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Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/29/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/29/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Hosmer Winery celebrates 50th Anniversary of their first vineyard plantings with Anniversary Party on May 14th Don Cazentre explores Lucky Hare Brewing's "beer for every palate" philosophy Dr. Frank Winery announces 5 new wine releases from the 2021 vintage McGregor Winery presents special Mothers Day Weekend Sparkling Wine Flights FLX Weekly talks with Knapp Winery owner Cole Wilson & winemaker Vanessa Hoffman The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail Wine & Herb event is being held over the next two weekends The Keuka Lake Wine Trail Wine & Cheese event is this Saturday, April 30th The Rochester Lilac Festival Wine Tasting Expo is on Saturday, May 7th The Finger Lakes to host a celebration of ancient Saperavi grape

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/22/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/22/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Mushroom Spirits Distillery's unique mushroom-infused Vodka is gaining popularity and awards After a 2-year hiatus because of the pandemic, Glenora Winery's Jazz Greats concert series returns Edible Finger Lakes 'Meet Your Winemaker' series features Jordan Harris, winemaker at Heron Hill Winery Damiani Winery's winemaker describes the making of their 2 new Rose' wine releases Finger Lakes winemakers discuss what they look for in a good winery intern FLX Weekly interviews Three Brothers Winery General Manager Gabrielle Sinicropi on how they are rebounding from a recent fire If you are interested in purchasing a winery property, the former Varick Winery property on Cayuga Lake is available for sale Seneca Lake Brewing presents t

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/15/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/15/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Three Brothers Wineries releases new wine collection in collaboration with Olympic runner and award-winning actor and writer Alexi Pappas The Pintcast talks with Kelly Guilfoyle, founder of Drink Like a Girl, on their first-ever Bridgefest Beer Festival on April 30 in Rochester The Nashville Wine Duo interviews Corey Christman of Bravery Wines The FLX Craft Beverage Trail Passport offers discounts on tastings at 37 Finger Lakes breweries and wineries Recent Finger Lakes Community College viticulture graduate talks about why the Finger Lakes is a great place to learn about winemaking New York Liquor Authority provides clarification on alcohol-to-go policy McGregor Winery releases their 2018 Saperavi Reserve Atwater Vineyards presents their new Singer-Songwriter se

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/8/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/8/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News New Finger Lakes winery, 20 Deep Winery, opens for Appointment-Only preview tastings before their grand opening in the summer Hollerhorn Distillery crafts unique maple spirits in Naples The Wine Ranger gives a primer on the Queen Grape of the Finger Lakes, Riesling Seneca Lake Wine Trail makes donation to Ukraine charity event New York Wine & Grape Foundation Partners with Born Collective marketing agency to expand global awareness of the NY wine and grape industry Point of the Bluff Winery adds Don Mclean, Graham Nash, and star-studded Beatles Tribute featuring Todd Rundgren & Christopher Cross, to their 2022 Concert Lineup Rock Stream Winery presents their monthly music and food series this Sat., April 9th with live music from Noon to 5pm The Gourmet

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 4/1/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 4/1/2022 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Pintcast talks with Lunkenheimer Brewing, recent winner of the Governors Cup for Best Beer in NY Damiani Winery is donating 25% of their sales this weekend to World Central Kitchen to benefit Ukrainian Refugees DrinkNYCraft.com is helping to distribute small NY breweries to a larger customer base Scout Vineyards opens their tasting room for the 2022 season this Saturday, April 2nd by celebrating Square Foot Saturday, pairing their wines with breads made by local grain producers Swedish Hill Winery is offering a Special Spring Case Sale with 25% off online case sales from April 1st to April 3rd Horseheads Brewing to open a new location at the former Village Marina Bar & Grill on in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake The Unity Awards honoring excellence in the NY Wine

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/25/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/25/2022 Girl Scout Cookie & Beer Pairing at Reinvention Brewing on Fri., March 25th The following Finger Lakes wineries score medals at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition: Keuka Spring, Nova Cadamatre, Ravines, Weis, Missick Cellars, Prejean, and Wagner Edible Finger Lakes profiles Three Brothers winemaker Kim Marconi Forbes explores the use of the Cabernet Franc grape with 3 Winemakers in the Finger Lakes & Long Island Finger Lakes winery owner responds to negative review in The Niagara Gazette. (Editors Note: I have been at Billsboro Winery many times and have always had top-notch experiences) The stories of three of the newest wineries in the Finger Lakes Penta interviews several Finger Lakes winemakers on the increasing excellence of Finger Lakes wines Finger Lakes Sacramental Wine producer O-Neh-Da Winery struggl

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/18/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/18/2022 Don Cazentre highlights the making of British "cask-ale" beers at Seneca Lake Brewing Finger Lakes Breweries earn 20 Awards at New York State Craft Beer Competition FingerLakes1 profiles winemaker Vanessa Hoffman from Knapp Winery This Week in Wine Country visits Lucky Hare Brewery McGregor Winery presents Special Tasting Flights in April to preview their White Wines from the 2021 Vintage Rock Stream Vineyards presents their Spring Fling Chicken BarBQ Event with food and live music this Saturday, March 19th Seneca Lake Brewing presents the Ultimate St. Patricks Hangover Cure Meal this Sunday Lucky Hare Brewing presents their Hangover Brunch this Sunday Mashed.com includes Ravines Wine Cellars on their list of 21 Top Wineries in U.S. To Visit Twin Elder Brewery moves into new facility Dave Mason,

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/11/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/11/2022 Owner Mel Goldman looks back on nearly 30 years in business at Keuka Lake Vineyards The Wine Ranger gives a primer on the Gewurztraminer grape in the Finger Lakes Dan Belmont reviews Hermann Wiemer and Red Newt Rieslings with Tom Surgey on The Daily Pour Miles Winery presents Bloody Mary & Mimosa specials every Sunday in March Buttonwood Grove Winery reveals new tasting experiences for the Spring Uncovering New York reviews Other Half Brewing in the Finger Lakes The Gruner Veltliner grape is showing success in East Coast wineries The March/April issue of Grapevine magazine is now available online Silicon Valley Bank is looking for wineries to take their DTC Wine Survey Wine Enthusiast postulates Why Hybrid Grapes Could be the Future of Wine Emails from a Ukrainian wine business detailing the

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 3/4/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/4/2022 Dr. Frank Winery to donate 50% of sales to Ukrainian food relief charity World Central Kitchen Ten Finger Lakes wines get ratings of 90 points or more in newest Wine Enthusiast reviews Six Eighty Cellars uses unique old-world style tanks for a different approach to winemaking Wine.com discusses the wine regions of the Finger Lakes and Southern France with world-renowned winemakers Louis Barruol and Paul Hobbs The 2022 Finger Lakes Beverage Conference has been postponed until next year Chris Scholomiti gives a recap of February wine industry events in the Finger Lakes The Finger Lakes wine region is no longer overlooked and underrated Cortni Stahl is the Craft Beverage Puzzle Solver at Cornell Agritech Us Drinking Wine reviews Hermann Wiemer 2017 Semi Dry Riesling Hank Zona reviews Heart and Hands

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/25/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/25/2022 Lucky Hare Brewery showcases their Watkins Glen production facility The Smith Center for the Arts presents a Sparkling Wine Event this Sat. Feb. 26th, featuring sparkling wines from six Finger Lakes wineries, plus small bites and live music Rock Stream Vineyards presents the Grand Opening on Feb. 26th of their new in-house pizzeria Piccolo Pizzeria, featuring gourmet pizzas FLX Weekly discusses the upcoming 'Bacon on the Lakein' Cayuga Lake Wine Trail event Enjoy 50% off on all Tastings at Three Brothers Wineries through February 26th Ithaca Beer Co. opens new location Damiani Winery releases 2020 Merlot 5 Minute Wine Podcast interviews Phil Plummer, winemaker at Montezuma Winery SLA turns down application for a natural wine store in Rochester, applicant to appeal The first Finger Lakes Winter Carn

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/18/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/18/2022 Forge Cellars releases 2 Pinot Noir's from the outstanding 2020 vintage Women for WineSense sponsors Port Wine & Sherry Tasting with Food Pairings at Fox Run Vineyard on Feb.21 Edible Finger Lakes interviews Hosmer Vineyards winemaker Julia Hoyle Sheldrake Point Winery describes their recent grape harvest for Ice Wine The Brave Brews Event, celebrating Women in Craft Beverage, will be held March 4-6 in Auburn Steve Shaw Jr. is bringing an Elmira beer brand back to life The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail presents their Bacon on the Lakein Event on March 19-20, featuring wine paired with bacon dishes Atwater Vineyards announces schedule for Monthly Virtual Vertical Wine Tastings Local Lawmakers Urge Gov. Hochul to Reject 40 Hour OT Threshold for Farmworkers Bauerhaus offers Free 7 Week Wine Marketing Course for Small Wine Brands Gan

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/11/2022

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/11/2022 Morten Hallgren, owner of Ravines Wine Cellars, is interviewed by Forbes reporter Britt Karlsson in Paris, France This Week in Wine Country features the Seneca Lake Wine Trail discussing upcoming wine trail events Fred Merwarth of Hermann Wiemer Winery and the other awardees receive their awards at the Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards Ceremony The Eastern Wine Exposition is coming on March 22-24 in Syracuse The Wine Ranger explores Finger Lakes Chardonnay Mike Murphy discusses the new Finger Lakes Craft Beverage Passport program Food & Wine Magazine explores Finger Lakes sweeter wines Seneca Lake Wine Trail lists February events for their wine trail wineries Proposed Alcohol-to-go legislation creates battle between New York’s restaurants and liquor stores New York Kitchen lists February Wine and Food Classes The Finger Lakes Times Wine of the