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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/20/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/20/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Owners Kim and Vinny Aliperti celebrate 20th Anniversary of Billsboro Winery New York wineries tout the quality of the 2025 vintage The Seneca Lake Wine Trail hosts its Seneca Lake Wine and Experiences Online Auction, to benefit Seneca Lake Pure Waters, on March 27th to 29th News from former Finger Lakes winery owner Chris Missick (Villa Bellangelo, Missick Cellars), on his new winery in Texas Wine With Jimmy interviews Weis Vineyards owner Peter Weis Penny Fitzgerald discusses...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/13/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/13/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Hazlitt Winery is for sale for $21 million Hermann Wiemer's Fred Merwath discusses the release of one of their newer wine varieties Petite Arvine Dr. Frank releases 2025 Rkatsiteli wine Happy 591st Birthday to the Riesling grape today! Heron Hill Winery announces new Tasting Room Manager Jeff Hopkins Vineyard View Winery celebrates the women on their staff during Womens History Month Keuka Roots writes about Bully Hill's Walter Taylor Hazlitt Winery pa...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/6/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/6/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Buttonwood Grove Winery celebrates Womens History Month, featuring stories about their staff McGregor Vineyards Saperavi Weekend event is March 20th to 22nd Morten and Lisa Hallgren, owners of Ravines Winery, have their Agricolae Estate Winery on Keuka Lake up for sale for $1.9 million Wine Business tells the story of Hunt Country Vineyards and their plans going forward Dan Bissell and Clark Simmons discuss the current state of vineyard health in the Finger Lakes The Finger Lak...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/27/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/27/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Breaking Bourbon reviews Finger Lakes Distilling Mac's American Whiskey FLX Weekly discusses the upcoming Bacon on the Lakein wine trail event on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail on March 21st and 22nd U.K. writer lists her favorite Finger Lakes wines as NY wines travel overseas Keuka Roots tells the story of the Cupola Restoration at the Empire State Winery Building in Penn Yan Finger Lakes wine writer Don Cazentre retires Geneva NY makes it into Wine Spectator list of Top U.S....
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/20/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/20/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Hosmer Winery is cooking up something delicious for the Cayuga Wine Trail's Pinch and Pour event this weekend Railhead Brewing in Hornell is closing after 11 years See the Winter update from Forge Cellars, including new releases Why aren’t more NYC restaurants pouring New York wines? Will Cleveland reflects on the changing Rochester brewery scene over the last year Carlo Devito reviews Hermann Wiemer 2023 Magdalena Cabernet Franc Islands lists their Top 5 Wineries i...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/13/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/13/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Dave Stamp at Lakewood Vineyards discusses how very cold temperatures affect grapevines Buttonwood Grove Winery welcomes their new Winemaker Julia Alvarez-Perez 9 Finger Lakes Rieslings make VinePair's list of 30 Best Riesling for 2026 Wagner Vineyards hosts special Sweetheart Wine and Dessert pairings this weekend Feb. 14th and 15th Atwater Vineyards presents their Valentines Day Wine and Food Pairing event tomorrow Sat. Feb. 14th Tracy Schuhmacher lists 10 Valentines Day ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/6/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/6/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Tabora Winery presents Winter Wine and Cookie Pairings Three Brothers Winery announces their February Event Schedule Robin Shreeves and Kathleen Willcox recommend several Finger Lakes wines for Valentines Day Seneca Lake Wine Trail presents their Chocolate and Wine event on Feb. 20th to 22nd Cayuga Lake Wine Trail presents their Pinch and Pour spice-inspired wine and food pairing event on Feb. 21st and 22nd Is Cabernet Franc replacing Riesling as New York's signature grape? ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/30/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/30/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Climbing Bines Brewery and Property is for sale for $1.8 million Shepherdess Cellars winery in Interlaken is for sale for $1.2 million SouthEast Seneca presents their Riddle Run in February and March, where you solve riddles at 25 businesses to win prizes Cornell's Julie Suarez testifies at Senate hearing about what Cornell is doing to address the Spotted Lanternfly issue in NY state 3 Finger Lakes wineries make VinePair's list of 30 Best White Wines for 2026 Beak and Skif...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/23/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/23/2026 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 21st Anniversary this year. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: The Canandaigua Wine Trail 2026 Wine Tasting Passport is now available for discount price The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail adds 2 new events for February Keuka Springs Vineyards wins Double Gold for 2024 Late Harvest Riesling in San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Wineries Without Walls, a group of Finger Lakes wine producers who do not have tasting rooms, will present tastings of their wines at Seneca Brewing Company every Saturday in February and March NYWGF highlights New York's lig...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/16/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/16/2026 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. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects In This Issue: Red Newt Cellars is for sale for $3.1 million The Tin Barn Brewery property (formerly Starkeys Lookout) in Dundee is still for sale at $1.5 million The O'Begleys Distillery property in Dundee is still for sale at $375,000 Weis Vineyards purchases Caywood Vineyards, a 182 acre property on Seneca Lake originally planted in the 1970's by Charles Fournier Domaine LeSeurre Winery purchases vineyard on Seneca Lake James Suckling releases their new Finger Lakes wine report, tasti...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/9/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/9/2026 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. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR READERS!!! In This Issue: Cayuga Lake Wine Trail gains $64,000 grant for out of state tourism marketing Six wine experts pick their favorite New York wines Navinnus Forty Two Cellars discusses what makes the Finger Lakes wine region special Guided Wino releases their Finger Lakes Winter Wine Guide Wise releases their Winery Tasting Room Benchmark Report, with insights from 10 years of winery mystery shopping data Finger Lakes based Hinny Hard Seltzer expands distribu...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/2/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 1/2/2026 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. Who is the Finger Lakes Weekend Wino? Be sure to check Previous Issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR READERS!!! In This Issue: Hermann Wiemer Vineyard presents their 2025 Year In Review Fifth Frame Brewing in the Rochester area abruptly closes down Sample their food dishes and help Americana Winery on Cayuga Lake shape their new restaurant menu on Jan. 17th 4 Finger Lakes wines make The Cork Report's 13 Most Memorable Wines of 2025 Airy Acres Vineyard presents their 2025 Review FLX Weekly interviews the winemaker and the new owner of Sheldr...
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