WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/26/2026

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 6/26/2026

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:

The following Finger Lakes wineries win top awards at the 2026 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition: Anthony Road, Lakewood, Three Brothers, Montezuma, Keuka Spring, Casa Larga, Hazlitt, Silver Thread, Tabora, Rock Stream, Fox Run, and Thirsty Owl, see complete results here

Cornell students win top prize in contest with their weed-killing robot that zaps weeds in vineyards and farms with electricity

Will Cleveland gives the history and current plans for Preservation Brewing

NYWGF reveals the stories of the wine labels of four Finger Lakes wineries

FLX Weekly discusses 4th of July BarBQ and Wine pairings with Sheldrake Point winemaker and chef

WIN writes about Waterloo Container

East Coast Wineries reviews Forge Cellars Cabernet Franc

Fox Run answers the question of Why Finger Lakes Riesling is so unique

Dr. Frank Winery is nominated for Best Winery Tasting Room again this year in USA Today's 10 Best awards

Wine Review Online asks Should Cabernet Franc be New York's signature wine?

Boundary Breaks describes the history of neighboring vineyard

Lakewood Vineyards gives a Spring Vineyard Update

Empire State Distillers is opening their new tasting Room soon

Keuka Roots tells the story of Pleasant Valley Wine Company

Expedition M and J present video of their trip to Finger Lakes, camping in Fulkerson Winery vineyard

Finger Lakes Wine Museum presents archived video of Bully Hill's Walter Taylor discussing his controversial speech to the wine industry in 1970

Good Wine Good People interviews Kelby Russell of Apollos' Praise Winery

See the latest Toast Winery videocast here

FLX Beer reviews review Gem Creek Brewing Fossil IPA

See the 2026 FLX Finest award winners here

Hopshire Brewing Anniversary Party is tomorrow, Sat., June 27th

See all the upcoming 4th of July Finger Lakes winery events at Atlas FLX

Wineries Without Walls will conduct wine tastings at JR Dill Wine Bar in Watkins Glen on July 11th, 18th, and 25th

East Seneca versus West Seneca Collaborative Wine Dinner with Boundary Breaks and Fox Run wineries is on July 25th

The Corn Hill Arts Festival in Rochester, featuring over 300 artists and musicians, takes place on July 11th and 12th

John Kucko shares 60 seconds of Serenity in the Finger Lakes

World Atlas describes Seven Serene Finger Lakes Towns for a Weekend Retreat