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SPOTLIGHT ON 2019 WINNERS
YOU VOTED, THEY WON
ADULT BEVERAGES WE CRAVE
LI is home to dozens of breweries and wineries. (Getty Images)
BEST CRAFT BEER
BREWERY
Oyster Bay Brewing Company
Ever tried Oyster Bay Brewing Company’s
Honey Ale? How sweet this
happy hoppy experience is — just one
example of the many tasty craft sensations
served up by this year’s winner
of the Best Craft Beer Brewery contest
on Long Island. It’s overflowing with
reasons to enjoy all its offerings! Are
you thirsty yet? Look at the head of
foam on that mug! Don’t you just want
to pour that liquid amber ambrosia
down your throat where it belongs?
We bet you do. And you know what?
While you’re sipping, or guzzling,
the master brewers at Oyster Bay
Brewing Company are busy doing
what they do best, so you can sit
back and enjoy the fruits of their
labors at your favorite venue where
their artistry is on tap! 36 Audrey
Avenue, Oyster Bay, 516-802-5546,
oysterbaybrewing.com
BEST LOCAL WINERY
Pindar Vineyards
At Pindar Vineyards, they know
that a good wine is like a great poem.
Enjoying a glass can be an uplifting
experience, delighting the senses as it
satisfies the soul. Since Pindar’s founding
four decades ago, it has become one
of Long Island’s best-known wineries.
Nestled on 500 acres on the East End, it
grows 17 varieties of grapes, carefully
crafting them into some 23 varietals
and proprietary blends. Each year, it
produces about 70,000 cases. But it’s
never forgotten its roots, nor its family
tradition. At its flagship vineyard, wine
lovers can tour the production facility,
and taste great wines from the barrel!
37645 Main Road, Peconic, 631-734-
6200, pindar.net
BEST LONG ISLAND
ICED TEA
Mercato Kitchen & Cocktails
Here, you can sip supremely! Mercato
Kitchen & Cocktails has accomplished
something that countless venues on
the Island can only dream of: getting
voted the purveyor of the Best Long
Island Iced Tea! They know what
they’re doing at Mercato Kitchen &
Cocktails, and their loyal customers
appreciate their expertise with
every glass they drink. Mercato’s
Long Island Iced Tea is simply out
of this world! 4958 Merrick Rd.,
Massapequa Park, 516-308-3582,
mercatokitchen.com
BEST MARTINI ON LONG
ISLAND
Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge
Long Islanders have recognized
Spiro’s as the home of the Best Martini
on Long Island again! Serving nearly
two dozen of these tasty elixirs, customers
have their pick! Shaken or
stirred? A twist or an olive? Extra
dry? Take your pick! Every martini
is made to order at Spiro’s Restaurant
& Lounge, and absolutely delicious!
With such amazing flavors as Sugarplum
and Cookies ‘n Cream to
Rice Pudding and Da Vinci Martini,
among so many others, it’s no wonder
why Long Islanders vote Spiro’s to the
top of this category, year after year!
4 Patchogue Drive, Rocky Point, 631-
744-4100, spiroslounge.com
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES
Vote for your favorite businesses and people in the 2020
Bethpage Best of Long Island program starting Oct. 1.
Step 1: Visit bestoflongisland.com
Step 2: Click "Vote Now"
Step 3: Select a category and person or business you with to vote for
Step 4: Click "Submit"
Step 5: Repeat for all of your favorite people and businesses
To find all the other 2019 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest winners, visit
bestoflongisland.com
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