News – New York Wines

Adirondack Winery Celebrates 18 Years

New York Wine & Grape Foundation April 16, 2026

Adirondack Winery Celebrates 18 Years with Anniversary Tasting Experience, New Digital Upgrades, Spring Releases, and Fresh New Restobar Offerings Adirondack Winery is raising a glass to 18 incredible years in business with a month of celebration, innovation, and springtime flavor. Founded on April 17, 2008, Adirondack Winery has grown from a small Lake George tasting room into one of New York’s most recognized craft wineries, now producing more than 35 wines and welcoming guests at

New York Wines Are Ready for Spring Toasts

Kathleen Willcox and Robin Shreeves April 15, 2026

Winter, bye. After a long slog of a winter, I think it’s safe to say that we are all ready to toast warmer, sunnier days ahead with a nice glass of wine. Wines are typically released in two major waves: Spring and Fall. In the Spring, we get wines that match the season: fresh, vivacious, crisp. Ideal for pairing with moderate sunshine, warming temperatures, and joy. They’re often whites or rosés, but many lighter reds

Spring Into New York Wine Country: Online Tasting Room Directory

New York Wine & Grape Foundation April 15, 2026

Your Season-by-Season Guide to Tasting Rooms, Trails & Unforgettable Sips — Powered by the Wine Enthusiast Online Tasting Room Directory There’s a moment in late April when something shifts in New York wine country. The vines begin their slow awakening, wildflowers dot the hillsides, and the first warm weekends draw visitors back to tasting rooms that have been quietly perfecting their pours all winter. It’s the start of the most vibrant stretch of the wine-tourism

USDA Awards $629,205 to Support Global Promotion of New York Wines

New York Wine & Grape Foundation April 13, 2026

Market Access Program funding will strengthen NYWGF’s export initiatives and expand market opportunities for New York wineries Image from R&R Teamwork. From left to right: Jen Menges (NY Kitchen), Julia Hoyle (Hosmer Winery & Apollo’s Praise), Kelby James Russell (Apollo’s Praise), Mario Mazza (Mazza Chautauqua Cellars), Dave Pittard (Buttonwood Grove & Six Eighty Cellars), Brooke Hosmer (Hosmer Winery), Ria D’Aversa (Ria’s Wines), Taylor Stember (Living Roots), Casey Erdmann (Fjord Vineyards), Meg Hopkins (New York Wine

NYWGF Seeking Applications for Board of Directors

New York Wine & Grape Foundation April 11, 2026

Please submit your application by May 4, 2026. The New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) was created by the State of New York in 1985 as a private, non-profit organization. The enabling legislation established a financing mechanism for promotion and applied research, providing the industry with both short-term assistance and the potential for long-term viability. NYWGF’s programs are developed by a 22-member Board of Directors in consultation with representatives from industry and state government,

Tasting Rooms Across New York Are “Spring”ing Into Action

Kathleen Willcox and Robin Shreeves April 1, 2026

It’s safe to leave our houses and socialize again without fear of encountering a massive snowpocalypse. Winemakers are just as excited as you are to toast to Spring, and perhaps it’s our own wishful thinking, or perhaps it’s a bad case of Spring Fever, but the events they have in store in the coming months seem more numerous and tempting than ever. No matter where you live in New York, chances are, there is a

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