Experience The Finger Lakes

08/24/2026

Experience! The Finger Lakes owner and Sommelier, Laura Winter Falk, is collaborating with Corning Community College in offering a brand new Community Engagement 4-part W**e Series this fall.

If anyone wants to do a fun deep-dive into the w**es of the Finger Lakes throughout its 166 year history as a w**e region, join Laura for this fun class! You can sign up for just one, or the whole series!

Come experience Finger Lakes w**e history six glasses at a time this fall. 🥂😋🍷

https://workforce.corning-cc.edu/hobby/finger-lakes.php

Here are the offerings!

Sparkling W**e - Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 from 5:30pm - 7pm
From "American Champagne” to Trending Pet Nats, Finger Lakes bubbly has long been an important part of fabric of the region’s w**emaking. Discover the history of sparkling w**e in the Finger lakes, and learn about the different w**emaking styles of sparkling w**es.
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Hybrid Varietals - Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 from 5:30pm - 7pm
No longer just your grandmother’s favorite w**e, the Finger Lakes has come a long way in its use of these very important varietals, from its original debut in the Finger Lakes in the 1950s. Today the region’s w**emakers are creating w**es that are all at once dynamic, sustainable and affordable
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The Rise of Vinifera: Riesling & Cabernet Franc - Wednesday, November 18th, 2026 from 5:30pm - 7pm
In the late 1950’s Dr. Konstantin Frank arrived in the Finger Lakes determined to demonstrate how beautiful w**es from the classic european species of grapes - Vitis vinifera can grow and thrive in the region. Similarly Hermann Wiemer, a w**emaker from the Mosel region in Germany, saw the similarities between the Finger Lakes and his home country and knew that he could make world-class Rieslings in the Finger Lakes.
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Emerging Varietals and Styles - Wednesday, December 9th, 2026 from 5:30pm - 7pm
The 2020s have shown that w**e enthusiasts are eager to open their minds and palates to new varietals and styles of w**es. The Finger Lakes cool climate and adventurous w**emakers is showing to be an ideal “terroir" for the creating the fresher, lower alcohol and sustainable w**es with a story that today's w**e drinkers are seeking.

07/03/2026

You couldn't pay for this kind of marketing....

06/04/2026

I am saddened to see that the Women's Rights National Historical Park was on the annual NPCA llist of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. This is an important story to keep telling. We bring groups from all over the country to this Seneca Falls park, especially the Wesleyan Chapel, and visitors are always moved by the experience and always walk away with new knowledge they did not know of the First Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls in 1848.

Please help support this park, and if you are from the Finger Lakes and have never been, its time to check it out! I am sure it is visitation numbers that gets a historic location on this list, so lets do our part to make sure it remains for future generations!

Five of this year’s list includes national park sites, including Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House site at Independence National Historical Park, and the Women’s Rights National Historic Park.

01/21/2026

What a fantastic piece from the team at James Suckling on the cool climate gems being produced in the Finger Lakes right now. Deserved shout-outs to many of our amazing partners, from Dr. Konstantin Frank W**ery , and Hillock and Hobbs, to Forge Cellars and Red Tail Ridge W**ery .

https://www.jamessuckling.com/w**e-tasting-reports/fresh-and-franc-finger-lakes-post-riesling-rise/

01/11/2026

All said with tongue firmly planted in my cheek 😘!
Launceton is Gorges! ❤️❤️❤️
I love it here. So reminiscent of home in Ithaca, NY!

12/15/2025

Silver Thread Vineyard growing organic Chardonnay and Riesling in the FLX! This is impressive news!

When we purchased Silver Thread in 2011, it was a practicing organic farm growing only vitis vinifera (a.k.a. European) grape varietals. For over 20 years, founder Richard Figiel had doggedly pursued organics even if it meant sacrificing much of his crop to fungal diseases and insects. At the time,....

12/06/2025

Well, its official, the Baby Boomer generation has been replaced by the Milennials as the largest segment of w**e drinkers today. Gen Z are dabbling more into w**e than they have been as well.
Much of this is coming from the two generations loving their bubbles (smart folks!). Read two articles that give all the deets, and support your local w**e producers!

https://www.w**ebusiness.com/news/article/311328

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/11/sparkling-w**e-keeps-its-shine-as-younger-drinkers-reshape-the-category/

12/05/2025

Join us in congratulating our friend Erin McMurrough whose Little Clover traditional method sparkling Cayuga White just got named as one of Vinepair's top 50 w**es of 2025!

What an accomplishment! And well deserved! The w**e is delicious! Pair it with Brie en Croute for a stellar pairing.

Check out the best w**es from previous years here! As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the most compelling, eye-opening, and exceptional w**es we’ve tasted this year at VinePair HQ. And as is true each year, while tasting through hundreds of w**es to compile this...