2008 Events for Seneca Lake

Spring Wine and Cheese Weekend Event

DATES: APRIL 26-27, 2008

TIME: Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. also Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

PRICE: $25 per person. Designated Driver tickets available at $18. Tickets are limited.
The 2008 Spring Wine and Cheese Weekend, sponsored by our friends at McCadam Cheese, is an incredibly popular event, combining the classic tastes of wine and cheese into one delectable weekend. It is a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake and a chance to visit up to 35 unique wineries. Start by picking up your gift item and recipe book at your assigned starting winery and receive your first sampling of a new wine release or perhaps a barrel wine sample!

This weekend event, like all our wine and food pairing events, is a great opportunity for people to experience a vast array of food/wine combinations. Wine is rarely consumed alone, and what specific food you eat with a specific wine greatly impacts the tastiness of each. So this weekend is a terrific chance for you to sample an incredible variety of combinations and, when you find a wine/food pair that really lights up your palate, you can buy a few bottles of the wine for later, buy the McCadam cheese from your local grocery store, then prepare the food at home using the recipe book, and introduce your friends and family to that particularly delightful combination

Riesling to Visit Passport

THESE PASSPORTS WILL GO ON SALE APRIL 15, 2008.

A Riesling to Visit Passport - valid May 1 - August 31, 2008

Cost: $12.00 plus 8% sales tax (one passport per person)

Our region is known for literally some of the world's finest Rieslings. Now in its third year, the Passport is a terrific value. Armed with this little booklet, the Passport enables wine enthusiasts to enjoy a free flight of wines at each of the participating wineries, many of which may include a sample of Riesling. (As we get closer to the passport sale date, wineries and maps will be provided.)

Here is how it works: First of all, starting winery points are not assigned for this passport program - YOU MAY START WHERE YOU LIKE! With the purchase of this passport, visit any of the participating wineries, receive a free** flight of wines at each winery, and please make sure they stamp or mark the appropriate space in your Riesling to Visit Passport. At the end, provided you have visited at predetermined number of wineries by the end of the summer, follow the instructions in your passport and return it to our office to be entered in a prize drawing for the "Ultimate Cruisin' Weekend 2009!". Also take advantage of the opportunities from our accommodations and other businesses listed in the passport.

17TH ANNUAL DECK THE HALLS WEEKEND
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE - Click here to order
or at Wegman's with "That's the Ticket" program. (There are a limited quantity of tickets sold at Wegman's.

We host two separate Deck the Halls event weekends each year. One is November 21-23, 2008 and the other is December 5-7, 2008.

Time: Friday, 1-5 p.m.*, Saturday/Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

*Wineries not participating in Friday Deck the Halls 2008 are as follows: - Belhurst - Chateau LaFayette Reneau - Bloomer Creek Vineyards. (These two wineries do not participate in the event at all: Miles Wine Cellars & Red Tail Ridge Winery).

Ticket Prices:
Tickets are limited, as are the tickets available to start at each participating winery, so order early.
$65/couples ticket (admits 2 people tasting wine)
$58/couples designated driver ticket (one tasting wine/one non-taster)
$43/single ticket (admits 1 person tasting wine)
$36/single designated driver ticket (non-taster)

This is our 17th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 34 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

EACH TICKET includes a grapevine wreath and recipe book, to be picked up at your starting winery, then enjoy decorating your Christmas wreath with a unique ornament from each winery you visit.

EACH PERSON receives a food and wine pairing at each participating winery. With the recipe book you will be able repeat the delectable wine/food combinations at home to introduce your friends and family to the pairings you most enjoyed!
This is mostly a three day weekend event - you can go any one day, or come out for the whole weekend

2008 Events for Keuka Lake

World Tour of Food and Wine II
At this late date, you can purchase tickets at any Wegmans Food Market Stores for the advance price until Friday, April 18th at Noon. After that, you may purchase at the door of any of the participating wineries. Please call us if you have any questions or concerns, 800.440.4898.

April 19-20

Join us for two inspiring days of food and wine pairings on quaint and charming Keuka Lake. Each winery has selected a country or regional food to feature along with fine wines. As you drive along the wine trail, you may taste German food at one stop followed by an Asian dish at another. Increase your wine knowledge and understanding of why certain foods are paired with specific styles of wine. A wonderful event for those who truly love to try unique foods and wines. Get your tickets early as this is sure to be a popular event. Fee $20 per person in advance, $25 per person at the door. Each ticket includes a signature plate and wineglass.

Keuka In Bloom
May 17-18

Spring is in the air and flowers and herbs are blooming around Keuka Lake. Each ticket holder will collect a healthy flower and herb in 4" pots at each winery. Each attendee will enjoy food and wine pairings along with a complimentary wine trail wineglass. Enjoy the rebirth of the new season and start your own garden! An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only. Fee $30 single, $45 couple ticket.

Keuka in Bloom (designated driver)

Barbecue at the Wineries I
June 7-8

Join us for a terrific summer celebration! Each winery will be offering its best barbecue foods and recipes paired with a selection of great wines that are sure to set the standard for your BBQ success. Sauces served at each winery are all produced by local NYS businesses. Fee $25 per person in advance, $30 per person at the door; $40 per couple in advance, $45 per couple at the door.

Barbecue at the Wineries I (designated driver)

Barbecue at the Wineries II
June 28-29

Join us for a terrific summer celebration! Each winery will be offering its best barbecue foods and recipes paired with a selection of great wines that are sure to set the standard for your BBQ success. Sauces served at each winery are all produced by local NYS businesses. Fee $25 per person in advance, $30 per person at the door; $40 per couple in advance, $45 per couple at the door.

Barbecue at the Wineries II (designated driver)

Harvest Tour of Food and Wine
September 13-14

We invite you to experience the fall season touring the wineries of Keuka Lake and tasting foods bursting with the flavors of harvest time in the Finger Lakes. The Keuka Lake Wine Trail is teaming up with the Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty to showcase food and wine pairings that demonstrate just why we are so lucky to live in the heartland of New York's agricultural mecca. Come taste the exquisite wines of Keuka Lake and sample unique dishes produced from the area's finest agricultural products. A truly new and unique event that is sure to lift your spirit and warm your soul.

Keuka Holidays I
November 15-16

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass along with food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only. Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple. 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

Keuka Holidays I (designated driver)

Keuka Holidays II
November 22-23

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass along with food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only. Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple.

2008 Events for Cayuga Lake

April 26 & 27, 2008
Wine & Herb Festival
Celebrate the beginning of spring by receiving a healthy beautiful fragrant herb plant sponsored by Dickman Farms from each winery. Sample herb prepared delicacies paired with fine wines. Souvenir wineglass and recipes are included. Participants are eligible to win one of our Grand Prizes by turning in your ticket at the end of the event.

Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday Noon-6:00pm.

Ticket valid for both days.

Gift Certificates are available for all our events.

Tickets can be purchased at any Wegmans store through their That's the Ticket Program at their Customer Service desk( used to be able to purchase at the Video Dept.).

Advance tickets: Single $ 35.00, Couple $ 50.00.
Tickets at the door: Single $ 40.00, Couple $ 55.00.
Designated Driver: Single $ 30.00, Couple $ 45.00.

May 3 & May 4, 2008
Wine & Herb Festival
Celebrate the beginning of spring by receiving a healthy beautiful fragrant herb plant sponsored by Dickman Farms from each winery. Sample herb prepared delicacies paired with fine wines. Souvenir wineglass and recipes are included. Participants are eligible to win one of our Grand Prizes by turning in your ticket at the end of the event.

Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday Noon-6:00pm.

Ticket valid for both days.

Gift Certificates are available for all our events.

Tickets can be purchased at any Wegmans store through their That's the Ticket Program at their Customer Service desk( used to be able to purchase at the Video Dept.).

Advance tickets: Single $ 35.00, Couple $ 50.00.
Tickets at the door: Single $ 40.00, Couple $ 55.00.
Designated Driver: Single $ 30.00, Couple $ 45.00.

Starting with the welcome at Montezuma Winery on Thursday, July 24th, this regional wine event has cookouts, concerts, greyhound vendors and doggie ice cream socials. On Friday start the wine event at either King Ferry Winery or Long Point Winery on the east side of Cayuga Lake. At 5:00pm that day join us at Knapp Winery for a glass of wine and a few hors d’oeuvres and an evening concert under the stars at Buttonwood Winery. On Saturday and Sunday the wine event continues at the west side wineries from Montezuma Winery in Seneca Falls at the north to Six Mile Creek Vineyard in Ithaca at the south. A walk to beautiful Taughannock Falls on Sunday morning and a doggie ice cream social is planned. The event winds up late Sunday afternoon with the final concert of the weekend at Americana Vineyards, so plan to stay through Monday. This weekend offers a little something for everyone.

Participants will be eligible to win an overnight stay at the Hampton Inn in Ithaca just by leaving their wine tasting card with us. This event is primarily for greyhounds, their siblings and humans, but we'll be glad to provide a doggie treat for pet owners who have another breed of dog at home.

Ticket price is $25.00 per person with a portion of every ticket sold donated to greyhound adoption in New York and New Jersey.

Tickets can be purchased at any Wegmans store through their That's the Ticket Program at their Customer Service desk.

Thursday, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Friday Noon-5:00pm, Saturday 10:00 - 6:00pm, Sunday Noon - 5:00pm

For more detailed information on the Grapehound Wine Tour event, go to www.Grapehounds.com

November 22 & 23
Holiday Shopping Spree
Enjoy our holiday shopping event for two weekends this year sponsored by McCadam Cheese while sampling fine wines and special holiday treats. Take home a souvenir wineglass, a grapevine wreath, a collectible Cayuga Wine Trail ornament from each winery, a shopper card plus holiday recipes.

Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm, Sunday Noon-6:00pm

Participants are eligible to win one of our Grand Prizes: A one night stay at one of these fine establishments the Packwood House in Skaneateles, the Hobbit Hollow House Bed & Breakfast in Skaneateles, the Holiday Inn in Auburn or the Inn at the Finger Lakes in Auburn.

Tickets can be purchased at any Wegmans store through their That's the Ticket Program at their Customer Service desk( used to be able to purchase at the Video Dept.).
Advance tickets: Single $ 35.00, Couple $ 50.00.
Tickets at the door: Single $ 40.00, Couple $ 55.00.
Designated Driver: Single $ 30.00, Couple $ 45.00

Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm, Sunday Noon-6:00pm

Participants are eligible to win one of our Grand Prizes: A one night stay at one of these fine establishments the Packwood House in Skaneateles, the Hobbit Hollow House Bed & Breakfast in Skaneateles, the Holiday Inn in Auburn or the Inn at the Finger Lakes in Auburn.

Tickets can be purchased at any Wegmans store through their That's the Ticket Program at their Customer Service desk( used to be able to purchase at the Video Dept.).

Advance tickets: Single $ 35.00, Couple $ 50.00.
Tickets at the door: Single $ 40.00, Couple $ 55.00.
Designated Driver: Single $ 30.00, Couple $ 45.00