Stew Leonard's Plans Anniversary Week Wine Tasting

will mark 10 years in Farmingdale on Oct. 6 and is celebrating with 10-day wine and spirits tasting calendar starting on Saturday, Sept. 29.  

During the tasting event, every-day favorites will be featured alongside notable and rarely tasted bottles, the company said. To kick off the week, former New York Jets running back Freeman McNeil will host a tasting and bottle signing of the New York Jets’ signature wine, Jets Uncorked, on Saturday Sept. 29 from 3– 5 p.m.

The store in the Airport Plaza will also welcome radio personalities for a Bushmills Irish Whiskey bottle signing event on Oct. 5; for every bottle of Bushmills sold, Stew Leonard’s Wines, voted the 2011 Wine Enthusiast Retailer of the Year, will donate $1 to the Boomer Esiason Foundation. 

The calendar is as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 29 

• Ten Wines & Ten Cheese Tasting from Noon– 4 p.m.
• Jets Uncorked Bottle Signing with Freeman McNeil from 3–5 p.m.

Sunday, September 30 from 1–4 p.m.

• Ten Year Single Malts

Monday, Oct. 1 from 4–7 p.m.

• Ten Great Wines Under $10

Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 4–7 p.m.

• Ten Great Wines Under $20

Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 4–7 p.m.

• Ten Craft Spirits

Thursday, Oct. 4 from from 4–7 p.m.

• Ten Cocktails by Pinnacle Vodka

Friday, Oct. 5 from 5–7 p.m.

• Bushmills Irish Whiskey bottle signing with Boomer & Carton

Saturday, Oct. 6 from 1-6 p.m.

• Grande Tasting of 70 Wines

Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1–4 p.m.

• Bubbly Tasting/ 10-year-old champagnes.

Monday, Oct. 8 from 1–4 p.m.

• Bacardi Rum Tasting

At each event, ’s Wines specialists will be on hand to answer questions about the wines and spirits as well as to make recommendations to customers. All tastings will be held at Stew Leonard’s Wines, located at 210 Airport Plaza in Farmingdale.

Over the past decade, the Farmingdale wine shop has sold 7.9 million wine bottles.