The Grapevine
Episode Guide: With the first release of Paul Hobbs Riesling from the Finger Lakes, I am posting the interview I did with Paul and Johannes Selbach on January 19, 2014. This was the first announcement of their Finger Lakes project on the east side of Seneca Lake, just north of Watkins Glen. The new winery…
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Episode Guide: I will be taking a break from posting podcasts for the spring and perhaps the summer. The wineries in the Finger Lakes and around NYS have been investing in their properties, extending decks and providing substantially more outdoor tasting options. Please email me about the places you discover over the next several months…
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The Lake House in Canandaigua is on Travel & Leisure magazine’s “It List” of 2021, 73 properties from 29 countries that people must visit.
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There were devastating freezes in French vineyards last week. With grape buds starting to break open in the Finger Lakes, vineyard managers are probably worried about this Wednesday night when freezing temperatures are predicted.
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For an inside look at the Finger Lakes wine industry, sign up for the free Glenora Gazette that has come out every Sunday morning for the past 27 years.
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Billsoboro Winery will have another Facebook Live tasting on Friday, April 16 at 6pm. It is a great opportunity to meet Kim and Vinny Aliperti, and explore one of their wines. You can also find their earlier tastings on Facebook.
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Toro Run Winery has been purchased by Buttonwood Grove Winery and they will be rebranded in the near future with an emphasis on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Over the next several weeks they are selling the remaining Toro Run wines for $10 per bottle of the vinifera varietals and $5 for their Sangria.
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Robinia Hill Vineyards is a new winery on Skaneateles Lake, but their tasting room is in the town of Ballston Lake just north of Albany.
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March is a wonderful time to visit tasting rooms in the region, especially Monday-Friday.
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