Cayuga Lake, New York

Each spring the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail offers a great way to welcome spring. This year the Cayuga Wine Trail wineries are offering the 23rd Annual Wine & Herb Festival on April 24 to April 26 and May 1 to May 3.

On Fridays, April 24 and May 1, a limited number of wineries are participating in the event. However, on Saturday and Sunday 17 Cayuga Wine Trail Wineries are participating.

Start at a winery to pick up your wine glass, a garden plan and a plant carrier. At each participating winery participants will pick up a veggie plant or an herb. The wineries are also providing recipes.

At each winery you can taste herb-prepared cuisine and a wine to pair with the food. Festival participants will also be offered up to three additional tastings.

After you have completed the event, you can use your ticket to be eligible to win a Grand Prize – a beautiful blue vase from the Corning Museum of Glass.

Tickets are available online.

Below is a list of wineries participating in the Annual Wine & Herb Festival. We have visited and written about many of these wineries. Check out the Wine Trail Traveler articles online.

• Americana Vineyards
• Bellwether Hard Cider and Wine Cellars
• Buttonwood Grove Winery
• Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery
• Goose Watch Winery
• Hosmer Winery
• Knapp Winery
• Long Point Winery
• Lucas Vineyards
• Montezuma Winery
• Sheldrake Point Winery
• Six Mile Creek Vineyard
• Swedish Hill Vineyard
• Thirsty Owl Wine Company
• Toro Run Winery
• Treleaven by King Ferry Winery
• Varick Winery & Vineyard

Enjoy a spring weekend tasting wines, collecting herbs for your garden and recipes for your kitchen.

Cheers,
Kathy