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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/31/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/31/2025 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 Keuka Lake Wine Trail hosts its Handcrafted Holidays wine trail event on Nov. 8th Three Brothers Wineries is giving away a 2-night stay at their vineyard cottage, deadline for entry is midnight tonight Oct. 31 Will Cleveland writes about DeWolf Brewing, a new brewery opening in Victor Mike Murphy writes about Gem Creek Brewing, a new brewery opening in Canandaigua Abandon Brewing announces November event schedule FLX Weekly previews the Holiday events on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail 18 Finger Lakes wineries make it into this list of Top ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/24/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/24/2025 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 Geneva Beer Week starts today, and features the Fall Beer Fest in Geneva on Nov. 1st, with over 20 Seneca Lake breweries Dr. Frank, Fox Run, and Osmote wineries make Wine Enthusiast's list of 2025 Top Rated Wines for $20 or Less Fred and Oskar recap the harvest at Hermann Wiemer Vineyard tonight at 6pm Damiani Wine Cellars shows harvest of their Cabernet Sauvignon grapes Toast Winery discusses punch down of their red wines after harvest Cayuga Marketplace continues its Online Beer festival, with discounts at local craft beverage producers ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/17/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/17/2025 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 Wine Enthusiast names The Finger Lakes as American Wine Region of the Year Fox Run Vineyards comments on the current Riesling harvest Hermann Wiemer Vineyard gives current harvest report Keuka Springs Winery releases 2022 Winemakers Reserve Cuvee K2 Brothers Brewing facing foreclosure and legal actions New York winemakers discuss pairing food and wine Read the latest Cornell Grape Harvest Report here Paul Hobbs and Erni Loosen discuss American Riesling Giving Tree Cidery will have a free tasting pop-up at Airy Acres Vine...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/10/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/10/2025 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 New winery, Hometown Wine Company , opens in Naples Wine Enthusiast asks Is Saperavi the Next Great Finger Lakes Grape (Editors Note: At the winery where I am a winemaker, Valkyrie Crafted Libations on Seneca Lake, we are making estate Saperavi and getting excellent results) Either Oar Wine Whiskey and Cheese Bar (formerly Penguin Bay Winery) hosts Grand Opening on Oct. 18th The Democrat and Chronicle is running a March Madness style bracket event for Best Finger Lakes Fall Craft Beer, vote here, voting ends Oct. 14th Scott at BoatBar42 takes us throug...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/3/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/3/2025 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 Weekend Wino made the news for the 20th Anniversary of this Blog. Thank You to all the readers and supporters of The Finger Lakes Weekend Wino for 20 great years!!! Damiani Wine Cellars spotlights Vineyard Team member Cian Harringan John Pulos unveils Wagner Winery's new Wine Library Tasting Room See the latest Cornell Grape Harvest report here Tracy Schuhmacher visits 14 breweries, distilleries, and cideries in the Finger Lakes PennLive interviews Dr. Frank sparkling winemaker Eric Bauman on his 20th vintage with the winery ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/26/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/26/2025 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 NYWGF gives plans for joining in the 'Come Over October' wine movement The weekly Cornell Grape Harvest Reports are available here Lucas Vineyards and Thirsty Owl Winery win Best of Class awards at East Meets West Wine Competition Will Cleveland spotlights Swiftwater Brewing's Oktoberfest, scheduled for October 4th Toast Winery shows how they process Pinot Noir grapes FLX Weekly interviews Stephanie Lucas Houck of Lucas Vineyards Fox Run Vineyards and Anthony Road Wine Co. partner for a Progressive Tapas and Wine Experience o...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/19/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/19/2025 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 Red Tail Ridge Winery nominated for Wine Enthusiast American Winery of the Year Award Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards hires Alexandra Bond as new Head Vinifera Winemaker Hunt Country Vineyards Harvest Fest on October 4th marks the end of an era The Doyle family purchases Quarry Ridge Winery for $1.8 million Winemaker Jordan Harris is hired at Point of the Bluff Winery Robert Rieger spotlights Silver Thread Vineyard's Winegarden Tasting Room at the former Dano's Restaurant Seneca Lake breweries to present donation to Seneca Pure Waters Assoc...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/12/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/12/2025 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 Pleasant Valley Winery, the oldest winery in the Finger Lakes, has been listed for sale at $4.9 million, due to illness of the Owner Heart and Hands Winery is for sale for $2.5 million The Manual spotlights Finger Lakes breweries PennLive tells the story of Rick Rainey and Forge Cellars Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery Celebrates 40 Years of Sparkling Wine Innovation Lucas Vineyards celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Lucas Blues wine The new Cane and Vine Winery on Seneca Lake (owned by owners of Toast Winery) is looking to hire a Baker t...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/5/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/5/2025 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 Hazlitt Winery celebrates their 40th Anniversary, featuring 30 percent off case purchases all weekend, live music, complimentary wine tastings, local craft vendors, food trucks, helicopter rides and more, on Sept. 21st Lakewood Vineyards hosts their Grape Stomp Experience on Sept. 13th The Watkins Glen Balloon Fest is Sept. 12th to 14th Fox Run Vineyards hosts their Dogs and Dogs event, benefiting the Humane Society of Yates County, on Sept. 14th The Casa Larga Winery Purple Foot Festival is on Sept. 14th The Rochester FoodLink Festival of Food, ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/29/2025

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/29/2025 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 Editors Note: Thank You for all your well wishes for my surgery! I am recovering well. - Rob Lane Anthony Road Winery hosts 35th Anniversary Celebration on Sept. 6th FLX Chamber Hosts 25th Anniversary for Ravines Wine Cellars Five Finger Lakes wineries win Best of Class at Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition Bet the Farm Winery hosts Saturday Vineyard and Winery Tours NYWGF spotlights Weis Vineyards, including news of their new Distillery coming in 2026 The Keuka Lake Wine Trail adds more tasting options to their Passport Program ...
Editor still recovering from Surgery, no issue this week.
Due to Editor surgery this week, no issue will be released this week.