In September, my husband and I celebrated our 11^th wedding Anniversary at a winery on Long Island. It was an impromptu getaway that I planned just a few days before.

Long Island is known for its extensive wineries and tours and other fall festivities. It’s a great place to go with friends, family, or like us, to celebrate a special occasion.

Instead of just heading out East for the day, we decided to kick it up a notch and attempt an overnight stay. We got the kids covered and struck some luck with reserving accommodations at an actual winery.

After calling nearly a dozen hotels on the East end of Long Island, I stumbled across Jamesport Vineyards.  It featured everything we needed:

• Great atmosphere
• Superb wine tasting menu
• Delicious eats, including wood fired oven hand-crafted pizzas
• An overnight stay in Jamesport Vineyards’ newly renovated house, reminiscent of the peaceful waters of the North Fork.

The weather was awesome, and the day was filled with focusing on us for a change and many, many glasses of wine. I didn’t realize how many glasses of wine I had indulged in, until it was too late. Boy, was I drunk! I loved every minute of it, until I passed out and had a headache the next morning. But instead of that ending to the story, let’s just say, I’m a magician. I make wine disappear. What’s your super power?

Speaking of drinking too much wine…Bleeping Motherhood recently collaborated with author Jim Laughren regarding his new book, “50 Ways To Love Wine More, Adventures In Wine Appreciation”.

I had the pleasure of connecting with Jim and what I love about how he assembled his book is that you don’t have to be a wine snob to appreciate and understand it. He wants everyone to have a love of wine as much as he does, and he makes it so easy to digest all of his in depth wine knowledge. Even more, if you go to his website, you can get a FREE wine aroma wheel by subscribing to his email list. How cool is that?

About The Book:

A wine book unlike any other, 50 Ways to Love Wine More is the most creative approach to knowing and enjoying wine to hit the shelves in a very long time. No one combines fun with serious, or education with enjoyment more effectively than author Jim Laughren. His love and appreciation MORE… of wine shines through on every page.

Whether aspiring wine lover or long-time aficionado, revel in the marvelous nuggets of wine wisdom, insight, and common sense found in every chapter. Rookie wine drinkers will learn more about wine and how to enjoy it than they would have thought possible. And veterans of the wine world will likewise find much to embrace in this engaging celebration of all thing vinous.

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