Finger Lakes Weekend Wino

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/25/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News See all the Black Friday sales happening at wineries on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail Dr. Frank Winery is offering free shipping on orders of 12 bottles or more today Black Friday through Cyber Monday Penguin Bay Winery is offering up to 50% off on select wines today thru Monday Seneca Brewery is having the World Cup Soccer games on, with beer specials and giveaways Other Half Brewery hosts a Black Friday event today from 4pm-7pm, with beer and food specials New York State Pint Days at NY Breweries continues through Nov. 27th Frequentem Brewing presents a 4-Course Food and Beer Pairing Dinner on Dec. 8th at the Lake House on Canandaigua Hazlitt Winery presents Red Cats in Santa Hats holiday event to benefit Operation Santa charity Decanter Magazine...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/18/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Hermann Wiemer Winery scores the #45 wine in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Casa Larga Winery presents its Holiday Wine and Craft Marketplace event, featuring 30 craft and gift vendors, this Fri. and Sat., Nov. 18 and 19 Beverage Dynamics reviews Sheldrake Point 2021 Dry Rose' (93 points) and Forge Cellars 2019 Riesling (90 points) in their latest reviews Well-known former boxer Ray Ciancaglini hosts a benefit dinner/auction for the Geneva police department Dec. 1st at Ventosa Vineyards Fattey Beer Company opens in Rochester, featuring their famous Wall of Beer Maiah Johnson Dunn showcases 4 wines from 4 Finger Lakes wineries that convey the current quality of Finger Lakes wines The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail's Holiday Shopping Spree Event is this w...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/11/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Finger Lakes Explorers explore the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail New York Times wine writer panel includes two Finger Lakes wines in their recommendations for wines to pair with Thanksgiving dinner WHEC recaps the Camp Good Days Wine & Spirits Auction event held last weekend This Week In Wine Country visits Corning Museum of Glass Seneca Lodge Brewfest happens on December 1st and 2nd in Watkins Glen, with live music and 16 Finger Lakes breweries Decanter Magazine releases their list of Best New Releases of Finger Lakes White Wines The Genesee Beer Keg Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony returns on December 2nd in Rochester Wine Business International gives their take on how current economic conditions will affect the wine industry The new exhibit 'D...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 11/4/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Liquid State Brewing celebrates their 5th Year Anniversary with a 5-Course Dinner and Beer Pairing on Nov. 10th Weis Vineyards works with over 20 grape growers in the Finger Lakes to produce high quality wines Glenora Winery celebrates the release of their first wine of the 2022 vintage with their Nouveau Celebration this Sat. Nov. 5th Readers Digest lists their 10 Best Finger Lakes Wineries Chris Scholomiti gives his Finger Lakes post-harvest summary Reinvention Brewing hosts their 4th Annual Beer and Mini-Donut Pairing event with The Dainty Donut Factory this Sun. Nov. 6th Tickets are still remaining for the Keuka Lake Wine Trail Immersive VIP Wine Experience on Nov. 12th Press Fraction reviews Trestle Thirty One 2020 Chardonnay Point of the...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/28/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Three Heads Brewing partners with Dibella's Subs to make a new Chocolate Chip Cookie Stout beer, using Dibella's chocolate chip cookies FLX Weekly discusses the November Holiday Shopping Spree event on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail In honor of their 60th Anniversary, Dr. Frank Winery releases 5 new wines and a new documentary video Edible Finger Lakes interviews Shawn Kime, winemaker at Thirsty Owl Winery Wine Whoopee visits Red Tail Ridge Winery and Heart and Hands Winery Cornell Agritech grad student works on ways to improve wine flavors The Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble will perform works from Chopin and Schumann at Red Newt Winery this Sun. Oct. 30th Castel Grisch Winery presents Happy Hallowine event this Sat. Oct. 29th Reinvention...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/21/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News This week marks the 2nd Anniversary of the Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup and I want to Thank all of the readers for all of your support and kind words! I started the original Finger Lakes Weekend Wino website back in 2005, visiting dozens of Finger Lakes wineries every year and tasting over 500 Finger Lakes wines per year and giving my thoughts on the best of those. But when a Winery opportunity came along in 2009, I had no time to continue the pace of postings for that website. After we sold that Winery, then the pandemic hit, and I felt that there was a need for a media source to pull together a roundup of what was happening on a weekly basis in the Finger Lakes in the areas of Craft Beverages, Arts, Travel, and Tourism news. Now 2 years later, with thousands of regular readers, I am happy to be able to present ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/14/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Sayre Fulkerson, owner of Fulkerson Winery, discusses how new Ukrainian immigrants traveled from South Carolina to the Finger Lakes to buy wine juice to keep their Ukrainian winemaking heritage alive in their new home Three Brothers Winery discusses the reopening of the fire-damaged Bagg Dare tasting room, insurance battles, and a new policy to limit buses and limos The Wall Street Journal's Lettie Teague makes new wine discoveries in the Finger Lakes Hermann Wiemer Winery and Ravines Winery make Wine and Spirits Magazine's Top 100 Wineries of 2022 list 2 wines from Hosmer Winery make Wine & Spirits Magazine's list of Top 100 Best Buys of 2022 Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association partners with Finger Lakes breweries, who will make new beers with Seneca Lake water as...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 10/7/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News This Week In Wine Country visits Finger Lakes Distilling And Finger Lakes Distilling presents their Highland Harvest Festival this Sun., Oct. 9th Hazlitt Winery winemaker Tim Benedict is presented the Governors Cup for the New York Wine Classic The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Ingle Vineyard at Heron Hill Winery is this Sunday, Oct. 9th Edible Finger Lakes interviews Six Eighty Cellars winemaker Ian Barry Finger Lakes winemaker Nathan Kendall and sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier are creating a buzz with their native Pet Nat wines at their Chepika Wine project The Best of Ithaca Awards honor Six Mile Creek Winery and South Hill Cidery The Whiskey Wash highlights the new Pumpkin Pie Whiskey from Iron Smoke Distillery Wine Enthusiast magazine highligh...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/30/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Evan Dawson interviews Heron Hill Winery owner John Ingle, celebrating 50 years in the Finger Lakes wine industry Billsboro Winery celebrates their 15th Anniversary Wine Spectator's Kristin Bieler highlights Hermann Wiemer and Red Newt wines on the New York Living tv show 10 months after a fire destroyed it, Three Brothers Winery reopens their Bagg Dare tasting room This Week in Wine Country visits JR Dill Winery FLX Weekly discusses the current grape harvest in the Finger Lakes WENY reports on the 60th Anniversary Celebration at Dr. Frank Winery The Linden Wine Series in Geneva is a success Fulkerson Winery continues to sell grape juices to home winemakers through Oct. 16th The Seneca Lake Wine Trail Deck The Halls event is already...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/23/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Hermann Wiemer Winery and Ravines Winery are in Wine and Spirits Magazine's 2022 Top 100 Wineries in the World Paul Vigna interviews Paul and Shannon Brock, owners of Silver Thread Winery Here is the latest Cornell Grape Harvest Report Wine Business evaluates the current grape harvest in the Finger Lakes, commenting on higher grape prices and lower crop yields Oktoberfest Brewers Festival, featuring 11 breweries, is Oct. 1st at Young Lion Brewing Cornell Extension announces the creation of the Southern Tier Craft Beverage Trail How Three Brothers Winery uses social media to grow their brand Tastes and Tunes event raises record amount for local charities This Week in Wine Country visits Falling Waters Boat Tours, who provide an up close ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/16/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Trestle Thirty One Winery quietly making gains at their Geneva tasting room Hollerhorn Distillery, destroyed by fire in May, has purchased a property and building in Naples for their new tasting room Paul Hobbs is nominated for Winemaker of the Year in the Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards Cornell Extension issues their Grape Harvest Report Wine Folly issues their new New York Wine Guide And see the Wine Folly NY Video Wine Guide here 26 acres of vineyard land near Dundee has been listed for $399,000 And the former Varick Winery tasting room and property on Cayuga Lake is still available for $895,000 Chris Scholomiti gives an end of summer report on the Finger Lakes grape crop Cellar Chats discusses Finger Lakes wine with Thomas Pastuszak ...

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 9/9/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Everyday Drinking releases their new Finger Lakes Cider Guide in honor of New York Cider Week from Sept. 29th to Oct. 9th Finger Lakes 2020 vintage of Rieslings are being rated very highly by Wine Enthusiast magazine This Week in Wine Country visits Horseheads Brewery on Seneca Lake New York Kitchen announces Wine and Food classes for September Penguin Bay Winery is having their Fall Wine Sale The Naples Grape Festival, featuring music, food, beer and wine tastings and more is coming up on Sept. 24th and 25th Bacchus Bruce reviews Red Newt Circle Riesling The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival, celebrating the Ford Mustang this year, will be held this Friday, Sept. 9th The 37th annual TomatoFest will take place this Sat. Sept 10th in downtown Aub...