Summer Season Begins at the Winery

The weather is warming up, the vineyard is green and lush and the Millbrook tasting room is bustling!
We have officially “kicked off” the season with Memorial Day now in the recent past. The hours for the tasting room have been expanded with an 11 a.m. daily opening and a 6 p.m. closing. Come by during the week and discover how wonderful it is to visit the winery during the week when things are a little more laid back, quiet and relaxed.
Speaking of the tasting room, our team has made some great changes which we hope will enhance your visit. We have expanded the main level tasting room bars to accommodate larger groups. Don’t forget to take time for browsing around the revamped gift shop! Everyday new and unique items are arriving and being stocked... Of course no visit is complete without purchasing some of our award winning, and delicious wines to take home or enjoy right here while lazing the day away down by the ponds.

I can’t help but get excited to have met so many people from all over the world. Not only have we had many people visit from Europe and every state in the Union, but more and more folks are coming by who live within a 70 mile radius. Perhaps Millbrook’s exposure at Farm Markets in Westchester and Brooklyn, N.Y. is helping to spread the word about our world class wine and bucolic country estate. Of course don’t take my word for it, stop by or better yet, attend one of our many events this season. You still may purchase tickets for our first ever Summer Solstice Lobster Bake in the Vineyard. I can’t imagine eating Lobster in a more beautiful setting. If Lobster and Chardonnay is not your “thing”, consider signing up for one of our Wine & Food Pairing seminars led by CIA Wine Instructors Steven Kolpan and Michael Weiss. As the months go by we have many more events taking place. Can you believe your luck? A world class winery right here in Millbrook, New York. Visit us and see why “I Drink N.Y.” -Barbara Best

Under The Tent: Farm Market Doings!

Hello Everyone! Even though the official date of summer is in the third week of June, Memorial Day Weekend was the kick-off of yet another season of setting up the Millbrook Vineyards & Winery tent at local farmer’s markets in Westchester County and Brooklyn. I came on board with Millbrook to help with this venture last year, after much planning had already been done by the great team at Millbrook. They basically set me up with the usual "farm market necessities" and my husband Joe and I managed to fit it all into our Honda Civic and set out on a new adventure touting Millbrook's wares at five markets.

Well, thanks to all of you "market-shoppers" out there who came and tasted and bought wine, we've now tripled the operation! You can find Stephanie at Park Slope on Sundays, and Eric or Kellen rotating in Westchester County, and I'm making the rounds in Mount Kisco, Pelham, Croton, and sometimes Hartsdale.

It seems more important than ever to support one's own community and local growers, so shopping at a market is not only good for your health (eating locally has been said to improve overall well-being) it's also good for your local farmer, who depends on your patronage to keep delivering amazing products. In my time out there in the market community, I have found these hard-working folks to be friendly, warm, earth-loving people who would welcome you to chat them up about anything from growing conditions to recipes. In the Millbrook tent, we set up a "mini tasting bar" for you to sample four of our phenomenal New York State wines. We can answer questions for you about how to serve it, what to serve it with, directions to the winery, and more. It's good to be able to taste what you're buying, so find your way to the Millbrook Farm Market tent and come say hello! Visit, taste, laugh, enjoy, and buy some great wine!

-Marika Becz