Winery News

[Brenda]

It's a big weekend on the Seneca Wine Trail!

From the wine trail website:

SMOKIN' SUMMER KICKOFF

From Friday, June 10, 2011 - 01:00pm
To Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 05:00pm

Advanced ticket sales for the Smokin' Summer Kickoff have ended, but we still have many tickets that will be sold during the event at the following starting wineries:
Villa Bellangelo, Fruit Yard Winery, Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars, Lakewood Vineyards, Leidenfrost Vineyards and Tickle Hill Winery.
These tickets will be on sale starting Friday afternoon at 1:00pm, when the event starts, with regular tickets costing $35 and designated driver tickets costing $25.
We recommend you call the winery you intend to purchase your tickets at, especially if you're coming out Sunday, to make sure they still have some available.
Smokin' Summer Kickoff is a new event for 2011! Enjoy a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake. This inaugural event celebrates the rarely considered combination of grilled and summertime foods, with delicious wine! Start your summer season off with this fun-filled wine and food pairing weekend.
Co-sponsored by our friends at JAVA-GOURMET and Keuka Lake Coffee Roasters, most of the dishes attendees will be sampling will be prepared using at least one of their many fine products.

[Matt]

wait... so you pay to drive around.. a self-guided tour... do you get drinks of wine beyond samples...you obviously cannot benefit much from that (DUI), but I wonder how good the grilled food is.

[Brenda]

The event weekends are typically a pretty good deal. The food is always very good and well thought out. Remember that normally you would have to pay a tasting fee at every winery. It's also a three day event.