Food & Fun
Whether it’s wine, chocolate, or food festivals, indoors or out, you’ll find a surprising array of food-oriented events to compliment over 1,000 area restaurants.
Constellation Wines & Bristol Harbour Resort Winemaker Dinner. Includes hors d’oeuvres and dinner. An overnight can be added at additional cost. Bristol Harbour. 585-396-2200. www.bristolharbour.com.
Drink specials available with select hotels, Hyatt, Clarion and Crowne Plaza. Pane Vino Ristorante, www.panevinoristorante.com. 585-232-6090.
Bargain Bash. January 13-21. www.senecalakewine.com. Unlike other events, this week long sales event does not require tickets. Think of Bargain Bash as being like a big, trail-wide spring-cleaning, garage sale! Participating wineries take the opportunity to clean out their inventory and drop prices on select items consisting of everything from wine, to wine glasses, clothes and other retail items. Seneca Lake Wine Trail. 877-536-2717
Finger Lakes Wine Tasting. January 14, February 11, March 11. www.eastviewmall.com. Eastview Mall between Kay Jewelers and Williams Sonoma. 585-223-3693.
Wine and Your Heath—Separating Fact from Fiction. January 17. www.casalarga.com. Join the guest host and listen to a discussion of facts and myths of wine and health. Guests are encouraged to ask questions about current issues surrounding this topic. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Mardi Gras Celebration. February 2-3. www.villagetaverninn.com. All the fun of Mardi Gras in the heart of the Finger Lakes - enjoy costume parade, wine tour and party in the Village of Hammondsport. 607-569-2528.
Sweetheart Saturday. February 10. www.casalarga.com. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Casa Larga. Bring your sweetheart to the winery for Fiori Blanc and Blanc Champagne, chocolate strawberries, and roses. Enjoy special Sweethearts Saturday Tours, highlighting the centuries-old French style of Champagne making-Methode Champenoise. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Chocolate & Wine. February 10-11. www.senecalakewine.com. Along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail: Indulge yourself, enjoying delicious chocolate dishes with complimentary wines and a commemorative gift. Plus, all ticket holders will be entered in a contest to win a massive, chocolate-themed gift basket. Seneca Lake Wine Trail. 877-536-2717.
Fire and Ice Festival. February 11. www.casalarga.com. The 2007 Fire and Ice Festival is the highlight of Fiori Month! Take a tour and learn about the processes involved in creating Ice Wine. Enjoy food and wine seminars and sample Fiori Vidal Ice Wine at the ice bar. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Wine and Chocolate Pairing. February 13. www.womenforwinesense.org. www.casalarga.com. Women for Wine Sense will host this interactive, educational evening of wine and chocolate pairing. Reservations are required. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Loaf and Ladle. February 14. www.grangerhomestead.org. Lunch or supper served at the Homestead or delivered to your home or office. Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum, Canandaigua, New York. 585-394-1472.
Wine and Chocolate—The Art of Finding the Perfect Pairing. February 21. www.casalarga.com. Join the guest host, as they discuss the art of pairing wine with chocolate. Find wines that pair perfectly and discover fun treats to try at home! Reservations required. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Fiori Wine Enthusiast’s Dinner. February 23. www.casalarga.com. Enjoy an evening of wine and food at Casa Larga Vineyards. The evening’s menu will consist of five gourmet courses, each will be paired with one of Casa Larga’s award winning wines. The dinner will be capped off with a glass of Fiori Vidal Ice Wine, winner of the 2005 Governor’s Cup for “best wine” in New York State. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Sips and Suds—Wine and Beer with the Schlossers. March 21. www.casalarga.com. Donna Schlosser-Long, Casa Larga’s Wine Educator, and Dave Schlosser, High Falls Brew Master, will host a fun evening of wine and beer. Discuss the similarities and differences of wine and beer, from how they are made, to how they taste. Reservations required. Casa Larga Vineyards. 585-223-4210.
Cruisin’ The Tropics. March 24-25. www.senecalake.com. Along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail: Held at the end of March, this wine and food pairing weekend has a tropical theme, as your favorite wine trail strives to help you break out of the winter doldrums! Attendees can also enter into a contest to win a free cruise aboard Seneca Lake’s renowned, vintage schooner yacht, the Malabar X. 877-536-2717.