Photo courtesy of Southold Farm + Cellar

NEWS
Fios 1 News - 2/12/2016
Local video profile of Long Island’s own wine and spirit cooperage, East Coast Wood Barrels.
*Disclosure: News Editor is a very happy customer/owner of one of their 100 litre Romain Oak

Ithaca Voice - 2/17/2016
Nineteen year-old graduate student files suit against New York Attorney General over constitutionality of state drinking age.

Ithaca.com - 2/22/2016
New ownership and same winemaker at Six Mile Creek, Tompkins County’s only winery.

It’s been a light news week, so here’s a recent piece that looks back at the founding distillers…
New York Times - 2/12/2016
Alternate headline “…he slept it off here.”
George Washington, the Whiskey Baron of Mount Vernon

EVENTS
Red, Red Wine - Seneca Lake Wine Trail - March 5, 2016
New food and wine pairing event to help celebrate the increasing recognition of quality red wine in the Finger Lakes.

B.E.V. N.Y. - Henrietta, NY - March 3 - 5, 2016
Business. Enology. Viticulture…It’s like a TED conference for New York wine agriculture, industry and trade.