The Grapehound Wine Tour
Cayuga Lake, NY
July 24-27, 2008

UPDATES!

      Don't miss the welcome at Montezuma Winery on Thursday, July 24. 
You can check in for wine tasting there, start your wine tasting adventure,
and relax with live music.  Better yet, you won't have to leave for dinner: 
the winery will offer wine by the glass and a catered barbecue offering
1/2 chicken with two sides for $9.  He's even grilling chicken hot dogs for
the hounds for 50 cents apiece!   We will also have a variety of vendors on
hand just for this evening event.   You won't want to miss this spectacular
Thursday evening event to kick off Grapehounds 2008.

   The walk to Taughannock Falls on Sunday morning at 9 AM will also offer
   a walk up the Rim Trail to the top of the walls of the gorge looking
   down on T-Falls--as well as the established walk to the base of the
   Falls.

   Plan to stay through Monday, as Americana Winery will offer two free
concerts on Sunday afternoon with two different musical groups.   Have a
glass of wine, browse the vendors, and relax.  You're not going anywhere!

   We will be having a raffle this year to benefit the participating New
   York adoption groups.  Donated items will be displayed at the wineries
   from Thursday until the drawing at Cayuga Ridge Winery late Saturday
   afternoon.

   Colonial Veterinary Hospital of Ithaca will be our primary pet care
   contact for the Grapehounds weekend.  Check them out at
   http://www.colonialvet.com/       
 

• Grapehounds 2008 will be expanded to begin on Thursday evening, July 24, and continue through Sunday, July 27.  This extra "day" should allow attendees more time so that they can visit more wineries on the Cayuga Wine Trail.
   
  One of our new events for 2008 is our "Get Acquainted" session from 5-7 PM on Friday at Knapp Winery.  If you can't arrive in time for the Thursday welcome, plan to be at Knapp.  A short presentation on the weekend events will be made.  Wine by the glass and hors d'oeurves will be available.  This is your chance to meet new people, network a little, and talk with the organizers of the event. 
   
  Once again, Buttonwood Grove Winery is having a concert under the stars for hounds and humans with wine by the glass.  Bring your quilt, relax and listen to the music with your best friends and favorite hounds.
   
  Forever Home Greyhound Adoption will be running a fenced, supervised babysitting area on Saturday and Sunday for tired, older or infirm greyhounds at Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery.    The enclosure under a huge shade tree will have a double gate, a six foot fence, plenty of water dishes and experienced greyhound folks to oversee the doggies comfort and safety.  Drop off your pup to snooze in supervised safety while you taste wine and shop.
   
  Volunteers from Harbor Hounds will be taking care of older or infirm hounds at the walk to Taughannock Falls who cannot make the 3/4 mile walk to the Falls.  Just drop off you pup with them and enjoy the walk while your hound snoozes with experienced greyhound folks and waits for the ice cream social to begin.