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Real ale drinkers in Oxford are getting the chance to try more cask conditioned ciders from local supplier Hitchcox.

A Keuka Lake winery won best winery tour in the USA Today 10Best Reader's Choice poll.

A few wineries and distilleries in the Cayuga County area took home awards at the 23rd annual Finger Lakes International Wine & Spirits Competition, including one Best in Class.

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It is believed that the first vines were grown on the southwest coast of Andalusia which would make that the starting point for vineyards. Initially the Phoenicians, a trading culture, founded a port they named Gadir (Cadiz) and then later moved inland and founded the city of Zera (Jerez.) Here they planted vines and the warm climate gave the grapes sweetness that allowed them to travel well. Travel they did, as wine became the most frequently traded product in North America and in the Mediterr...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball recently congratulated the winners of the 2021 New York Wine Classic. This distinguished New York wine competition is organized by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF). Wineries from Long Island, the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Western New York, Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and New York City regions were honored with “Best of Class” Awards in 25 categories. “Congratulations to the winners of th...