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Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/28/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/28/2021 Buttonwood Grove Winery owners David & Melissa Pittard have completed the transition of their purchase of Toro Run Winery into the new 680 Cellars, opening this weekend and featuring unique bottlings of vinifera wines made in stone, clay and terracotta tanks Wine Enthusiast reviews 14 Sparkling Wines from New York Life Between the Vines interviews Vinnie Aliperti, owner of Billsboro Winery and winemaker at Atwater Vineyards The Today Show features the Finger Lakes region for a top summer travel destination Many Finger Lakes wineries to retain pandemic safety measures this summer FLX Weekly features 3 new wine releases from Cayuga Lake wineries Edible Finger Lakes spotlights the growing production of Gruner Veltliner wines in the Finger Lakes The World Wine Guys feature Thirsty Owl Dry Riesling Dr. Frank's Rkatsitelli makes AOL's (yes, AOL

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/21/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/21/2021 New brewery, Brewery Ardennes, opens in Geneva on historic farm property The owner of the new Brewery Ardennes describes the types of Belgian beers that he makes Fox Run Vineyards' Garlic Festival to be moved to Lakefront Park in Geneva Point of the Bluff Winery presents their 2021 Concert Series featuring Atlanta Rythm Section, Little River Band, and Marshall Tucker Band Episode 9 of New York State of Wine features Felicity Carter discussing Riesling wine with 3 Finger Lakes winemakers The story of the great Finger Lakes vinifera vintage of 2020 This Week in Wine Country features the inaugural running of the Fulkerson Winery "Will Run For Wine" 5k trail run Climbing Bines Brewery announces summer music schedule Seneca Lake Brewing offers Glamping with free beer New York Kitchen announces upcoming food and beer classes and

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/14/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/14/2021 New winery, Quarry Ridge Winery, re-opens on Cayuga Lake New E-commerce platform Vin Social chooses Red Tail Ridge Winery as their first winery partner, as they produce 2 co-labeled limited edition wines Top Chef winner Kristen Kish to partner with Finger Lakes spirits company Yobo Soju on new brand of Soju, a traditional Korean spirit See all the events happening for New York Cider Weeks from May 15 to May 31 Grist Iron Brewery seeing brisk business for the Spring season Lucky Hare Brewing presents their 5th Anniversary Party on May 22nd Queens-based Big Alice Bewing takes over the old Gael Brewing space in Geneva Finger Lakes Beer Festival to be held on October 29-30 at Watkins Glen Race Track Chris Missick gives an update on vineyard growth in Episode 6 of Viti Culture Rock Stream Vineyards presents their Spring Fling Music Fest and BarB

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/7/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/7/2021 Bellangelo Winery changes name to Missick Cellars and you can save up to 35% on a case as they change over the labels New Finger Lakes tasting room in Penn Yan features tastings from 10 Finger Lakes wineries Finger Lakes Wine Festival is cancelled for 2nd year in a row Seneca Lake wineries announce Mothers Day events Edible Finger Lakes features War Horse Brewing's Change IPA series of beer Cornell's Alice Wise discusses Grapevine Spring Bud Break with New York winemakers Hazlitt Winery Vineyard Manager John Santos discusses Sustainable Grape Growing in the Finger Lakes Chris Missick's Viti Culture interviews Paul Brock of Silver Thread Winery Bourbon for the Masses interviews Brian McKenzie of Finger Lakes Distilling VinePair interviews NY Times wine critic Eric Asimov, who gives praise to the Finger Lakes wine region The