Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes

Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes The Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes is a world-class wine and food experience held in the heart o to 7:00 p.m. Grand Tasting
Registration begins at 4 p.m.

Program

Friday, August 21, 2015
The Geneva Visitors Center at Seneca Lakefront
4:00 p.m. Please arrive between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Opening Remarks
Welcome from Master of Ceremonies Michael Warren Thomas and a distinguished guest. Grand Tasting of Finger Lakes AVA Riesling Challenge finalists and trophy winners.

6:00 p.m. Trophy Presentation
Awards will be presented to the winners of

the Finger Lakes AVA Riesling Challenge. Winners will be selected based on the International Riesling Foundation’s Riesling Taste Profile. Saturday, August 22, 2015
Smith Opera House
8 a.m. Registration and Welcome
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Please arrive between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Open to anyone who has purchased a ticket to any other event of the Symposium. "WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE FINGER LAKES?" Panel of prominent speakers on the subject moderated by Evan Dawson.

10:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m. offering of four seminars - you puchase a ticket to two - each focusing on cool climate wines (white, red, rosé and sparkling), with each featuring Finger Lakes and other world-class wine regions. The goal of the pairings is to understand and recognize the quality of the wine being produced today in the Finger Lakes as it compares with wines that many in our industry have known and loved for years.

12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Program: you will purchase a ticket to one of four venues in downtown Geneva for lunch. Delicious, local fare paired with Finger Lakes wines.

6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Red, White and Blues Tasting on Linden Street ($25/person)
We will feature area wineries, local food and blues!

Fabulous!
09/24/2015

Fabulous!

I am really not a fan of vintage tables, much less the declaration that this or that year is a Great Vintage, because every vintage varies considerably in quality from winery to winery, and sometimes no less from one plot of vines to the next wine. However, if we accept those facts as given, then I’…

Awesome coverage by Dave McIntyre - a guest of the Symposium this year. Thanks Dave!
09/14/2015

Awesome coverage by Dave McIntyre - a guest of the Symposium this year. Thanks Dave!

WINE | Upstate New York is seeing innovation and excitement in its new sparklers and light-bodied reds.

This looks like a good, educational event...
09/12/2015

This looks like a good, educational event...

Getting A Read On Fine Wine And Foods CANANDAIGUA — A wine and food event at Sonnenberg Gardens on Sept. 17 will offer the opportunity to sample some of the region’s best food and drink for a good cause. The first ever Behind the Wines will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Sonnenberg Garde…

09/09/2015

Finger Lakes Wines Get A Public Boost GENEVA -- If the intention of the 2015 Finger Lakes Wine Symposium was to help establish this region's place in the winemaking world, it accomplished its job in the first five minutes. At the beginning of Saturday morning's Opening Session, Evan Dawson, the WXXI…

If you missed it this past weekend...a great event.
08/27/2015

If you missed it this past weekend...a great event.

The Third annual Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes, including the Finger Lakes American Viticultural Area (FLAVA) Riesling Challenge, was held last

This is unbelievable!! So many peeps came out to the polishing party! We may even finish tonight. 109 racks of Riedel gl...
08/18/2015

This is unbelievable!! So many peeps came out to the polishing party! We may even finish tonight. 109 racks of Riedel glasses getting ready for the Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes! Saturday!

Catch Element Winery Syrah at our Cool-climate Red seminar on Saturday. AND Christopher Bates will be conducting the Coo...
08/16/2015

Catch Element Winery Syrah at our Cool-climate Red seminar on Saturday. AND Christopher Bates will be conducting the Cool-climate Sparkling seminar on the same day! Get your tickets online.

“Gorgeous Syrah from Element Winery . !”

Delicious and refreshing Riesling on this hot summer night. I love the Finger Lakes. Boundary Breaks will be at the Gran...
08/16/2015

Delicious and refreshing Riesling on this hot summer night. I love the Finger Lakes. Boundary Breaks will be at the Grand Tasting August 21. Get your tickets online.

Winemakers lunch at Pier House this Saturday...I am excited to be part of the experience with Vinny Aliperti and Peter B...
08/16/2015

Winemakers lunch at Pier House this Saturday...I am excited to be part of the experience with Vinny Aliperti and Peter Bell. A few tickets left.

Buffalo chicken crisp, bleu cheese mousse and celery leaves
Billsboro Winery Chardonnay 2014

Seafood gumbo with seared Atlantic bass, jumbo prawn, Littleneck clams and chorizo in a tomato-saffron broth
Red Tail Ridge Winery Dry Riesling 2014

Chilled asparagus salad, poached quail egg, parmesan and lemon zest
Red Newt Cellars Gewürztraminer 2013

Beef on Weck with fresh horseradish braised beef short ribs, caraway leaf and cabbage slaw, sea salt and kaiser roll
Fox Run Vineyards Lemberger 2012

Citrus biscuit with lemon curd, fresh cream and seasonal berries
Atwater Vineyards Celsius 2013

Program details for the 2015 Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes happening on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22.

You can catch Keuka Spring's rosé at the Cool-climate Rosé seminar, August 22 in downtown Geneva. Part of the Wine Sympo...
08/15/2015

You can catch Keuka Spring's rosé at the Cool-climate Rosé seminar, August 22 in downtown Geneva. Part of the Wine Symposium of the Finger Lakes!

Check it out people: a chance to win tickets!
08/13/2015

Check it out people: a chance to win tickets!

Sweepstake Alert!!

Looking for something fun and exciting to do between August 21-22? We are giving away four sets of tickets to multiple Wine Symposium excursions! The 2-ticket sets are as follows:

2 Tickets for the Grand Tasting (Friday)
2 Tickets for the Opening Session (Saturday)
2 Tickets for the Opening Session (Saturday)
2 Tickets for the Red, White and Blues Event (Saturday Evening)

How do you enter? Simply check-in at either our Geneva or Victor location on Facebook, and you'll be entered for a chance to win! We'll be announcing the winners next Wednesday. See you sometime soon!

For more information on the 2015 Wine Symposium, visit this website: http://winesymposiumfingerlakes.com

08/12/2015

Cebo., a new restaurant getting ready to open on Linden Street, will have a little preview at our Red White and Blues event August 22, 6-8:30pm, on Linden Street!

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Geneva, NY
14456

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8:30am - 4pm

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(315) 521-7041

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