Field Trip: Lit Up

I'm a sucker for Christmas lights. Isn't everyone? 

One of the most spectacular displays on the East End - and there are many - can be found at the Tuscan-style Wolffer Estate Vineyard, which is only a 30-minute drive from us, on Sagg Road, just east of Bridgehampton. In winter, Wolffer wraps its gazebo and strings over 30,000 lights in its vineyard. As a prelude to dinner at Almond in Bridgehampton Saturday night, we sipped some wine and soaked up the ambiance. Neither disappointed. 

If you're passing through on a Friday night in winter, you can stop in for Wolffer's "Candlelight Fridays," 5 PM to 8 PM, and take off the chill with mulled wine and hot jazz.

A merlot-colored sky is the backdrop for trees at the entrance to the winery.