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Dates |
February 8-10, 2013 |
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Friday, 1-5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets are good for 2-1/2 days. Come for one day or the whole event weekend!
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Advance Ticket Prices
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$35 per person (wine tasting ticket)
$25 for designated driver tickets (alternative non-alcoholic beverage offered)
Tickets do not include lodging or transportation. Limited weekend packages with lodging and transportation included are described below. Ticket orders will be securely processed by our partner site Eventbrite. They will email you an e-ticket which must in turn be redeemed for your actual event ticket(s) at your starting winery. You therefore must start at your starting winery, because until you visit your chosen starting winery, you will not have your actual tickets. The document emailed to you by Eventbrite does not qualify as your ticket and wineries will require that you have your actual cardstock ticket before you can begin enjoying this event. Furthermore, because of this, it is even more important that groups of attendees purchase their tickets on one order, to guarantee that all attendees will have the exact same starting winery. Lastly, bundles of tickets can only be picked up by the person who purchased them. If you have any questions about our e-ticketing system, please call the office during regular business hours at 877-536-2717. Tickets purchased are not refundable, exchangeable or changeable and the winery you chose to start at when purchasing your tickets cannot be altered. Seneca Lake Wine Trail events are never cancelled. Sometimes our events sell out, so you should purchase your tickets well in advance of the event itself. For those events that do not sell out, we stop selling tickets in advance by 1:00 p.m. EST the Wednesday before the event weekend. After that tickets will be available to purchase at a few designated wineries, with an additional charge of $5 per ticket. Large groups of 24 or more people are limited to 4 per day. They are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Glenda Stermer-Simpson toll-free 877-536-2717 for availability and rules. There is a trail-wide special event policy for ticket holders attending these weekend events that as long as you travel in a group of 23 or less people, you will not need to make an appointment at the participating wineries. Each attendee will enjoy a complimentary sample of the dish served by the winery, paired with a sample of wine intended to complement that dish best. With so many wineries participating in our events, attendees oftentimes visit many wineries in a day, therefore entire flights of wine samples are not served by each winery during the event. |
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Weekend Packages |
Our weekend packages include at least tickets, lodging and transportation for two, click here for more information. These packages are a great way for a couple, for example, to be affordably driven by a professional transportation company on Saturday of the event, enabling you to easily sample and enjoy your wine responsibly and safely. |
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Recipes |
Click here for a printable recipe book for our 2013 event.
Click here for a printable recipe book from our 2012 event.
Click here for a printable recipe book from our 2011 event.
Click here for a printable recipe book from our 2010 event.
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| Event Co-Sponsor | Our event co-sponsor is Lindt Chocolates, and many of the dishes being served during this event will created using their superlative chocolate. |
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Chocolate is one of the most popular foods in the world, long enjoyed for its wonderful 
taste. The cocoa butter in chocolate is unique because it melts at mouth temperature, slowly releasing rich chocolate flavor during eating. In addition to its savored taste, researchers are discovering new information about this cherished treat.
A 1.5 ounce chocolate bar contains about the same amount of total phenolic compounds as a 5-ounce serving of red wine, which has been associated with a reduced risk for coronary heart disease.
Testimonials
Of course we, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, believes this is a terrific event... But don't take just our word for it! Below are some testimonials from past attendees of this annual event:
"We have a lot of great memories from our numerous trips to Seneca but the one that will stick with us forever occurred last February when we were visiting for the wine & chocolate weekend. So here goes....
My wife & I and two other couples were staying at the Ramada Lakefront for the 2008 wine & chocolate weekend. My wife & I got up on Sunday morning (2/10/08), packed and loaded the vehicle in preparation for our departure and the afternoon trip to the eastern shore Seneca wineries.
Our vehicle was parked at the eastern end of the Ramada within 25 or 30 feet of the side door. We took our usual mile or two walk along the Seneca shoreline under a brilliant blue sky on a crisp beautiful February morning. We met the other two couples plus my cousin, who lives south of Geneva, for breakfast in the Ramada lakefront dining room. As we enjoyed one of Don's (the cook) famous omelets, we marveled at the beauty of the lake and the brilliant sunshine and cloudless blue sky to the south as well as recounting the events of Saturdays tasting along the western shore wineries. We lingered in the dining room until around 11:30 (wineries don't open until 12 on Sundays) and then we checked out at the front desk. We walked the length of the Ramada and when we opened the eastern door it was an absolute and total white out of snow. We couldn't even see our vehicle. We were shocked and tried to figure out what happened. We made a mad dash for the vehicle and were completely covered with snow in seconds. When we got into vehicle, the wind felt like it was going to blow us into the lake. In the two or three minutes we waited for the truck to warm up and get some of the 3 or 4 inches of snow (that came down in minutes) off, the blizzard stopped, the sun returned, but the wind stayed!!! Our trip to Ventosa, Lamoreoux, Red Newt, and Chateau Lafayette was marked by more brilliant sun interspersed with shots of wind driven whiteouts of snow with gusts of 50 or 60 MPH cutting across Route 96A and 414. We persevered (sacrifices have to occasionally be made), had a great day of wine & chocolate tasting AND we will never forget the great Seneca Whiteout of 2008!!!"
- Wayne
"One of the wineries I like the best is Fulkersons. Before they renovated when attending chocolate and wine weekend, they would have their famous chocolate chili simmering on the wood stove behind the bar and it was wonderful. Looking forward to Deck the Halls 2009!"
- Michelle
And below are some photos of event attendees from 2008
