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A Summer Celebration of Long Island Wines

The 2000 Merlots debut with a barrel tasting and barbecue

By Matthew DeBord

The tents were big. The music was loud. A soft breeze took the soak off an otherwise muggy Saturday evening. Ranks of well-trained vines marched into the sunset. The wine-loving gentry arrived in droves.....

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