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Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/26/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/26/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Grape growers in other regions ready to help Finger Lakes wineries with grape needs after frost event NY Senators call for Emergency Funding for Frost damage Decanter Magazine discusses Finger Lakes frost damage More frost damage reports from Syracuse.com Finger Lakes frost damage reports from Wine Enthusiast magazine Veteran Finger Lakes grape growers say they've never seen a frost like this Finger Lakes apple growers also suffered frost damage Airy Acres Vineyard opens new tasting room on west side of Cayuga Lake And FLX Weekly interviews the owners of Airy Acres here Rock Stream Vineyards presents their Music & Pizza Fest this Sat., May 27th from Noon to 5pm, featuring music by Pair of Aces Corning GlassFest is happe...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/19/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/19/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Editor: We have been hearing reports of significant vineyard damage in the Finger Lakes from the Frost event this past Wednesday night. Some vineyards are reporting anywhere from 20% to 100% losses, depending on the grape variety and vineyard location. Here are some Winery Reports The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail presents Wag Your Tail Along The Trail pet-friendly event from June 1st to 14th Forbes explains how Finger Lakes wineries are looking to the past, to make the future of Finger Lakes wine New Cornell research links customer experience with increased sales in NY breweries WYSR ranks the Top 26 Wineries in the Finger Lakes, according to Google reviews The Grape Grind recaps their experience at Finger Lakes Riesling Camp The Seneca Lake Wine Trail presents their Smokin...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/12/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/12/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Finger Lakes Cider Trail events begin on May 19th See Cider Trail events here Prison City Brewing wins World Beer Cup Award Domaine LeSeurre Winery hosts a special Mothers Day Weekend Wine and Food Pairing May 12-14 The 2nd Annual Saperavi Festival is this Sat. May 13th at Dr. Frank Winery FLX Beer Reviews review Rochester's Heroes Brewing Co. Beacon Doppelbock Cornell Extension will begin a series of Tailgate Meetings at various Finger Lakes wineries to discuss various aspects of grape growing, starting on May 16th at Lakewood Vineyards The Finger Lakes Taste of Spring, to benefit the United Way of Seneca County, with tastings from Finger Lakes wineries, breweries, cideries, and more, happens on May 18th at Del Lago Casino Prison City Brewing wi...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 5/5/2023

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 5/5/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Rochester Lilac Festival is coming up from May 12th to 21st, featuring a Wine Tasting Expo on May 13th and a Beer Tasting Expo on May 20th Vintner Project includes Ravines Winery and Element Winery in their Four NY Pinot Noir Producers You Should Know Rock Stream Winery 'Seis de Mayo' event is tomorrow, Sat. May 5th, featuring live music by The Stream Rockers and Rob Lane See new Finger Lakes wine reviews from Wine Enthusiast, including many 90+ ratings Me, Myself and Wine reviews Wagner 2021 Riesling Ice Wine Tickets are on sale now for Jazz Greats 2023 Concerts at Glenora Winery Big Alice Brewing celebrates 2nd Anniversary in Finger Lakes The Travel lists their 10 Most Beautiful Wineries in New York The Corning GlassFest is comi...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/28/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/28/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Red Newt Cellars makes Readers Digest List of Top 25 Wineries in the U.S. The Seneca Lake Wine Trail presents a Rose' in May Tasting Pass, with 16 participating Seneca Lake wineries giving tastings of Rose' wines from May 8th to 14th Don Cazentre gives more news on Aravelle, the newly released grape type from Cornell Texas Monthly discusses winemakers moving to Texas, including Chris Missick of Villa Bellangelo and Missick Cellars moving to Texas after a series of unfortunate circumstances in the Finger Lakes Rock Stream Vineyards lowers tasting fees to help customers fight inflation Over 20 wineries in the Finger Lakes are hiring right now, see job listings NY Dept of Agriculture provides update on the Spotted Lanternfly in the Finger Lakes Genesee Brewery ...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/21/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/21/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Rock Stream Winery and Distillery releases new line of Liqueurs, including Blood Orange, Blue Curacao, Lemon, Tamarind, and Cream Sherry Lakewood Vineyards discusses how they have improved efficiencies in their business operations Live from Linden Street returns this weekend in Geneva, with live music and food from Linden Street restaurants every weekend , and also featuring the Linden Wine Series, a series of special tastings of Finger Lakes wines starting in June Hunt Country Winery discusses sustainable solutions in their business Wine Spectator magazine interviews Hermann Wiemer Winery owners about Biodynamic Farming Finger Lakes Wine Country interviews John Wagner and Alex Jankowski of Wagner Vineyards about diversity in the wine industry The Interpreting Wine Podcast pr...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/14/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/14/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Damiani 2020 Reserve Pinot Noir receives 95 points from Beverage Testing Institute Red New Cellars winemaker Kelby Russell discusses winning the Phyllis Feder Unity Award New York State Beer Competition announces 2023 Winners Rock Stream Winery presents their Spring Music and Food Festival tomorrow, Sat. April 15th, featuring food, live music by The Weekend Wino's and The Stream Rockers, and craft beer, wine, and spirits Researchers training dogs to detect Spotted Lanternfly in vineyards The Finger Lakes Community College Viticulture Club will hold a pop-up wine tasting event at the college's Viticulture and Wine Center, 100 Empire Drive, off Pre-emption Road in Geneva, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15. The cost is $10 per person to taste a flight of five wines....

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/7/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/7/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Tin Barn Brewing presents Seneca Lake Brewers Spring Fling, featuring beer tastings from 21 Seneca Lake breweries, on Sat. April 15th Chad Hendrickson of Lakewood Vineyards discusses the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility Act, which may affect craft beverage packaging costs, with Evan Dawson Forbes includes Dr. Frank Celebre Sparkling Riesling in their Top 4 Value Wines Finger Lakes Community College will host workshop on wine filtration on April 18th Wine Enthusiast Magazine discusses the new Aravelle grape released by Cornell Finger Lakes winemakers join in on discussion of how climate change is affecting vineyards Anthony Road winemaker Peter Becraft discusses their 2021 Dry Riesling Star Cidery in Canandaigua hosts a Gnome Hunt with prizes tom...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/31/2023

WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/31/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Keuka Lake Wine Trail presents their Tasting Passport, featuring tastings and discounts at 5 Keuka Lake wineries Cornell Agritech announces new grape variety, Aravelle, that took 42 years to develop Press Fraction reviews Keuka Lake Vineyards 2019 Blaufrankisch wine McGregor Winery presents special tastings of their newly released 2022 Chardonnay and Riesling Kesana visits Quarry Ridge Winery and Heart and Hands Winery Point of the Bluff Winery announces The Bacon Brothers will perform on June 4th, tickets on sale today March 31st Glenora Wine Cellars presents their 2023 Bridal Show this Sat. April 1st WeBe Brewing Company in Geneva celebrates their 5th Anniversary this Sat. April 1st, featuring brews, food, and live music Cayuga Health System...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/24/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/24/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Montezuma Winery breaks ground on new Tasting Room expansion Damiani Winery releases their new 2021 Saperavi wine Finger Lakes businessman launches new Hinny Hard Seltzer products Lamoreaux Landing 2021 Chardonnay (91 points) makes Wine Enthusiast list of Best Chardonnays under $20 Finger Lakes Explorers reviews 3 breweries on Conesus Lake Atwater Winery presents an educational tasting on Orange Wine tomorrow, Sat. March 25th The 2nd Annual Saperavi Festival will be at Dr. Frank Winery on May 13th Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield, associate director of Cornell AgriTech, has been named as the American Society for Enology and Viticulture 2023 Extension Distinction Award recipient FLX Beer Reviews reviews Frequentem Brewing's Peach Sour IPA ...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/17/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/17/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Fox Run Vineyards presents their Burning of the Canes event, featuring bonfire, food, wine, and music, tomorrow Sat. March 18th Interpreting Wine interviews Mike Colizzi of Kashong Glen Vineyards in Penn Yan FLX Beer Reviews reviews Pretty Insidious beer from Grow Brewing in Geneva Thomas Laszlo of Heron Hill Winery speaks about Terroir at wine symposium Lakewood Vineyards Library Tasting Series enters its final weeks Sheldrake Point Winery presents a Cooking and Wine Pairing event on Sunday, March 19th The BEV NY Wine Industry Conference takes place in Syracuse on March 28th to 30th Big Blend Radio explores travel and wineries in the Steuben County region of the Finger Lakes NY Times Wine Writer Eric Asimov will conduct a guided tasting of Finger L...

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/10/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/10/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Oasis at Hazlitt Winery announces March and April music events For Womens History Month, Maiah Johnson Dunn shares the stories of Women in the Finger Lakes Wine Industry The Robb Report includes three Finger Lakes Rieslings in their list of Top 10 New World Rieslings The Finger Lakes Wine Festival is looking for a new Festival Manager Vine Pair lists their Top 10 Red Wines of the Finger Lakes Dr. Tim Martinson of Cornell University receives the ASEV Merit Award Lucky Hare Brewing is closing its Ithaca location and opening a new location in Owego Breaking Bourbon reviews Two Souls Bourbon, sourced from Finger Lakes Distilling Finger Lakes winemaker Ian Barry participates in discussion on Hybrid grapes on the Northern Wine Odyssey podcast...