July 10, 2007

Cracking Down on Crazy Wine Tastings

Apparently the fine folks of New York are having a tough time discerning between the proper locations for bachelorette parties, and wineries. Long Island has been swarmed by cackling, shrieking hordes that are upsetting the folks who are planning to spit the wine into a bucket, not throw it up there. Part of us wants the winos to get the sticks out of their asses, but the bachelorette ladies have to realize what setting they're in too.

As a local girl who grew up in a home where Coors Light and Zima were the drinks of choice at family parties, I’ve never been surprised that some of my fellow Long Islanders blur the line between a wine-tasting tour and a bar crawl. I’ve always loved the casual vibe of the North Fork tasting rooms, though I’ve never witnessed anything as extreme as “the bachelorette parties that often culminate in tabletop dances, to the horror of nearby oenophiles sniffing or sipping the local chardonnays.” Man, there’s no place like home.

The New York Times (subscription required) [via Chow Grinder]

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