The experts agree—Finger Lakes Rieslings are truly world class! And you can experience that excitement for yourself in the Wine Garden! The area’s top wineries will be on hand, offering samples of their award-winning Rieslings, and you can purchase Rieslings by the bottle for off-site consumption. Plus, you’ll be able to enjoy live entertainment throughout the weekend in this adults-only venue.

Riesling Sampling

• $10 for a wine passport and Finger Lakes Riesling Festival wine glass to sample Riesling from up to 6 wineries—additional passports may be purchased for $5

Riesling Beer Sampling

• Custom crafted Riesling beer by War Horse Brewing Company

Riesling Purchase

• Buy wine by the bottle for consumption off-site
• Wine check service available

Space is still available in the Wine Garden, but going fast!  If you would like to participate in the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival click here.

Wineries

• AgriAmerica, The Grape Guy (Mercer's Wine Ice Cream)
• Anthony Road
• Arbor Hill Grapery and Winery
• Casa Larga Vineyards
• Damiani Wine Cellars
• Dr. Konstantin Frank
• Finger Lakes Wine Alliance
• Fulkerson Winery
• Glenora Wine Cellars
• Heron Hill Winery
• Hickory Hollow Wine
• Highland Wine Cellars
• Imagine Moore Winery
• King Ferry Winery
• Knapp Vineyard
• Mazza Chautauqua Wine Cellars
• Standing Stone Vineyards
• Swedish Hill
• Thousand Islands Winery
• Three Brothers Winery & Estates
• Ventosa Vineyards
• Villa Bellangelo
• Wagner Vineyards
• White Spring Farm Estate
• Zugibe Vineyards

Wine Education

• Presentations by:

Holly Howell, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Rebecca Nelson, Cornell University

• New York Wine & Culinary Center - check www.NYWCC.com for details and schedule

To help you enjoy your time at the Riesling Festival without having your hands full, a Wine Check Tent will be set up in the Wine Garden.  After purchasing bottles or cases of wine, the Wine Check Tent will be available to drop off wine purchases and to pick them up on your way out of the festival.

That's right - the beer.  At the 2010 Finger Lakes Riesling Festival Wegmans will be hosting the New York State Craft Beer Tent located in the Wine Garden.  For $10, festival-goers will have the opportunity to sample beer from local breweries while enjoying live music.  There really is something for everyone to enjoy at the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival!

Space is still available in the Wegmans New York State Craft Beer Tent, but going fast!  Click here to sign up today!

Participating Brewries

• Brewery Ommegang
• Brooklyn Brewery
• Custom Brewcrafters
• Ellicottville Brewing Company
• Ithaca Beer and Soda Co.
• North American Breweries
• Rooster Fish Brewing
• Saranac Beer
• Southern Tier Brewing Company

With 5 music venues from the City Pier to Steamboat Landing, music lovers will have plenty of music to love! 

New this year – a Battle of the Bands Competition for our local talent, and back by popular demand - The Campbell Brothers! 

Nik and the  Nice Guys will also be returning this year with a performance on the City Pier at the Canandaigua Rotary Pier Festival, and don't forget about the local acts all weekend long!

And just imagine taking a stroll along the lake to Steamboat Landing to sip some wine, relax and listen to the grooves of PJ Elliott and Friends Unplugged on the outdoor patio.  This festival really does have it all!

Be sure to check back often.  New acts are signing up daily!

• Hereon Hill Winery Main Music Tent

Battle of the Bands – click here to enter!

The Campbell Brothers

Blue Sky Mission Club

• Wine Garden Music Tent

Taran

Ken Kosmicki

Bob & Ryan Spadafora

Dirty Bourbon Blues

• Gazebo

Be The Change

Smokin' Hot Pipes

Rochester Brass and Electric

The Kerry Cannan Band

Electric Zoo

• Canandaigua Rotary Pier Festival

Nik and the Nice Guys

Canal Street Strutters

• Steamboat Landing

PJ Elliot

Friends Unplugged

With so much to see and do, you’re sure to work up a hearty appetite.  And with so many vendors to choose from, you’re sure to find what you’re hungry for! From festival-favorite snacks to quick eats to more relaxed dining options, there’s something for every taste.

Be sure to check back soon-more food vendors are being added daily.  Click here to learn more about becoming a food vendor.

• B&B Kettle Korn
• Bella Luna Italian
• Chase Farms
• Condee Vending
• Cousin Jim's BBQ
• Dar's Delights Homemade Ice Cream
• Foodlink/Freshlink, LLC
• Galina's Pierogies
• Hot Rod's BBQ
• Incredibly Edible Cookie Company
• JP's Food Shack
• Maggie Moo's Ice Cream and Treatery
• New York Almond Co.
• Santillo's Inc.
• Scuteri's Cannoli Connection
• Simply Crepes
• Soo's Chinese Food
• TC Concessions

Visit the Rochester Marriot Hotels Food Demonstration Tent for ideas on how to cook up some delicious summer meals! 

Sign up for a cooking class at the New York Wine & Culinary Center before or after visiting the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival.

While you are there, visit their tasting room to experience even more Finger Lakes Rieslings and learn about wine pairings!

Get ready for a fun-filled weekend!

• Riesling Wine and New York State Craft Beer Samplings and Sales
• Live entertianment at 5 different locations!
• 5K Riesling Run
• Special farmers market featuring area fruits, vegetables, flowers and more
• Expansive arts & crafts show and sale
• Hourly cruises aboard the Canandaigua Lady
• Commercial exhibitor marketplace featuring hand rolled cigars, hot tubs and more
• Super-sized bounce house, arts & crafts and more at the Lakeside kid’s event area
• Legacy at the Fairways Senior Tent
• First ever Finger Lakes Riesling Festival Classic Car Show - click here to enter!
• Horse-drawn carriage rides from Granger Homestead
• Cooking classes and food demonstrations
• Wine seminars
• And so much more!

For Kids

• Arts & crafts
• Bounce house and inflatable obstacle course
• Horse-drawn carriage rides
• Games

For Adults

• Wine Garden featuring Riesling tastings and sales by the bottle, live music and wine seminars
• Cooking classes and food demonstrations
• Seniors’ tent – sponsored by Legacy at The Fairways featuring: 

          ~Ballroon dancing and zumba demonstrations

          ~Wii bowling

          ~Cooking demonstrations and samplings

          ~Putting Contest

For Everyone

• Special farmers market featuring area fruits, vegetables, flowers and more
• Expansive arts & crafts show and sale
• Lakeside spiritual service, Sunday at 9 am
• Fingler Lakes Riesling Festival Car Show
• Horse-drawn carraige rides from Granger Homestead
• Cooking classes and food demonstrations with Rochester Marriott Hotels
• And so much more!

The Finger Lakes Riesling Festival Car Show

• Registration - 9:00 a.m. (The show will run the length of Lakeshore Drive at Kershaw Park.  Please take Routes 5&20 to Muar Street and enter Lakeshore Drive at Muar Street.)
• Car Show Begins - 10:00 a.m.
• Judging - 11:30 a.m.
• Awards Given - 1:00 p.m.

25 awards will be given included 1st, 2nd and 3rd place along with trophies for "Show Stoppers."

The first 100 car show participants will receive a gift bag full of coupons and discounts at area car shops. 

Door prizes will be given out all morning.

Registration is only $10.  Space is limited so if you would like to pre-register downlaod an application under The Downloads portion of the website.

Finger Lakes Riesling Festival

August 14-15, 2010

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lakeshore Drive and Kershaw Park Canandaigua, NY

Lakeshore Drive will be closed to traffic from the City Pier to Steamboat Landing, giving visitors free and easy access to all the various vendors, shows, cooking demonstrations and activities.

Parking will be available in the Parkway Plaza, former Wegmans Plaza and the CMAC parking lot at Finger Lakes Community College.  A free shuttle service for festival goers who park in the CMAC parking lot will be available.

Handicapped parking will be located in the parking lot behind the Hess Gas Station on the corner of Lakeshore Drive and Muar Street.

Places to Stay
Interested in turning your visit to the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival into a fun-filled week or weekend-long vacation?  The following hotels and bed & breakfasts have something for everyone’s taste…and budget!
 

Rochester Hotels

Rochester Marriot Hotels- www.rochestermarriotthotels.com

Canandaigua Hotels

Econo Lodge - www.econolodge.com
Super 8 - www.super8.com
The Inn on the Lake - www.theinnonthelake.com
Red Carpet Inn & Suites - www.canandaiguamotel.com
Best Value Inn - www.americasbestvalueinn.com
Bristol Harbour Resort - www.bristolharbour.com
Finger Lakes Inn - www.fingerlakesinn.com
Bed and Breakfast at Oliver Phelps - www.oliverphelps.com
Comfort Inn and Suites - www.choicehotels.com
Lafayette Motel & Restaurant - www.lafayettemotelandrestaurant.com
Sunset Cove - www.eastlakeroad.com

Farmington Hotels

Budget Inn Farmington - www.budgetinnfarmington.com
Palmyra Inn LLC - www.palmyrainn.com
Comfort Inn & Suites - www.comfortinn.com
Scottish Inns - www.bookroomsnow.com

Victor Hotels

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites - www.hiexpress.com
Microtel Inn - www.microtelinn.com
Hampton Inn & Suites - www.hamptoninn.com
Best Western Victor Inn and Suites - www.bestwesternvictorny.com
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa - www.woodclifflodge.com

Geneva Hotels

Ramada Geneva - www.ramada.com
Hampton Inn - geneva.hamptoninn.com
Motel 6 - www.motel6.com
Belhurst Castle Resort - www.belhurst.com
Geneva On the Lake - www.genevaonthelake.com

Bed & Breakfast

Canandaigua

Filigree Inn - www.filigreeinn.com
Acorn Inn - www.acorninnbb.com
Inn on the Main - www.innonthemain.com
Sutherland House, a Victorian Bed & Breakfast Inn - www.sutherlandhouse.com
Bella Ella Bed & Breakfast - www.Bellaella.com
Bella Rose B&B - www.bellarosebb.com
Chalet of Canandaigua Bed & Breakfast - www.chaletbandb.com
Chambery Cottage Bed & Breakfast - www.chamberycottage.com
Five Pillars B&B - www.fivepillarsbandb.com
Log Cabin Bed & Breakfast - www.logcabin-bb.com
Morgan Samuels Inn - www.morgansamuelsinn.com

Victor

Springdale Farm B & B - www.springdalefarmbb.com

Click here for a full listing of Bed & Breakfasts in the Finger Lakes Region

First Aid
The Excellus BlueCross BlueShield First Aid Tent will be set up with trained medical technicians from the Canandaigua Emergency Squad to assist  with any medical needs.

From award-winning wines to arts and crafts to gourmet treats , the 2010 Finger Lakes Riesling Festival will give visitors a taste of all the things that make up our distinctive local flavor. There are still a few spots open for vendors who want to be part of the summer’s most exciting event.

• Artists
• Farmers
• Jewelers
• Photographers
• Cheese makers
• Glass blowers
• Bussinesses to fix up your home and improve your quality of life
• And other vendors that will help make this unique event so memorable! 

Be sure to check back soon-more arts & crafts vendors are being added daily to the Finger Lakes Community College Arts & Crafts Marketplace!  Click here to learn more about becoming an arts & crafts vendor.

• Blue Pond Creations
• Braddock Bay Gallery
• Bristol Hills Jewelry
• CKC Woodworkx
• Cream Ridge Sweets
• Di's Angels
• E-Art Tie Dye
• Finger Lakes Community College
• Finger Lakes Prints and T-Shirts
• The Finger Lakes Store
• Funny Hats (Located next to the Bounce Houses)
• Get Personal Designer Jewelry
• Jean and Jim Place
• Joanne Lee
• Jolee Glass
• Katie Shirley's Closet
• Kim's Jewelry Closet
• Kingdom Ventures
• Nature By Dezign
• The Pampered Chef
• Paul Taylor Glass
• Pine Tree Designs
• Pole-Bee
• Seasons of Fairport
• Sharon Barrie
• Tanvi Jones
• Whimsydaisy Designs
• Wooden Mouse

Be sure to check back soon-more vendors are being added daily to the Broccolo Tree and Lawn Care Farmers Market!  Click here to learn more about becoming a farmers market vendor!

• Allens Hill Farm
• Bloomfield Honey
• Chef Lerman Salad Dressing Co.
• Cheshire Canning
• DeeDee Desserts
• Finger Lakes Community College
• Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters
• Frank's Fresh Fruit
• Henna Rising
• Homemade Gourmet
• Howling Moon Farms
• Joe Bean Coffee Roasters
• Lena's Bake Shoppe
• Los Gatos Bed & Breakfast
• Malulla Garlic Farm
• Mountain Rise Organics
• Muranda Cheese Co.
• The Mustard Seed N' More

Be sure to check back soon-more commercial exhibitors are being added daily to the Ferris Hills Commercial Exhibitor Marketplace! Click here learn about becoming a commercial exhibitor.

• Bath Fitter
• Bean Cruises and Travel
• Braymiller Builders
• Canandaigua Magazine
• Canandaigua National Bank
• Canandaigua Yacht Club
• Casella Waste Management
• Classic Window and Door
• Exotic Eyewear
• Ferris Hills
• Granger Homestead
• Home Comfort
• IR Systems, Inc.
• Morrell Builders
• Premier Sunroom Solutions
• Ray Sands Glass
• Rochester City Ballet
• Santiago Cigar Factor Inc.
• Soft Tub Express - A Division of Pettis Pools
• Spampinato Mechanical Contractors
• Steamboat Landing

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