NEWS
Hunt Country Vineyards - 2/25/2015
The Hunt family, founders and owners of Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport (Keuka Lake), are pleased to announce the promotions of Brian Barry to Winemaker and Jim Alsina to General Manager.
West Seneca Bee - 2/26/2015
West Seneca, NY has a new source for local beverage products at Best Value Wine and Liquors
Edible Finger Lakes - 2/26/2015
A chat with former Red Newt winemaker Brandon Seager about the by-the-glass offerings at the recently opened Coltivare.
Mountain Lake PBS - 2/27/2015
Army Veteran couple continue work on renovating the historic Old Stone Barracks property in Plattsburgh, NY into the Valcour Brewing Company with plans to fully open by September 2015.
Northforker - 2/27/2015
Croteaux Vineyards has wine in stock again and will be reopening and serving six 2014 vintage rosés.
Examiner.com - 2/27/2015
B.E.V. NY Symposium 2015 wine industry awards announced including Phyllis Feder of Clinton Vineyards receiving the “Unity Award”, and Michael Migliore of Whitecliff Vineyards taking the Growers Award.
Albany Time Union - 2/28/2015
Black Willow Winery’s Classic Diamond has a supporting role to Julianne Moore‘s Oscar winning performance in “Still Alice”.
MPNnow - 3/1/2015
Ryan’s Wine and Spirits, in Canandaigua, NY, a shop under third-generation ownership with a significant inventory of local products was awarded the ‘Retailer of the Year’ by the NY Wine and Grape foundation.
Finger Lakes Times - 3/1/2015
Friends gather for a pre-game tasting and attempt to beat winter with a vertical of McGregor Vineyards Black Russian Red.
WROC - 3/1/2015
Reporter Allison Norlian checks in at Heron Hill to see how the grapes have been surviving the deep cold this season. (video)
EVENTS
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail - wineries on the trail are still open in winter, and its a great time to visit, especially the weekend of March 21 - 22 when 17 wineries participate in the first ever “Bacon on the Lake” event where tasting rooms will pair bacon based dishes with selected wines…mmmm.
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino - on March 14th hosts a wine tasting event featuring 18 wineries from all over New York State including the Finger Lakes, Thousand Islands, and Northern regions.