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Posts from January 2015

The Ontario County Historical Society and Sweet Expressions will be presenting For the Love of Chocolate...and History, a fundraising event on Friday, February 6 at 7 pm. All are welcome to come and

Julie Andzulis Instagrammed her way to winning vacations in Naples, New York, and Naples, Italy, as part of Finger Lakes Visitors Connection’s #FLXperience Foodie Revolution Contest. Throughout the summer, participants used the #FLXperience hashtag to post their best Finger Lakes foodie experience photos to Instagram or the blog at www.FLXperience.com. Using the handle @sweetiepunk, the Canandaigua resident shared images of Cafe Sol, Nedloh Hopsfest, Naples Hotel and other destinations around the region.

“Save the date” for historic downtown Canandaigua’s popular Wine Walk events, which are held on the first Saturday of every month from 4 to 7 p.m. and are sponsored by The Canandaigua Downtown Merchants Association. In 2015, the Wine Walks are scheduled for: February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 4, August 1, September 5, October 3, Nov. 7, and December 5.

Bundle up! It’s time for the second annual Finger Lakes Frost Fest at the Geneva Lakefront Ramada Hotel on February 20, 2016. A celebration of winter in the Finger Lakes, along the shores of Seneca Lake, Frost Fest 2016 features: outdoor ice sculptures and ice bars with specialty Frost Fest Martinis poured through an ice luge, music from Finger Lakes DJ Services, indoor food tastings from popular area restaurants, wine tastings from award winning Finger Lakes wineries, shuttle service to and from downtown parking areas to the event and a spectacular fireworks display from the City pier.

At 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, a team of vineyard workers began harvesting frozen grapes for ice wine at Casa Larga Vineyards. To harvest the grapes, the winery needs a sustained freeze with temperatures below 17 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 4 hours.