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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/8/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/8/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Ian Barry, winemaker at Six Eighty Cellars, is interviewed by Wine Characters Will Cleveland gives details on the Flour City Brewers Festival on Aug. 22nd in Rochester Glen Hollow Vineyards wines are coming soon to Heron Hill tasting rooms Finger Lakes wineries featured in Wine Business article on Sparkling wines Louis Hoffman Broach reviews the Lyle Lovett concert at Point of the Bluff Winery NYWGF releases viticulture, enology, and wine business Research Reports Silver Thread Vineyard celebrates their 34th Anniversary with a 5-Course Anniv...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/1/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/1/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Seneca Lake Wine Trail partners with Finger Lakes Rail Experience (Editors Note: We rode this train last Sunday and had a great time. Our Ticket included a 4-wine tasting from Fox Run Vineyards) Wine Reviewer Jonathan Cristaldi recently reviewed over 250 New York wines Dr. Frank Winery receives recent wine scores of 93 points and above on seven of their wines Keith Boorum, longtime wine specialist in the Finger Lakes wine industry, has passed away Good Wine Good People interviews Ben Riccardi, owner of Osmote Winery Wines by EM takes us through a...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/25/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/25/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Constantia Wine Company has opened their new Tasting Room in Aurora The Martin Family is transitioning Penguin Bay Winery into Either Oar Wine Whiskey and Cheese Bar The Glorious Garlic Festival is back at Lakefront Park in Geneva on Aug. 2nd and 3rd Read the latest issue of the Glenora Winery Gazette here The Roosterfish Pub in Watkins Glen honors Ozzie Osbourne with a drink special called Shot In The Dark See the latest Toast Winery videocast here NASCAR Driver visits Bully Hill Vineyards WXXI Connections explores the history a...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/18/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/18/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Weis Vineyards wins Winery of the Year and Governors Cup at 2025 New York Wine Classic And see the Best of Category and Best of Class Awards here Wagner Vineyards receives Best In Class Riesling Trophy from the Great American International Wine Festival See complete Competition results here Red Tail Ridge Winery owner Nancy Irelan reveals new Sparkling Wine brand called Limnad National TV Show filming at Acquilano Wine Cellars in Canandaigua Red Newt Winery is looking for a Harvest Cellar Hand Rock Stream Vineyards 20th Anniversary Pa...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/11/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/11/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Rock Stream Vineyards celebrates 20th Anniversary with Anniversary Party on July 19th Goose Watch Winery adds pickle ball courts and new food menu to their winery Stuart Pigott praises an amazing 2024 vintage for Finger Lakes Riesling FLX Weekly talks to owner Scott Osborn about Fox Run Vineyard's 35th Anniversary James Suckling and staff conduct a review of 132 New York Cabernet Franc wines over several vintages, with six wines scoring 94 and above and 95 wines scoring 90 and above Bill Chaisson talks with Finger Lakes winemakers about the ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/4/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 7/4/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO OUR READERS!!!!! Lakewood Dry Riesling makes Tasting Table's list of 14 Of The Best Wines To Serve On July 4th David Falchek reviews several Finger Lakes wines in his farewell wine column Damiani Winery announces Summer events Nathan Kendall 2019 Extra Brut sparkling wine makes Atlanta sommellier's list of Best Summer Wines Heart and Hands 2022 Pinot Noir gets highest rating in James Sucklings Weekly Report Wines We Drink reviews Hillick and Hobbs Riesling Mountain Home writer tries the Toast Winery ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/27/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/27/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Toast Winery owners open new winery near Geneva Fox Run, Billsboro, Ravines, and Three Brothers wineries win Best of Class medals at Finger Lakes Wine and Spirits Competition Celebration Watkins Glen Racetrack cancels Summer Fest (formerly The Finger Lakes Wine Festival) FLX Weekly talks to General Manager Brooke Hosmer about Hosmer Winery's 40th Anniversary Celebration Finger Lakes Rieslings are judged against German Rieslings in the "Judgement of NY" Four Finger Lakes wines are included in VinePair's 25 American Wines To Dri...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/20/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/20/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects The wineries of Cayuga Lake Wine Trail launch a Summer of Music events at the wineries The Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival opens at Hunt Country Vineyards on June 27th Kathleen Willcox and Robin Shreeves spotlight New York Sparkling Wine for the upcoming Sparkling Wine Week Laffort Wine Making Supplies presents seminars on the latest winemaking techniques at Glenora Winery on June 24th Will Cleveland reviews the 2025 Rochester Real Beer Expo Cab Franc Chronicles gives their 2024 Cab Franc Vintage Report, including an excellent report for Fin...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/13/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/13/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Finger Lakes Wine Alliance announces new Executive Director Bill to sell wine in N.Y. grocery stores to stall another year Seneca Lake Wine Trail makes donation to Seneca Lake Pure Waters The Cork Report reviews Montezuma Winery 2023 Diamond Pet-Nat Wanda Mann to host the New York Wine Classic Awards on July 17th Finger Lakes breweries collaborate to create a beer to benefit Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association See the latest Toast Winery videocast here Scott McConkey lists his 11 Seneca Lake Wineries To Visit Find and bu...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/6/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/6/2025 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Welcome to the Longest-Running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage and Lifestyle News, since 2005, Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Hermann Wiemer 2024 Dry Rose' and Red Tail Ridge 2024 Dry Rose' make Lettie Teague's list of 10 Great American Rose's The debate on whether to allow grocery stores in NY state to sell wine continues Kevin San Jose profiles 5 Women Winemakers in the Finger Lakes The Boathouse at Miles Wine Cellars opens this week 15-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Scaggs performs at Point of the Bluff Winery tomorrow, Sat. June 7th New York Kitchen in Canandaigua releases their wine and food class schedule for June Cameron takes over ...