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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

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

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 3/3/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Kathy Palokoff profiles Suzanne Hunt of Hunt Country Vineyards Atwater Vineyards presents Educational Wine Tasting Series McGregor Vineyard Saperavi Celebration starts this weekend March 3rd to 5th See the Event Lineup for this weekends Brave Brews Festival in Auburn, celebrating women in the NY craft beverage industry Wineries on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail will be including special Barrel and Tank samples with their wine tastings every Friday in March Cider Chat presents A History of New York Cider Penguin Bay Winery has 9 wines on sale this month for $9.99 Press Fraction reviews Goose Watch 2020 Zweigelt wine Wine Searcher reviews Hermann Wiemer 2015 Magdalena Riesling The NY Wine and Grape Foundation announces the Unity Aw

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/24/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/24/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail presents their Bacon on The Lakein event, featuring wine and bacon food pairings, on March 11th and 12th Vine Pair showcases six wines from the Finger Lakes that are not Riesling Kelli White explores the wines and winemakers of New York state Vine Path explores Blaufrankisch wine, including a review of Keuka Lake Vineyards Blaufrankisch The NY Dept of Labor sets the farm worker overtime threshold at 56 hours Chris Scholomiti explains how temperature swings in the Finger Lakes affect the grapevines Press Fraction reviews Anthony Road 2020 Lemberger wine See this list of Finger Lakes breweries, listed by county This Week In Wine Country visits The Finger Lakes House Wine Bar in Elmira The Finger Lakes Wel

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/17/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/17/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News Terroir Sense asks Will Paul Hobbs be the Rocket that launches New York’s Finger Lakes region? Missick Cellars (formerly Villa Bellangelo Winery) is up for sale for $3.7 million as the owners transition operations to Texas. See Winery sale listing here The Canandaigua Fire and Ice Winter Festival is this weekend Feb. 18th and 19th Heron Hill Winery hosts their Flights and Bites wine and food event this Sat., Feb. 18th Other Half Brewing, with a location in The Finger Lakes, makes The Manual's list of Top 15 Breweries in the U.S. Keuka Spring Vineyard donates $15,000 to local food banks Cider Chat presents the Holistic Apple Growers discussion from Maine Apple Camp, featuring several New York apple growers and cideries Nathan Kendall crafts two

Weekly Finger Lakes Craft Beverage & News Roundup 2/10/2023

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WEEKLY FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE & NEWS ROUNDUP 2/10/2023 Finger Lakes Craft Beverage, Arts, Food, Travel, & Tourism News McGregor Vineyard hosts their Saperavi Celebration, celebrating their signature Saperavi wines, on the first two weekends in March Scout Vineyards opens its tasting room for the 2023 season this Sat. Feb. 11th The Naples Vintage Valentines event, featuring tastings from 8 local craft beverage producers, is this Sat. Feb. 11th Villa Bellangelo Winery bookkeeper pleads guilty to theft of $228,000 The Corning Gaffer District announces their Winter Event series, beginning with the Love Your Downtown event, with over 20 downtown businesses offering specials and tastings, this Sat. Feb. 11th Lucky Hare Brewing presents Cupid Is Stupid event, for those not in love, featuring the release of their new Raspberry Hibiscus Pilsner and music, this Sat. Feb. 11th Uproxx lists Pur