off the extra calories when In the Groove takes the stage – we challenge you not to dance.

“We’re excited and ready for next Thursday night – our tent will be up early next week. This Northforker event has quickly become an annual tradition and gets better every year,” says Andrew Olsen, publisher of Times Review Media. “We have a great mix of sponsors as well as local restaurants, chefs, wineries and breweries that make this a great evening.”

Participating restaurants include:

• A bait
• Art of Eating
• Atlantis Banquets & Events
• Balos Food
• Barilla’s Pastaria Ristorante
• The Catered Fork
• Colleen’s Kitchen
• Dimon’s estate
• Disset Chocolate
• Flour4Purpose
• Grace and determination
• The case
• The Beach
• Small fish
• meat meat
• Noah’s
• North Fork Country Club
• North Fork Flour Shoppe
• The North Fork Shack
• Oysterponds Shellfish Co.
• Piesan’s Pizza
• The Pike
• Seaside Grill
• Stirred desserts
• The contract
• The village cheese shop
• The wine room in the cottage

Participating wineries include:

• Baiting Hollow Vineyard
• Bedell Cellar
• Borghese Vineyard
• Bridge Lane Wine
• Wines of the Chronicle
• Coffee pot cellar
• Corey Creek Taproom
• Vineyard Harbes
• Mirvael
• Palmer Vineyards
• Paumanok Vineyards
• Peconic Bay Vineyards
• Pellegrini Vineyards
• Poppy & Rose Wine Co.
• RG|NY
• Wölffer Winery

Participating breweries include:

• Greenport Harbor Brewery
• Jamesport Farm Brewery
• Kidd Squid Brewing Co.
• Long Ireland Beer Co.
• Long Island Farm Brewery
• North Fork Brewing Co.
• Po’Boy Brewery
• Take Two Brewery
• Tradewinds Brewing Company
• Twin Fork Beer Co.
• Aboutgeek Brewing
• Westhampton Beach Brewing Company

And don’t miss signature drinks from national brands and event sponsors, including Campari, Aperol, Appleton Estate, Espolon Tequila and Skyy Vodka, Modelo, Blue Moon, Acqua Panna, San Pellegrino and Manhattan Beer.

Last year’s Wine & Food Classic was a huge success, so don’t miss your chance to secure your spot for the big night next Thursday, August 29th. Tickets are $98 for general admission at 7pm or $195 for VIP access at 6pm. Click here to buy tickets now.

Let’s end the summer season in style!

The 3rd Annual Northforker Wine & Food Classic is made possible thanks to our generous sponsors: Main sponsor: Campari; Platinum Sponsor: Sheri Winter Parker; Gold Sponsors: Point 32 Investment Partners, Intelli Tec Security Services, California Closets; Silver Sponsors: Engel & Volkers, Manhattan Beer, Peconic Landing, JM Designs, The Agency Cheryl & Regan, Ocean Electric, LI Ice & Fuel; Bronze Sponsors: Nestle, Riverhead Ford GMC, Empire Volvo Cars Smithtown, Modern Yachts.