Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix

Celebrate racing's history at the largest vintage racing event in the country featuring historic cars of the past from as far back as the 1930's. Held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Festival in the Village of Watkins Glen.

September 7 - 9, 2012, Gates Open at 8:00 AM EST

Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Welliver

Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Welliver

September 7-9

Celebrate the history of racing at Watkins Glen International during one of the largest vintage racing events in the United States. The Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix features historic cars from as far back as the 1930s with the spotlight on the Ford Mustang in 2012. Held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Festival in the Village of Watkins Glen on Friday night, this event is the perfect conclusion to the racing season at The Glen each year.

Admission ranges from $25 to $50, offering single-day general admission or three-day general admission tickets for fans. Kids and Teens 18 and under are FREE. General camping for the weekend is just $50. To purchase tickets please call 866.461.7223 or visit Watkins Glen International’s official website.

Tomatofest - Auburn

Details & Dates TBD

Fall Fever Days at Swedish Hill Winery & Goose Watch Winery

Catch the fever of the beginning of harvest time and enjoy the Winemaker's dozen case specials that will be available (For every case you purchase, enjoy 15% off plus a FREE bottle of wine from our selections)! Celebrate at both Swedish Hill and Goose Watch! Visit Swedish Hill Winery from 9am to 6pm and Goose Watch from 10am to 6pm. For more information you can contact Lindsay Case at (607) 403-0029 or visit www.SwedishHill.com.

Falling in Love with Root Vegetables: A Farm to Table Wine & Cooking Adventure

MONTHLY  WINE SERIES EVENT - LET'S GET COOKING: A FARM TO TABLE WINE & COOKING ADVENTURE

Let's Get Cooking: A Farm-to-Table Wine & Cooking Adventure is an intimate, one-of-a-kind culinary wine tour, where you will immerse yourself in the bounty of the Finger Lakes and create your own Finger Lakes meal from the ground up!

This tour features:

*Winemaker tank and barrel sampling at either Sheldrake Point Vineyards or Red New Winery.

*Farm experience such as cheese-making tour and cheese tasting at Lively Run Goat Dairy, where you will sample varieties of French-style Chevre, Mediterranean-styled Feta, and their unique Cayuga Blue.

*Three-hour cooking class and meal experience with regional celebrity chef Samantha Buyskes, of Simply Red Events, where you will prepare, demonstrate and enjoy a regionally inspired three-course meal featuring the cheese and wines experienced earlier in the tour.  

Each month will feature a different cooking class theme:

Time:    10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tours depart from Ithaca (From La Tourelle Resort and Spa)

Tour Price:

$135 per person (includes all tasting and cooking class fees).  Gratuity not included.

Tour and accommodation packages with La Tourelle Resort and Spa are available.  (See packages listing on fingerlakes.org)

To Confirm:

call 607-233-4818 

visit: http://www.experiencefingerlakes.com/exp_cookingseries.html

email: info@experiencefingerlakes.com

Jazz Festival @ Goose Watch Winery

Come join us for wine, water, and all that jazz as the Seneca Falls Rotary and ITT host their 5th annual Rotary Wine and Music Festival at Goose Watch Winery. Enjoy 4 fantastic jazz bands and purchase various foods and our award winning wines. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from the Seneca Falls Rotarians, The Seneca Falls Copy Shop and Area Records in Geneva. For information, visit www.rotarymusicfest.com.

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Friday- Saturday, September 14-15 2012

Rodman Lott & Son Farms - Seneca Falls, NY

www.fingerlakescorkandfork.com

315.568.2906

Two day festival featuring the freshest food and finest wine of New York’s Finger Lakes Region. Sample authentic dishes made from local farm fresh produce, sip regional wines, brews and other home-made beverages. Learn from the experts with cooking classes and chef demos. Enjoy shopping, sales and promotional specials, farm tours and much more. This event is hosted by the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce.

Harvest Celebration of Food and Wine on the Keuka Lake Wine Trail

Experience the scents and sights of this exciting season in wine country.  Come taste the exquisite wines of Keuka Lake and sample delicious dishes highlighting the region’s seasonal produce.  Wineries are abuzz with energy during harvest – it’s a fun time to learn from tasting room staff and to enjoy a first sip of recently released wines.

Weekend ticket $25 per person, Sunday Only ticket $19 per person

Harvest Hoedown

September 15 (12-5pm) –

Enjoy an afternoon of old fashioned, foot stompin’, country fiddlin’ music from 2 bands, a mouthwatering, down home country BBQ plus wine by the glass. Purchase seasonal produce from our farmer’s market, fresh baked goods, kettle corn plus pumpkins for the kids.  Fee for food and wine by the glass.

The Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival

Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY

Wine Country Ramble

Women's 2-day bicycle tour to benefit Sonnenberg. 

Choose from one of three different routes fit to all ability levels for two days of bicycle riding!

Saturday, September 15

15 miles- 10:30 AM start (great for beginners)

30 miles- 9:30 AM start (great for beginner-intermediate)

100 miles- 7:30 AM start (great for experienced riders)

Sunday, September 16

15 miles- 10:30 AM start (great for beginners)

30 miles- 9:30 AM start (great for beginner-intermediate)

60 miles- 7: AM start (great for experienced)

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Friday- Saturday, September 14-15 2012

Rodman Lott & Son Farms - Seneca Falls, NY

www.fingerlakescorkandfork.com

315.568.2906

Two day festival featuring the freshest food and finest wine of New York’s Finger Lakes Region. Sample authentic dishes made from local farm fresh produce, sip regional wines, brews and other home-made beverages. Learn from the experts with cooking classes and chef demos. Enjoy shopping, sales and promotional specials, farm tours and much more. This event is hosted by the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce.

50th Anniversary Fall Campout

FLT 50th Anniversary Fall Campout at Robert Treman State Park.
Information and registration materials on the website after June 1:
www.fingerlakestrail.org

Harvest Progressive Dinner

5 PM or 6:30 PM groupings, $55 pp, $50/Sonnenberg Member

Prepaid Reservations Required

Naples Grape Festival

Enjoy wine, food, arts, crafts and local/regional music.  Bake a pie for the World's Greatest Grape Pie Contest and sample every thing "grape" that our valley has to offer.

Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix

Celebrate racing's history at the largest vintage racing event in the country featuring historic cars of the past from as far back as the 1930's. Held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Festival in the Village of Watkins Glen.

September 7 - 9, 2012, Gates Open at 8:00 AM EST

Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Welliver

Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Welliver

September 7-9

Celebrate the history of racing at Watkins Glen International during one of the largest vintage racing events in the United States. The Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix features historic cars from as far back as the 1930s with the spotlight on the Ford Mustang in 2012. Held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Festival in the Village of Watkins Glen on Friday night, this event is the perfect conclusion to the racing season at The Glen each year.

Admission ranges from $25 to $50, offering single-day general admission or three-day general admission tickets for fans. Kids and Teens 18 and under are FREE. General camping for the weekend is just $50. To purchase tickets please call 866.461.7223 or visit Watkins Glen International’s official website.

Tomatofest - Auburn

Details & Dates TBD

Fall Fever Days at Swedish Hill Winery & Goose Watch Winery

Catch the fever of the beginning of harvest time and enjoy the Winemaker's dozen case specials that will be available (For every case you purchase, enjoy 15% off plus a FREE bottle of wine from our selections)! Celebrate at both Swedish Hill and Goose Watch! Visit Swedish Hill Winery from 9am to 6pm and Goose Watch from 10am to 6pm. For more information you can contact Lindsay Case at (607) 403-0029 or visit www.SwedishHill.com.

Falling in Love with Root Vegetables: A Farm to Table Wine & Cooking Adventure

MONTHLY  WINE SERIES EVENT - LET'S GET COOKING: A FARM TO TABLE WINE & COOKING ADVENTURE

Let's Get Cooking: A Farm-to-Table Wine & Cooking Adventure is an intimate, one-of-a-kind culinary wine tour, where you will immerse yourself in the bounty of the Finger Lakes and create your own Finger Lakes meal from the ground up!

This tour features:

*Winemaker tank and barrel sampling at either Sheldrake Point Vineyards or Red New Winery.

*Farm experience such as cheese-making tour and cheese tasting at Lively Run Goat Dairy, where you will sample varieties of French-style Chevre, Mediterranean-styled Feta, and their unique Cayuga Blue.

*Three-hour cooking class and meal experience with regional celebrity chef Samantha Buyskes, of Simply Red Events, where you will prepare, demonstrate and enjoy a regionally inspired three-course meal featuring the cheese and wines experienced earlier in the tour.  

Each month will feature a different cooking class theme:

Time:    10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tours depart from Ithaca (From La Tourelle Resort and Spa)

Tour Price:

$135 per person (includes all tasting and cooking class fees).  Gratuity not included.

Tour and accommodation packages with La Tourelle Resort and Spa are available.  (See packages listing on fingerlakes.org)

To Confirm:

call 607-233-4818 

visit: http://www.experiencefingerlakes.com/exp_cookingseries.html

email: info@experiencefingerlakes.com

Jazz Festival @ Goose Watch Winery

Come join us for wine, water, and all that jazz as the Seneca Falls Rotary and ITT host their 5th annual Rotary Wine and Music Festival at Goose Watch Winery. Enjoy 4 fantastic jazz bands and purchase various foods and our award winning wines. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from the Seneca Falls Rotarians, The Seneca Falls Copy Shop and Area Records in Geneva. For information, visit www.rotarymusicfest.com.

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Friday- Saturday, September 14-15 2012

Rodman Lott & Son Farms - Seneca Falls, NY

www.fingerlakescorkandfork.com

315.568.2906

Two day festival featuring the freshest food and finest wine of New York’s Finger Lakes Region. Sample authentic dishes made from local farm fresh produce, sip regional wines, brews and other home-made beverages. Learn from the experts with cooking classes and chef demos. Enjoy shopping, sales and promotional specials, farm tours and much more. This event is hosted by the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce.

Harvest Celebration of Food and Wine on the Keuka Lake Wine Trail

Experience the scents and sights of this exciting season in wine country.  Come taste the exquisite wines of Keuka Lake and sample delicious dishes highlighting the region’s seasonal produce.  Wineries are abuzz with energy during harvest – it’s a fun time to learn from tasting room staff and to enjoy a first sip of recently released wines.

Weekend ticket $25 per person, Sunday Only ticket $19 per person

Harvest Hoedown

September 15 (12-5pm) –

Enjoy an afternoon of old fashioned, foot stompin’, country fiddlin’ music from 2 bands, a mouthwatering, down home country BBQ plus wine by the glass. Purchase seasonal produce from our farmer’s market, fresh baked goods, kettle corn plus pumpkins for the kids.  Fee for food and wine by the glass.

The Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival

Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY

Wine Country Ramble

Women's 2-day bicycle tour to benefit Sonnenberg. 

Choose from one of three different routes fit to all ability levels for two days of bicycle riding!

Saturday, September 15

15 miles- 10:30 AM start (great for beginners)

30 miles- 9:30 AM start (great for beginner-intermediate)

100 miles- 7:30 AM start (great for experienced riders)

Sunday, September 16

15 miles- 10:30 AM start (great for beginners)

30 miles- 9:30 AM start (great for beginner-intermediate)

60 miles- 7: AM start (great for experienced)

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork

Friday- Saturday, September 14-15 2012

Rodman Lott & Son Farms - Seneca Falls, NY

www.fingerlakescorkandfork.com

315.568.2906

Two day festival featuring the freshest food and finest wine of New York’s Finger Lakes Region. Sample authentic dishes made from local farm fresh produce, sip regional wines, brews and other home-made beverages. Learn from the experts with cooking classes and chef demos. Enjoy shopping, sales and promotional specials, farm tours and much more. This event is hosted by the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce.

50th Anniversary Fall Campout

FLT 50th Anniversary Fall Campout at Robert Treman State Park.
Information and registration materials on the website after June 1:
www.fingerlakestrail.org

Harvest Progressive Dinner

5 PM or 6:30 PM groupings, $55 pp, $50/Sonnenberg Member

Prepaid Reservations Required

Naples Grape Festival

Enjoy wine, food, arts, crafts and local/regional music.  Bake a pie for the World's Greatest Grape Pie Contest and sample every thing "grape" that our valley has to offer.