Governor Andrew Cuomo, We applaud your efforts to promote the Finger Lakes. Now you need to protect it. 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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