Finger Lakes Weekend Wino

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 8/21/2026 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: Silver Thread Vineyard 35th Anniversary Celebration and Dinner is on Sept. 12th Bet The Farm Winery hosts their 20th Anniversary Celebration and Dinner on Sept. 6th Anthony Road Wine Co. is having a Warehouse Sale tomorrow Sat. Aug. 22nd from 8am to 2pm Forge Cellars Dry Riesling makes Eric Asimov's list of 12 Wines To Match The Late Summer Heat WXXI Connections discusses the regions beer industry See the latest Toast Winery videocast Ithaca.com releases online Guide To...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 8/14/2026 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: Ryan William Vineyard wins the Governors Cup and Weis Vineyards earns Winery of the Year at the 2026 New York Wine Classic wine competition See the complete results of the 2026 New York Wine Classic here See highlights from the 2026 Finger Lakes Riesling Camp More info on the Pleasant Valley Wine Co. purchase East Coast Wineries reviews Billsboro 2023 Dry Riesling Paul Vigna gives summary of East Coast Wine Tasting Summit The Local Show interviews Anyela's Vineyard owne...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 8/7/2026 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: Anyela's Winery and Vineyards on Skaneateles Lake is for sale for $12.7 million The Wine Classroom discusses Phil Plummer leaving Montezuma Winery to become new winemaker at Six Eighty Cellars Nonrocaholic reviews Wagner Vineyards new non-alcohol Riesling wine More information on the Pleasant Valley Wine Company purchase The New York Wine and Grape Foundation will host the Virtual Online 2026 New York Wine Classic Awards Ceremony on Monday, Aug. 10th Watch the groom skydive in t...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 7/31/2026 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: Carlo Devito reviews a unique style of wines from Valkyrie Crafted Libations on Seneca Lake (Editor note: Full disclosure: I am on the Winemaking team at Valkyrie Crafted Libations) For more info or to schedule a tasting at Valkyrie Crafted Libations, visit www.geistwein.com New detailed info on the $47 million purchase of Pleasant Valley Winery by Vine Enterprises of Indiana, who also recently purchased Keuka Springs Winery (article requires free account signup) New Finger Lakes winery High Road ...