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Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 8/27/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/27/2021 Fox Run Vineyards wins Best of Show award at Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition FLX Weekly features Marcia Klue, the Marketing Director from the new winery Six Eighty Cellars, discussing the wineries unique winemaking techniques The Finger Lakes region places second in USA Today best wine region poll The Blaufrankisch (Lemberger) grape is staging a global comeback, including in the Finger Lakes New York city sommellier who was arrested for arson attended a Finger Lakes wine event days before arson incident Exlporing The Wine Glass podcast discusses the history and wines of the Finger Lakes with John Wagner of Wagner Vineyards (press the podcast play button at bottom of the website page) Ryan Williams Vineyard signs on as new sponsor of the Founders Tour at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival on September 18th The Lake Ontario Food, Wi

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 8/20/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/20/2021 Edible Finger Lakes profiles winemaker Craig Hosbach of Hunt Country Vineyards Black Duck Cidery is producing ciders inspired by the Asturias and Basque regions of northern Spain Winemaker Ian Barry at Sixty Eight Cellars uses unique wine tanks to produce unique wines How to match Finger Lakes wines with different meat dishes Forbes chooses the Finger Lakes as the top wine region alternative to Napa Finger Lakes wine tour operator makes the top 4 in USA Today's Best Of Awards The artist members of the Ontario County Arts Council have created beer-themed art, displayed at various Finger Lakes breweries, to raise money for student scholarships Lake Drum Brewing in Geneva embraces collaboration when crafting their products The Dining Traveler visits Hermann Wiemer Winery 3 New York wineries discuss with Cat

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 8/13/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/13/2021 EverydayDrinking.com discusses Finger Lakes cider with cidermaker Steve Selin of South Hill Cidery Red Newt Cellars in the Finger Lakes makes Readers Digest's list of The 25 Best Wineries in the U.S. How the Finger Lakes wine industry almost collapsed in the 1980's The Seneca Lake Wine Trail has a nice summary sheet that describes all the wine trail wineries' current hours and tasting policies Reinvention Brewery presents their 4th Annual Summer Bash with music and BarBQ this Saturday Keuka Spring Winery presents their Summer Music Series on Sundays in August and September Master of Wine Pat Farrell interviews winemaker Peter Bell of Fox Run Vineyards Chris Missick's Viti Culture interviews Erni Loosen of Dr. Loosen Wines The annual Watkins Glen Italian American Festival, featuring food, vendors, music,

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 8/6/2021

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/6/2021 New distillery created by Blue Oyster Cultivation Mushroom Farm on Cayuga Lake is now open and will feature Mushroom-Infused Vodka All events for Finger Lakes Wine Month this month are listed here Wine Spectator pairs Cornell BarBQ Chicken and Grilled Peaches recipe with Finger Lakes Riesling Nice article on Chef William Cornelius, well-known in the Finger Lakes AirBNB partners with the NY State Tourism Association to promote tourism in the Finger Lakes region The Finger Lakes Times presents their Best of the Finger Lakes Readers Choice Awards in Dining, Entertainment, Shopping, and more Yates County Chamber of Commerce launches new Travel Guide Issue One of the new Bluff and Vine magazine reminisces about the Keuka Lake Water Carnival of the 1950's and 1960's Coveteur Travel presents their guide to visiting