LI wines to pour at H2O Smithtown dinners

Ripe merlot grapes ready for picking during harvest at Bedell Cellars vineyard in Cutchogue. (Oct. 2, 2012) Credit: Randee Daddona
H2O Seafood Grill hosts four dinners this month highlighting Long Island wines, starting Wednesday.
The July 10 dinner focuses on Sherwood House in Mattituck and Jamesport; July 17, Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue; July 24, Macari Vineyards in Mattituck; and July 31, Raphael in Peconic.
Three-course dinners with wine are $40. The restaurant also offers the summertime menu without wines for $30.
The July 10 menu features lobster salad with Satur Farms greens and local corn; Shinnecock wild striped bass with Jonah crab, carrot broth and sunflower greens; and almond-cornmeal cake with vanilla custard and local honey. The wines include Sherwood House chardonnay, merlot and a red blend.
H2O Seafood Grill, 215 W. Main St., Smithtown; 631-361-6464.