The Shawangunk Wine Trail-A Great Day Trip

It's no secret down in the Grove that my wife and I have a penchant for fine wines, enjoy refining our pallet, sampling the treats from various regions of the United States and from around the world. Those camping this summer at Skyway are fortunate to have many fine wineries within easy distance of the camp sight, and in fact you can make a day of it by traveling along the Shawangunk Wine Trail. The Shawangunk Wine Trail is a PERFECT day trip, with scenery beyond compare. The trail is nestled between the Shawangunk Mountains and the majestic Hudson River in Ulster County and makes for an exciting drive.

The Trail is composed of nine family owned wineries listed below, and dozens of other "Associate Members" dedicated to making your visit a memorable experience. One of the wineries on the tour happens to be OUR PERSONAL FAVORITE...so if you take this DAY TRIP, make sure to stop in at Benmarl! The views are spectacular, the wines a true delight. Shawangunk 2008 Special Events.

Applewood Winery
82 Four Corners Road
Warwick, NY, 10990
Families love it here. Parents can enjoy the
wine tasting while children visit our petting
zoo. Come Pick-Your-Own apples in the fall or
take a wagon ride through the farm.

Baldwin Vineyards
176 Hardenburgh Rd
Pine Bush, NY, 12566
Taste our fifteen different wines including
Gold Medal Awarded: Chardonnay, Riesling,
Vignoles, Claret & Strawberry wine, plus
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Brut Sparkling
wine and Raspberry wine.

Benmarl Winery
156 Highland Avenue
Marlboro, NY, 12542
Benmarl Winery was founded in 1957 by noted
artist and Romantic Art Illustrator, Mark
Miller. Miller, a pioneer in early N.Y. state
Viticulture, helped to bring about
legislation for the N.Y. State Farm Winery
Act of which Benmarl holds license #1.

Brotherhood America's Oldest Winery
100 Brotherhood Plaza
Washingtonville, NY, 10992
Rich with history and the romance of
winemaking since 1839, Brotherhood Winery
beckons every type of wine enthusiast, from
connoisseur to novice. Listed on the NYS
Register of Historic Sites, Brotherhood,
the oldest winery in the U.S.
(with the largest underground wine cellars
in the country) has made wines to please
everyone since 1839.

Glorie Farm Winery
40 Mountain Road
Marlboro, NY, 12542
Housed in a 1913 barn near the top of
Mt. Zion Mountain.

Rivendell Winery
714 Albany Post Road
New Paltz , NY, 12561
Since 1987, Rivendell Winery has attracted
the attention of wine judges and enthusiasts
alike for our varietal wines made under the
Rivendell and SoHo Cellars labels: Chardonnay
Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot; our
popular regional blends: City Cab, Northern
Lights, Southern Nights, Interlude Blush and
Apres...; and our seasonal specialty wines:
Undead Red, Elfen Red and Cranboise and
Sangria.

Stoutridge Vineyards
10 Ann Kaley Lane
Marlboro, NY, 12542
Stoutridge Vineyard is a new winery built on
the site of an historic homestead farm, which
has had vineyards planted since the early
1800’s and on which there was a commercial
winery from 1880-1910. In the early 1940’s
the farm was confiscated by the U.S.
Government for operating an illegal still.
In 2001, Stephen Osborn and his wife
Kimberly Wagner purchased the farm and set
about restoring it through the replanting of
the vineyards, restoring of the farmhouse on
it’s original 1855 foundation, and the
construction of a state of the art winery
utilizing old fashioned, ‘gravity feed’
design built directly on the original winery
site.

Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery
114 Little York Road
Warwick, NY, 10990
Wines include red and white grape derived and
apple and pear wines prepared from our own
fruit as well as our three-time award winning
Doc's Draft Hard Apple Ciders in three
flavors. The tasting room stocks jams,
preserves and fruit spreads, gift baskets and
select dry goods.

Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery
331 McKinstry Road
Gardiner, NY, 12525
Whitecliff is a family-run vineyard and
winery focused on artisanal, on-premise
production of high quality wines.