Before your next wine country vacation, find out about these top Finger Lakes Winemakers

In a series of audio interviews, the winemakers from Atwater, Bellhurst, Dr. Franks, Fox Run, Glenora, Hermann J. Wiemer, Heron Hill, Lamoreaux Landing, Red Newt, and Ravines wineries answer questions about their winemaking styles and give you their personal choice for best winery in the Finger Lakes in this interactive presentation at FingerLakesWine.com.

I love this piece because I can actually hear the winemakers talk about the wines they make, their backgrounds, and what separates their winemaking practices from other wineries.

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Tips for your Wine Country Vacation
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Three Finger Lakes wineries for food lovers!

In 'Wineries add dining pleasures,' an article for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Thomas Pellechia highlights three Finger Lakes dining destinations that focus on pairing local food with delicious Finger Lakes wines.

Fox Run, Red Newt and Sheldrake Point Vineyards are profiled. Enjoying lunch or dinner at one of these wineries will give you ideas for how to pair Finger Lakes wines with meals you can make in your own home.

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A Primer on Zinfandel, Primitivo and Crljenak Kastelansk

Same grape, three different names.

Wall Street Journal columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brechner taste several bottles of Italian Primitivo and review their results, as well as providing a history of this grape with three names in the Tastings column - 'Italy's Zinfandel Pretender Primitivo Is Genetically the Same Grape, but Few Bottles Are Worth Trying.'

I have tried both Zinfandel and Primitivo in my quest to become a member of the Wine Century Club, so my favorite part of the article was learning how to pronounce the Croatian version - Crljenak Kastelanski (Gaiter and Brechner say it is shaira-lay-nack kash-tell-an-ski).


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Melissa Dobson Interviews Scott Osborn of Seneca Lake winery Fox Run Vineyard

My friend Melissa Dobson posted a great interview of Fox Run Vineyard's owner Scott Osborn on her Family, Love Wine Blog. Osborn makes some really great food-friendly red and white wines at his Seneca Lake winery. Find out what points would be in Osborn's "State of the Finger Lakes Wine Region" and much more in this quick interview.

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Fox Run is one of the Top 100 Wineries in the World


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How to Plan a Spanish Wine Tasting Party

Plan a Spanish wine tasting!


Searching for a fun alternative to the traditional holiday party?

Gather friends together and try some Spanish wine! The free "2008 Wines from Spain Far from Ordinary Wine Guide" will give you the information you need to show your friends that Spanish wine is more than just a bottle of red Rioja!

You can choose four different wines from the Guide and pair them with appetizers, or, for a great potluck party, give friends a list of appetizers to bring and mix and match food and wine!

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Cooking Video Review - Stress Free Cooking, Volume 1

I just rented a great cooking video - 'Fun-to-Know: Stress Free Cooking: Vol. 1: Appetizers, Soups & Salad,' from Netflix. Food educator Barbara Selig Brown prepares meals using fresh, nutritious ingredients, including tomato basil bruschetta, portobello crostini, tri-colore salad and two delicious soups.

Barbara has published extensively both as a cookbook author and as a food and wine columnist and she teaches at various cooking schools in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She is a member of The New York Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier International, The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), The American Dietetics Association, and Women for Wine Sense.

I like her casual approach to cooking. Fixing dinner should be a fun and relaxing experience that ends in a tasty meal shared with people you love.

Visit her website and try her simple and nutritious recipes -
http://www.stressfreecooking.com/

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Easy to Use Food and Wine Pairing Guide

http://www.winewebcentral.com/winepairing/

Sponsored by E & J Gallo Winery, This Food and Wine Pairing Guide offers a visual guide to pairing. Rather than read about pairings, this website lets the wine lover choose the entree and sauce via scrolling bars. This is a great visual website for the wine drinker that needs to find pairing ideas quickly.

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