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Welcome to the longest-running online source for Finger Lakes Craft Beverage News, started in 2005. Over 30 years as a winemaker, winery owner, and wine writer, I have fallen in love with the Finger Lakes and its wineries, breweries, cideries, distilleries, events and its incredible natural beauty. Come along for News and Views on the Finger Lakes.

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December 07, 2021

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Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 6/21/24

June 21, 2024

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/21/2024 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Editors Note: So You Think That Finger Lakes Red Wines Don't Have Extraordinary Aging Potential? My friend Kevin and I have been collecting Red wine from Shaw Vineyards on Seneca Lake since they opened. We feel that Steve Shaw's wines are exceptional and are great examples of what can be done with Red wine, even in a cold climate like the Finger Lakes. So every now and then, Kevin and I dust off our bottles of Shaw and do a vertical tasting to see how they are holding up. Last weekend, we tasted Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon vintages from 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011. We were just amazed at these wines, with the 2007 (17 year old Finger Lakes Red!) still showing beautiful dark cherry fruit, still maintaining a solid acid and tann...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 12/2/2022

December 02, 2022

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 12/2/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Cayuga Wine Trail presents their Holiday Shopping Spree wine trail event this weekend Dec. 2nd and 3rd Edible Finger Lakes profiles Glenora Winery winemaker Edward Miller Two Soul Spirits collaborates with Finger Lakes Distillery on new releases The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association awards Monteith Trophy to Fred Frank of Dr. Frank Winery Chris Scholomiti discusses winter tasks and activities at wineries and vineyards WROC interviews Boundary Breaks Winery owner Bruce Murray NYWGF interviews Anthony Road Winery owner John Martini Decanter magazine reviews the best new releases of Finger Lakes red wines FLX Today discusses Holiday events with Three Brothers Winery Bethany Yarrow, daughter of Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary, ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/25/2024

October 25, 2024

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/25/2024 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Be sure to check Previous issues for more news and use the Search field to find specific subjects Embark Ciderworks hosts their CiderFest, featuring over 20 Cideries, tomorrow Sat. Oct. 26th Finger Lakes Beer Company in Hammondsport hosts their 15th Anniversary Party on November 9th BTN interviews Scott Osborn, new Board Chair of WineAmerica WHAM visits Dr. Frank Winery for post-Harvest visit The Beer Patrol reviews Steuben Brewing's Oktoberfest beer Vinography reviews Trestle Thirty One 2022 Riesling and 2023 Rose' NYWGF writes about CK Cellars and Inspire Moore Winery Finger Lakes Farm Bureaus letter to editor contradicts allegations that wineries are responsible for Harmful Algal Blooms on Seneca Lake Keuka Spring Vineyards releases new vintage of Crooked ...