FINGER LAKES REGION IN THE NEWS

The Finger Lakes region is regularly featured in both the US and international press for our food, wine and as a top vacation destination. Here are just a few of our favorites.

 

Conde Nast Traveler

Summer Friday Itinerary: A Long Weekend in the Finger Lakes.

Venture to upstate New York for fresh produce, stunning scenery, and incredible cocktails

 

 

Travel & Leisure

Inns of Aurora Named Best Resort Hotel in NY State

The Finger Lakes destination is a set of five inns near Cayuga Lake that also includes a spa campus, which opened in summer 2021.

 

 

New York Times

10 New York State Wines to Drink Now

New York is the third largest wine-producing state in the country, after California and Washington. Yet it doesn’t get nearly the respect it deserves.

 

 

Albany Times Union

Seneca Lake, springboard for a Finger Lakes wine weekend

In the 2004 movie Sideways, Virginia Madsen’s grape-loving waitress gives a classic speech about wine. “I like how wine continues to evolve,” she says, “like if I open a bottle the wine will taste different than if I opened it on any other day, or at any other moment. Because a bottle of wine is actually alive. And it’s constantly evolving and gaining complexity.”

 

Forbes

A Cool Climate Wine Region with a Wealth of Grapes

Finger Lakes, the cool-climate wine region in upstate New York, is gaining recognition for its wines. A surprisingly extensive array of grape varieties thrives in the area. We have tasted some of them, and we were impressed.

 

New York Times

New York Times: Cabernet Franc and the Finger Lakes: Made for Each Other

Over the course of the last decade or so, only one New York State region has been recognized for the world-class wines it has produced.

 

New York Times

New York Times: Vacation Alternatives for the Budget-Conscious

As inflation puts a crimp in travelers’ plans, here are some affordable suggestions for trips focused on wine, culture, food, the outdoors and more.

 

 

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