by Chris Clemens It’s tough to imagine anyone not enjoying the Finger Lakes Region during our fall season. Weather can be a little fickle, but even with a cold, grey, rainy sky, the rolling hills of gold, orange, green and brown make for a pretty majestic experience. Since the RMSC Cumming Nature Center in Naples […]
by Chris Clemens There are dozens of grape varieties grown in the Finger Lakes region. Many of the more common grapes like Rieslings and Concords are well documented but there are lesser known varieties, too. Michael Warren Thomas, who has a weekly radio show about Finger Lakes wines, mentioned to me the Moore’s Diamond grape as […]
Since this writing was first published, the author has created an entirely new website dedicated to finding nonalcoholic options in the Upstate New York region. For more local nonalcoholic options visit nonrocaholic. For an updated list and a map around Canandaigua Lake visit the Canandaigua Lake Nonalcoholic Trail. by Chris Clemens As the fourth largest […]
A history of and visit to St. Januarius Church in the Finger Lakes village of Naples near Canandaigua Lake. by Chris Clemens In 1779, German settlers came to the Finger Lakes area bringing with them the expertise of grape growing and winemaking. They formed a small town known as “Watkinstown” named after a Revolutionary War […]