This just in from Michael Warren Thomas The Finger Lakes are HOT– check out these accolades! Version 2014.7 Top 12 Hot Spots: Wine-Related and Otherwise in Emerging Finger Lakes, NY (huffingtonpost, July 15, 2014 A New York Yankees Reserve Wine Series includes a 2013 Dry Riesling made by Anthony Road (thewinespectator, July 10, 2014 Gewurztraminer: A grape like no other – Includes Dr. Frank 2012 Gew. – at $15, compared to $22-$40 for most of the others. (chicagotribune June 2014) Also listed: Erste+Neue, Gundlach-Bundschu, Domaine Ehhart, Fitz-Ritter Spatlese Rheinpfalz, Hugel & Fils, Cantina Terlano, Cantina Tramin “Nussbaumer) American Riesling: 5 Great Bottles to Try – Includes Casa Larga 2012 Dry Riesling rated Excellent (washingtonpost, June 27, 2014) Also listed: Chateau Grand Traverse (Michigan), Sawtooth Winery (Idaho), Chateau St. Michelle (Washington), & Washington Hills (Washington) 101 Best Wineries in America – 6 from the Finger Lakes & 3 others from NYS (thedailymeal, June 25, 2014) Finger Lakes wineries included Boundary Breaks, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Hermann J. Wiemer, Keuka Lake Vineyards, Ravines Wine Cellars, & Red Newt Cellars Stuart Pigott’s 5 Favorite U.S. Rieslings – # 1 is Dr. Frank Dry Riesling (latimes, June 6, 2014) Also listed: Smith Madrone Vineyards-Napa, Navarro-Anderson Valley, Chateau St. Michelle/Dr. Loosen “Eroica”-Washington, Chateau Grand Traverse Whole Cluster-Michigan Five Hidden US Travel Destinations - # 3 is the Finger Lakes (bbc/news, 2014) Also listed: Harrodsburg-Kentucky, Mesa Verde-Colorado, Museum of Science & Industry-Chicago, Valley of Fire-Nevada. 8 Affordable Summer Road Trips in the United States - # 2 is the Finger Lakes (money.msn, 2014) Also listed: Capitol Reef National Park-Utah, Madison-Wisconsin, Ojai-California, Fredericksburg-Texas, Floyd-Virginia, Burlington-Vermont, Paso Robles-California. 29 Most Surreal Places in America - # 8 is Watkins Glen State Park (buzzfeed, 2014) Mendenhall Glacier Caves & Northern Lights-AK, Whitaker Point-AR, Horseshoe Bend & The Wave & Antelope Canyon-AZ, Sequoia National Park & Yosemite & Lake Tahoe-CA, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness-CO, Dry Tortugas National Park-FL, Savannah-GA, Na Pali Coast State Park & Haiku Stairs of Oahu-HI, Glacier National Park-MT, Smoky Mountains-NC/TN, Carlsbad Caverns-NM, Niagara Falls-NY, Oneonta Gorge & Thor’s Well-OR, Badlands National Park-SD, Hamilton Pool-TX, Bryce Canyon & Zion National Park-UT, Skagit Valley Tulip Fields & Palouse Falls-WA, Devil’s Tower & Grand Prismatic Spring-WY Country’s Best Lake Culture – Small Town Travel – Keuka Lake (jaunted, 2014) Top 6 Affordable Wine Regions in the US - # 2 is the Finger Lakes (bankrate, 2014) Also listed: Willamette Valley, Livermore Valley, Walla Walla, Texas Hill Country, Woodinville-WA. Wine Tour of the World – 10 Must-Visit Stops - # 8 is the Finger Lakes (abcnews.go from Oyster, 2014) Also listed: Napa, Tuscany, Loire Valley, Buenos Aires, Greece, Portland, Sonoma, Yarra Valley, Texas Hill Country. Top 10 Wine Destinations Around the World - # 3 is the Finger Lakes (huffingtonpost, November 2013) Also listed: Okanagan Valley, Bordeaux, Mendoza, Willamette Valley, Tuscany, Cape Town, Napa & Sonoma, Barcelona, Yarra Valley. 10 of the Best Wine Tourism Destinations - # 2 is the Finger Lakes (wineinvestment/wine-blog, March 2014) Also listed: Saint-Emilion, Aegean Islands, Castello Banfi, Mendoza, Napa, Stellenbosch-South Africa, Leeuwin Estates-Australia, Baden-Germany, Marlborough-NZ. 20 Great Winery Restaurants Around the World – Red Newt Bistro is included (thedailymeal, October 2013) Also listed: Calif., South Africa, Austria, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Portugal, France, Argentina, Spain, Italy Six Great American Wine Regions - # 5 is the Finger Lakes (budgettravel, May 2013) Also listed: Texas Hill Country, Paso Robles, Central Virginia, Leelanau Pennisula, Walla Walla. A Guide to Finger Lakes Wine (imbibemagazine, “On Tap” online content, June 2014) Blogs: Pavineco by Jeff Alexander “Visiting our Finger Lakes Neighbors (July 14, 2014) Chatwine.blogspot (Shaw, June 22, 2014), TheFamilyTravelFiles (Coolest Campgrounds around the country - Hickory Hill Family Camping Resort in Bath, June 20, 2014). Jamesonfink (Bellwether, June 16, 2014) Wine Spectator Top 100 Wine of 2013 - # 33 is Ravines Dry Riesling (winespectator, December 2013) 2014 Riverside International Wine Competition (many other awards listed - newyorkwines) Best Sparkling Wine-Chateau Frank 2008 Blanc de Blanc (same award-Pacific Rim International) Best White Wine – Thirsty Owl 2013 Traminette Wine & Spirits Magazine “The Year’s Best Summer Sparklings”-Chateau Frank Celebre, 8/2014 Wine & Spirits Magazine – The Blog “NYC’s Local Wine – The Finger Lakes” by Joshua Greene, editor/publisher (June 17, 2014) Wine & Spirits Magazine “Top 100 Wineries of the Year 2014” – Hermann J. Wiemer (since 2009) Wine & Spirits Magazine “100 Top Value Wines of the Year 2014 under $15” – Heron Hill 2012 Classic Dry Riesling on the cover! (wineandspiritsmagazine) FLX Reds Rock! 91 Points - Fox Run Vineyards 2010 Reserve Cabernet Franc-Wine & Spirits Magazine 90 Points - Damiani 2010 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – Wine Spectator
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