WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/8/2026

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/8/2026

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.

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In This Issue:

Finger Lakes property with stunning panoramic Seneca Lake views available for sale for potential Winery, Brewery, Craft Beverage Business, Rental Cabins or build Dream Home

Off The Leash Brewing is opening soon, near the site of the former Villa Bellangelo/ Missick Cellars location on Seneca Lake

See archival film clips from the 1969 dedication of the Finger Lakes Wine Museum at Bully Hill Vineyards, featuring speakers Burgess Meredith, Hedy Lamarr, Walter Taylor, and Charles Fournier

See the Keuka Spring Vineyards May update

Jonathon Norcross interviews wine writer Kathleen Willcox

Knapp Winery hosts their Kickoff to Summer Fest on May 16th

The Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail hosts their Sip Into Summer wine trail event on May 16th

Sails and Ales event to benefit The Seneca Falls Museum and Tourism Center, featuring Finger Lakes breweries, takes place on May 23rd

Del Lago Resort announces their Summer Concert lineup, including Scotty Mcreery, Jessica Simpson, DL Hughley, and Warrant

NYSAGM is soliciting Frost Damage reports from New York grape growers

Penny Fitzgerald discusses Womens Wine Camp coming to the Finger Lakes this Summer

FLX Beer Reviews review Underground Beer Lab Russian Imperial Stout

See the latest Toast Winery videocast here

BeyondTheNest lists Mothers Day Weekend events in the Finger Lakes region

New grocery store opens in Ovid

John Kucko sharees another 60 Seconds of Serenity in the Finger Lakes

The deadline for online registering for the Seneca Lake National Lake Trout Derby is May 22nd

The Downtown Ithaca Summer Concert Series Kickoff Party takes place on May 14th

GlassFest returns to Corning over Memorial Day weekend

The Penn Yan Farmers Market celebrates its 50th year

The Keuka Roots blog will become a streaming series

Recent Final Jeopardy answer referred to Seneca Falls, do you know the correct response?

Linda Robertson explains how a Geneva businessman experienced the 1901 Pan American Exposition, featuring A Trip To The Moon exhibit