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The wine business on Long Island is expanding

Jason Damianos opens his own vineyard, Jason's in

Photo credit: Newsday Photo, 2005 / Bill Davis | Jason Damianos, winemaker at Pindar Vineyards, is opening Jason's Vineyard in Jamesport.

Recession or not, a new crop of wineries, tasting rooms, vineyards and wines is making its way to Long Island wine country this season, suggesting that the business of sipping may not only defy but thrive in tough economic times.

From the planned September opening in Southold of a 10,000-square-foot tasting room and winery called Sparkling Pointe devoted exclusively to sparkling wines to a...

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