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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/13/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 11/13/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: New brewery, Switchyard Brewhouse, opens in Hornell Osmote Winery is constructing a new tasting room building Lakewood Vineyards decides not to harvest Pinot Noir this year Ball Vineyards on Cayuga Lake is another Wineries Without Walls winery in the Finger Lakes See them at Living Roots Wine in Rochester tomorrow Sat., Nov. 14th Six Eighty Cellars discusses the Spotted Lanternfly Hazlitt Vineyards harvests 9 tons of Cabernet Sauvignon Fox Run Vineyards Tasting Room Mgr ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/6/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 11/6/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Navinnus Forty Two Cellars hosts their First Vintage Release Party at Ria's Wines this Sunday Nov. 8th Veraisons Restaurant at Glenora Wine Cellars makes Wine Enthusiasts list of Top Winery Restaurants of 2026 Three Brothers Wineries offers free tastings for veterans and active military on Veterans Day Nov. 11th The last day for Silver Springs Winery is November 28th NY Wine and Grape Foundation opens mini-grant program for wineries, grape growers, wine trails, and regional promotion ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/30/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 10/30/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing wins FLX Finest Award for Best Finger Lakes Brewery, see all FLX Finest Awards here Swedish Hill Winery and Cider Co. is looking for a Winemaker Dr. Frank Winery installs first wind machines for frost damage protection on Keuka Lake The October issue of Mountain Home magazine features an article about the artistic labels of Finger Lakes wine and beer Nine Maidens Brewery is closing Wine Enthusiast presents their Guide to New York's Wine Regions ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/23/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 10/23/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Giving Tree Cidery opens its new tasting room in Penn Yan Lakeshore Winery on Cayuga Lake is still for sale for $2.5 million Jamie Goode reviews wines from Usonia Winery 1487 Heritage Winery will host a Ribbon Cutting and Open House tomorrow, Sat. Oct. 24th East Coast Wineries reviews their Top 13 Finger Lakes Dry Rieslings for the Holidays Wine By EM reviews Finger Lakes wines Gary Vaynerchuk says the wine industry needs to wake up and he gives his advice for wine marketi...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/16/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 10/16/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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 Seneca Lake Brewers Fest, featuring 20 Finger Lakes breweries, is tomorrow, Sat. Oct. 17th in Geneva Finger Lakes Effect visits Fulkerson Winery Andy Weber analyzes the pricing of New York award-winning wines Wagner Vineyards 2022 Merlot makes VinePair's list of 20 Best Merlot's for 2026 Waterloo Container participates in discussions on NY Alcohol Policy Iron Smoke Distillery purchases the building it has been renting South East Seneca lists over 20 live music ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/9/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 10/9/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Tracy Schuhmacher visits the new 1487 Heritage Winery The Valkyrie Winery (Seneca Lake) Fall Newsletter, with Harvest, Tasting Room, and New Product Release news is out now Forbes explores how Arts and Wine go together in the Finger Lakes WENY visits Glenora Wine Cellars for Harvest Veraisons Restaurant at Glenora Wine Cellars is listed on Wine Enthusiast's 57 Best Winery Restaurants in the World USDA ARS discusses how researchers developed loosely clustered Vignoles wine grape...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/2/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 10/2/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: New distillery, Empire State Distillers, opens in Wayne County Lacey Magruder Winery to close at the end of this month NYWGF seeks input from the wine industry to determine research priorities Bruce Murray discusses Harvest at nearby vineyard The Seneca Lake Beer Fest is October 17th See pics from Harvest at Airy Acres Vineyard Schooner True Love celebrates 100 years Hazlitt Winery gets ready for Harvest Lakewood Vineyards celebrates their annual Grape Stomp ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/25/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 9/25/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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 Wine Classroom interviews Little Clover Wine Company founder Erin McMurrough Jeff Smith describes the new tasting room 1487 Heritage by Domaine Leseurre Will Cleveland describes Cornell Agritech's efforts to develop commercially viable hops for New York brewers Vote for your favorite winery, brewery, restaurant, etc. at The Best of Ithaca, voting closes on Oct. 9th Fall Fest at Three Brothers Wineries is this weekend Sept. 26th and 27th Only a few spaces left for the Terroi...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/18/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 9/18/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Dr. Frank Winery announces new Head Winemaker New York winemakers are cautiously optimistic about this years grape harvest Fulkerson Winery is looking for an Assistant Winemaker Nathan Kendall opens new business in Dundee called Proof, a coffee shop, wine bar, and restaurant Beak and Skiff named Best Apple Orchard in USA Today 10Best Awards Christina Pickard presents her Insiders Guide to the Finger Lakes Wine Region The New York Wines Export Program describes their target marke...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/11/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 9/11/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Fulkerson Winery is listed in UDisc's list of Top 10 Best Winery Disc Golf Courses FLDN interviews Ria's Winery owner Ria D'Aversa Dave McIntyre reviews Dr. Frank 2025 Ethos, a blend of Riesling and Rkatsitelli Savor Life Podcast interviews owners of Dean Lane Dining Back To Zero interviews owner of Bonesteel Wines Anyway Wines is having their Launch party at Ria's Wines this Sunday Sept. 13th Brandon Anders visits Red Tail Ridge Winery and Heart and Hands ...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/4/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 9/4/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: Thirsty Owl Wine Company earns Winery of the Year at American Heritage Wine Competition Navinnus Forty Two Cellars bottles their first wine FL Times interviews Jen Menges of New York Kitchen Proof Dundee coffee shop, wine bar and kitchen opening soon in Dundee Harvest begins at Bully Hill Vineyards Genesee Brewing Co. has been sold Wild NY shows the massive old oak casks at Pleasant Valley Winery Keuka Spring Vineyards releases new 2024 Winemakers Reserve Brut, made from esta...
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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/28/2026

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 8/28/2026 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, and 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: A Finger Lakes Winemaking Team Is Making Their Mark by Combining Centuries-Old Inspiration with Modern Winemaking Innovation (Editors Note: Full Disclosure: The Editor of this Blog is on the winemaking team at Valkyrie Crafted Libations) East Coast Wineries visits Hillick and Hobbs Winery VinePair reviews 11 of the Best Red Blends from the Finger Lakes US Dept of Agriculture will purchase Concord grape juice from NY growers who had their grape contracts canceled Will Cleveland recaps the ...
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