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UPDATES FOR 2012
Hazlitt Rocks!
We are excited to be back at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards for our Welcome event.  The wines are superb and the surroundings most comfortable, with plenty of shade trees, grass and picnic tables.  And the Tiki Bar is a big plus too!  Get ready for food, wine and a relaxing evening.

Atwater Estate Views

Beautiful Atwater Estate Vineyards is again the setting for our main event this summer.  The views from Atwater are spectacular, the grounds spacious, the wines delicious.

Because the hills can be challenging for some, we plan to offer much more parking on the main level this year to make it easier for people who have physical limitations.  Signage will direct you the the best place to park.  We also plan to keep the whole event -- music, vending, most everything -- on the main level.

Got Beer?

If you or your spouse are beer drinkers, we plan to have beer glasses with the Grapehound Wine Tour^® logo for your tasting pleasure available at Three Goats Brewery next door to Atwater estate Vineyards.  More information to come.

Friday Schedule

The day on Friday was a little bit long last year for our vendors (10AM-9PM) so we are shortening Friday just a bit on either end.  Vending should start about noon and the music will end about 8PM.  There will still be lots of time to shop and listen to some great music.

T-Falls

We plan again to walk to beautiful Taughannock Falls on Sunday morning. Time to be determined.

Seminar on Wine, Anyone?

We hope to offer wine tasting seminars at various wineries throughout the weekend.  I know that Kings Garden will offer a vertical tasting of their five Chardonnays during the weekend.  We are working with other wineries to offer a seminar in their specialty too.  If there are topics you would like to learn about, let us know!

We may have some new wineries as well, though we have eighteen now and it's hard to get to all of them in a couple days!  And that's not counting the wonderful Finger Lakes Distilling and Two Goats Brewery!

  Updated 01/06/12