WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/20/2026

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/20/2026

Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News

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In This Issue:

Hosmer Winery is cooking up something delicious for the Cayuga Wine Trail's Pinch and Pour event this weekend

Railhead Brewing in Hornell is closing after 11 years

See the Winter update from Forge Cellars, including new releases

Why aren’t more NYC restaurants pouring New York wines?

Will Cleveland reflects on the changing Rochester brewery scene over the last year

Carlo Devito reviews Hermann Wiemer 2023 Magdalena Cabernet Franc

Islands lists their Top 5 Wineries in the Finger Lakes

The Rekt BrewFest, featuring over 40 Vendors including Breweries, Cideries, Distilleries and Wineries, is on March 7th in Horseheads

WYXL Wine and Dine Radiothon raises over $11,000 for Tomkins County United Way

California Lab Donates Services to Finger Lakes Viticulture Degree Program

WIA interviews filmmaker who made a documentary about the Finger Lakes wine industry

FLX Beer Reviews review Druthers Brewing Strawberry Basil Sour Gose

Winery unapologetically refuses to do anything different in the face of wine industry challenges

Dean Lane Dining is back open and accepting reservations for their 4-Course Dinners

The Geneva Polar Plunge, benefiting the Geneva YMCA, is this Sunday Feb. 22nd

The Sip Syracuse Wine and Spirits Festival is on Feb. 28th

Finger Lakes wineries team up for Pouring With A Purpose wine tasting event, to benefit local food banks, on March 14th

Canandaigua celebrates St Patricks Day with Shamrock Shuffle event on March 14th

Canandaigua Thrift Store asking for Community help

John Kucko shows icy waterfalls melting in the Finger Lakes

Nice video on Hammondsport in Winter

The Montezuma Wetlands and Audubon Center are looking for volunteers

Karen Shughart writes about Winter in the Finger Lakes

15 Syracuse-area restaurants with fireplaces to melt your winter blues

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