WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 8/7/2026

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE and NEWS ROUNDUP 8/7/2026

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

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In This Issue:

Anyela's Winery and Vineyards on Skaneateles Lake is for sale for $12.7 million

The Wine Classroom discusses Phil Plummer leaving Montezuma Winery to become new winemaker at Six Eighty Cellars

Nonrocaholic reviews Wagner Vineyards new non-alcohol Riesling wine

More information on the Pleasant Valley Wine Company purchase

The New York Wine and Grape Foundation will host the Virtual Online 2026 New York Wine Classic Awards Ceremony on Monday, Aug. 10th

Watch the groom skydive in to Wagner Vineyards to kiss his bride

Swedish Hill Winery's new tasting room is getting closer to completion

Empire State Distillers in Ontario NY has their Grand Opening tomorrow, Aug. 8th

Navinnus Forty Two tells how Finger Lakes wine survived Prohibition

See the latest Toast Winery videocast

Grape Collective interviews Nancy Irelan about her Limnad sparkling wines

The Hospitalitarian interviews Cameron Mills, Director of Trade Relations and Development for Hermann J. Wiemer and Standing Stone Vineyards

Cork and Journey discusses whether Riesling or Cabernet Franc is New York's signature grape

The Seneca Lake Wine Trail hosts their pet-friendly Gone To The Dogs Tasting Pass on Aug. 21st to 28th

James Beard Award–nominated chef Jasmin Norton will present an exclusive multi-course dinner at Red Tail Ridge Winery on August 22nd

Oswego County Business details the hardships facing Finger Lakes wine producers

Several Finger Lakes wines make Food and Wine's list of Best Dry Low Alcohol Wines

Glenora Winery hosts live music every Wednesday during the Summer

New York Kitchen in Canandaigua announces Food and Beverage classes for August

Historic TEDx experience will bring together an extraordinary gathering of innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders in Watkins Glen on August 19th

The Genesee Country Village Fiddle and Folk Festival is Aug. 15th and 16th

Corning Museum of Glass announces event schedule for August

Here is the complete concert lineup at the NY State Fair starting August 26th

Fox Run and Boundary Breaks host their East Versus West Wine Dinner at Fox Run Vineyards on August 29th

FLT presents photo gallery from the Krossin Keuka fundraising event

Hobart and William Smith Colleges professor Daniel Schonning has wins Poetry Society prize

Upstate Roaming presents an aerial drone tour of Penn Yan

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