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Lakeland Winery, that’s who! We have our very own spot in an article all about different places to make wine around the world. Check it out here: 10 Ways to Make Your Own Wine
Not to brag, but you know, that’s us listed described alongside wine-making spots in Italy, Argentina and Napa Valley.
We’re serving our wines at the Great New York State Wine & Food Festival this weekend, June 15 -17 in Clayton, New York in the Thousand Islands. The festival celebrates made-in-New-York foods and wines, with exhibitors from all over the state.
The all-weekend long event is at the Cerow Recreation Park Arena. Regular admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.
Hope to see you there!
The largest-ever list of Finger Lakes region wines are to be imported to the United Kingdom by Wine Equals Friends. Eight Finger Lakes wines and six Long Island wines will make their appearance on wine lists at UK restaurants such as Chez Bruce, Hotel du vin Bristol and Hotel TerraVina, reports Decanter.com.
“This previously little known region is capable of making world class wines,” said Wine Equals Friends founder, Sue Chambers.
Red Newt Cellars, Fox Run, Lamoreaux Landing, Lakewood Vineyards, Sheldrake Point, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Hermann J. Wiemer and Red Tail Ridge are the Finger Lakes wineries that made the list.
I’m not really one for beauty pageants, but I think Germany’s Wine Queen pageant is one I can get behind.
The Vinography blog met up with the 2012 Â German Wine Queen, Annika Strebel, at ProWein, Europe’s largest wine exhibition. Becoming the German Wine Queen is no joke.
Vinography notes:
”The wine queen program is a remarkably savvy idea that celebrates many of the best things about wine and culture without falling prey to the trashier aspects of many beauty pageants. By celebrating beautiful, intelligent young women that are passionate about wine, the program both serves to attract younger people to the culture of wine, while at the same time demystifying and glamorizing it.”
Wine queens not only have to be lovely and enchanting in evening gowns, but these women must also be serious wine connoisseurs. Wine Queen contenders must pass a series of tests to win the crown. Vinography reports that the hopeful Wine Queen must give an impromptu speech on a randomly chosen German wine region; she must be able to answer questions about the differences between wine regions and grape varieties; perform a blind sensory analysis of a sample of wines; describe winemaking techniques for any type of wine; and make a speech about German wine in English using key words provided by the jury. Phew. Â I’d stumble over that like a certain 2007 Miss Teen USA contender from South Carolina every single time.
The Wine Queen devotes an entire year to her reign, and according to Vinography, it’s a huge time commitment. Past queen Mandy Grossgarten told Vinography that being wine queen ”pretty much turns your world upside down.” Many wine queens are students who must take a year off from their studies to participate in hundreds of publicity engagements. Strebel recounted that she participated in an underwater wine tasting in SCUBA gear as part of her queenly duties.
Strebel, who is taking a year off from her studies at the  prestigious viticulture and enology program at Geisenheim in Hessen, Germany, plans to eventually take over winemaking at her family’s Weingut Strebel winery.
Pick up is include in this $99 package from Walmart parking lot – (East Syracuse) – 6438 Basile Rowe – pick up at 8:00 on October 3, 2009. Limited to 1000 travelers, return at 4PM. For more information, see http://www.oldforgelakecruises.com/specialsTASTEAROUNDWORLD.html
What to look forward to:
* Cruising on both the Clearwater and Zilpha through Old Forge Lake Cruises
* 24 distinct wines at 10 locations throughout the region
* Food pairings are available at each location to coordinate with the wine
* Music is on-hand at some of the locations
This a good deal, recommended by captain Andy! I’m only sorry they won’t be serving my wines.
While traveling recently through the Finger Lake wine country, I came across this Renaissance women working at Prejean Winery. She was kind enough to display my Travel Poster advertising our trip to Napa Valley, California. The deadline is approaching fast so if you are interested in going, please visit www.lakelandtraveltours for more information. One thing I noticed from this excursion is that winery owners and their employees are very friendly and accommodating people. 