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Silver Thread Vineyard growing organic Chardonnay and Riesling in the FLX! This is impressive news!

2025: The Year We Cracked the Code? - Silver Thread Winery When we purchased Silver Thread in 2011, it was a practicing organic farm growing only vitis vinifera (a.k.a. European) grape varietals. For over 20 years, founder Richard Figiel had doggedly pursued organics even if it meant sacrificing much of his crop to fungal diseases and insects. At the time,....

A big Congratulations to our special friend Meaghan Frank! This award recognizes Meaghan as one of the Wine Business Monthly's 2025 Wine Industry Leaders just begins to scratch the surface of what makes Meaghan such an extraordinary human. 🥰

For the full article:https://www.winebusiness.com/content/articles/wbm/202511/wbm_2025-11-01_article_12-1.pdf

Ithaca Community Wine Classes restart on THURSDAY SEPT 25th! Come discover French wines with us!! We are excited have the Tourelle (love that French connection 😉) as our new location!!

Laura Winter Falk kicks off the 8-class series with White Burgundy! This small region is home for some of the most stunning Chardonnays in the world! Learn the regions and taste stunning examples, and discover the one wine region that bucks the standard and DOES NOT use Chardonnay for their delicous white.

Book your seat today to make sure you don't miss it : Thursday September 25 at La Tourelle at 6pm- 8pm - Food pairing with a somm-selected dish from La Tourelle is part of the class, so bring your appetite as well!
Book: https://experiencefingerlakes.com/ithaca-community-wine-course/

Next class preview: We continue our study of Burgundy, with classic Reds on Oct 2.

Check out which city is #1. No surprise indeed!!

CNN reveals America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2025 | CNN The most interesting towns in the United States bring together the best of a beautiful country. These 10 distinctive communities are America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2025.