North Fork of Long Island

New York

Gruner Veltliner

Pinot Gris

Viognier

Gewürztraminer

Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay

Malbec

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

Merlot

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

Joseph T. Macari was born in 1927 in New York City to Italian immigrant parents. The family settled in Corona Queens during the depression where at a young age Joe helped his parents in their candy store and helped his grandparents sell homemade wine at their backyard bocce courts. Joe developed a thriving Real Estate business that specialized in residential and commercial sales, building and insurance, in Jackson Heights, Queens. Along the way he became a community leader and President of several business and community organizations. He was named the honorary Mayor of Corona in 1967. In 1995 Joe started Macari Vineyards in Mattituck Long Island with his son, Joseph Macari, Jr. and his daughter-in-law Alexandra Macari. His memories of his grandfather making wine in the family’s basement in Corona was one of his inspirations. After more than 50 years in business, Macari retired in Southold, New York, with his wife Katherine.
The history of Macari Wines reaches back to the 30’s and 40’s when Joseph’s father, Joseph T. Macari Sr., made wine with his father and grandfather in their basement in Corona, Queens, New York. In the mid 60’s, he purchased a 500-acre former potato farm on Long Island Sound. It would be another 30 years before he began to realize his dream of growing grapes and making wine. The farm was fallow until 1995 when Joseph Jr. and Alexandra Macari moved to the North Fork with their four children to begin planting vines.

The turning point for Joseph Jr. was when he studied with world-renowned visionaries in biodynamic viticulture, the late Alan York from California and Alvaro Espinoza from Chile. From his studies, he developed a complex composting program that includes a herd of Long Horn cattle and a field devoted just to compost. His approach is ecological and holistic: he knows that the health of the plants and the character of the grapes depend on well-nourished, living soil and that each step in the process contributes to the final product.

Thanks to Joseph’s devotion to the vineyard, the biodiversity of the Macari family farm provides an extraordinary grape growing environment that yields some of the finest fruit on the East Coast.

United States

Macari Vineyards

Gruner Veltliner Blend

White

Tasting Notes: white peach, blossom, citrus peel; brisk acid, light body, with a lingering stone fruit finish. Crisp!

Dos Aguas White Blend

Tasting Notes:  An expressive nose displays candied peach, citrus, pear, green apple. The palate is as fruit-forward as the nose with more green apple, lemon, and a touch of sweetness that is balanced by zesty acidity.

Early Wine

Tasting Notes: stone and citrus fruit, fresh acidity, medium body and a long, lingering finish 

Sauvignon Blanc "Lifeforce"

“Appealingly unoaked Chardonnay from the North Fork of Long Island, made in a light, tangy, acid-driven style with green apple and citrus fruit purity.” — 93 Points; Tim Atkin, Master of Wine

Chardonnay Estate

Tasting Notes: notes of pear, apricot, butterscotch, vanilla

Chardonnay Reserve

Rosé

Tasting Notes: delicate nectarine, watermelon, and fresh apricot aromas; mouthwatering and crisp

Cabernet Franc Blend

Tasting Notes: tobacco, cherry, plum, moderate fine-grained tannin. 

Sette

Tasting Notes: light bodied, juicy red fruit with a slight savory, herbal character, long finish

Winemaking Notes: 11 months in concrete egg-shaped vessels.

Cabernet Franc "Lifeforce"

Tasting Notes: medium body, notes of plum, chocolate, clove and vanilla

Notes of lime zest and tarragon, with a light body and clean, lingering acidity.

Sauvignon Blanc "Katherine's Field"

Sparkling

Tasting Notes: ripe berry and cherry aromas mixing with characteristic Cabernet Franc pepper notes. Frothy and lively on the palate, with crisp acidity.

Horses

violet, white pepper and fresh plum, with a hint of briny olive. Light and fresh on the palate with fine, powdery tannins.

Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Aromas and flavors of damsen plum, just-picked raspberry, blackberry, padron pepper. Medium body with fresh, mouthwatering acidity, firm, fruit coated, fine-grained tannin, and a touch of cedar and baking spice. Will continue to improve for 5 years, keep for several decades.


New York

Macari Vineyards

13 Wines from 12 Grape Varieties

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