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Tag Archives: Wine
Cortland Arts and Wine Festival
Growing up in Cortland, I never thought of it as being a Finger Lakes community, even though my family made many trips each summer to Skaneateles Lake which is less than a half hours drive from my parent’s home on … Continue reading
Posted in 4. Events
Tagged Cascata, Cortland, Finger Lakes, Heron Hill, Long Point, Vineyard, Wine, Wine Festival, Winery, Zugibe
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Head-to-Head Wine Tasting – Finger Lakes vs. Washington State
After a hot afternoon in the sun at a company picnic, I went to my girlfriend Katy’s house to relax for the evening. When I arrived, she offered me a glass of Zugibe Vineyards 2008 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling. I … Continue reading
Posted in 1. Wines
Tagged Chateau Ste Michelle, Finger Lakes, Riesling, Vineyards, Washington State, Wine, Winery, Zugibe
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Seneca Lake Summer Music and Wine
Music and wine seems to have been the theme in the Finger Lakes this past month. For me, it started with a Wednesday night trip with some friends to Geneva and Ventosa Vineyards to hear Sarah and Joe Mull perform … Continue reading
Posted in 2. Wineries, 4. Events
Tagged Finger Lakes, Music, Seneca Lake, Wine, Winery
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Memorial Day Weekend – Part II
Memorial Day weekend wrapped up with a laid-back Monday. It was nice having the day off from my rent paying gig so I could sleep in a bit and enjoy the afternoon with my girlfriend Katy. We decided to buy … Continue reading
A few basic ingredients…
A cold, wet Sunday morning turned into a cool, sunny afternoon and evening. I had a bottle of Eleven Lakes 2008 Stoney Place Semi-Dry Riesling chilling in the refrigerator and needed a meal to go along with it. Katy had … Continue reading
Memorial Day Weekend – Part I
It’s been unusually warm in the Finger Lakes this Memorial Day weekend. It seems more like mid July than the end of May. I wonder what impact this hot, dry weather will have on the grapes and the quality of … Continue reading
Posted in 2. Wineries, 4. Events, 5. Regional Attractions
Tagged Cayuga Lake, Cheese, Finger Lakes, Memorial Day, Waterloo, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery
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The best of plans…
Sometimes the best of plans never seem to work out the way you envision them. If you’re lucky, they turn out better than you could have imagined. When planning a trip to New York for my daughter’s college graduation, I … Continue reading
Casa Larga Vineyards – Rochester’s Suburban Winery
I’ve lived in the Rochester area for twenty six years and have been visiting Finger Lakes wineries for twenty four of those years but yesterday was the first time I had visited Casa Larga Vineyards for a wine tasting. Casa … Continue reading
Seattle Wine Tour (When perception and reality meet)
My girlfriend and I were recently in Seattle. She had to attend a business meeting and I tagged along as baggage handler and tour guide. We decided to add a couple of days on to the end of the trip … Continue reading
Brix Pubaria – Eat. Drink. Live. @ Cortland, NY
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