DATES: MARCH 29-30, 2008

TIME: Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. also Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

Pull out your tropical shirts, put on your sunglasses, go sockless in your boat shoes, wear your favorite beach hat, and join us for a weekend of relaxation in the tropics . . . just remember, life is what we make it! Each ticket holder receives a gift item at their starting winery. A self-guided tour "cruising" around beautiful Seneca Lake, visiting up to 34 unique wineries, each with their own tropical theme, over the two-day weekend of "fun in the tropics".

This wine and food pairing event, now in its fourth year, was conceived to help break you out of the winter doldrums! Visit the Trail, enjoy some great wine, sample the tropically-themed dishes served at each of the participating wineries, and enjoy the many activities and themes that each winery takes special care to create. What better way to escape winter, than to cruise around the Trail sampling wines, eating unique food and having a great time with your friends and family!

Check back closer to the event for a few of the fun themes ticket holders will be enjoying this year. We'll list it right hear!

"It's always 5'oclock at Hazlitts!"

“South of the Border” at Belhurst Winery, serving Potato, Chorizo and Chili Empanadas

Visit Lakewood Vineyards at "The Greek Isle of Crete", sample their Feta & Mint Risoto paired with their award-winning Carpe Vinum.

Wagner Vineyard's popular "Wagner Wave" theme continues again this year, serving delicious Caribbean Jerk Ham Salad and featuring their sand bar with a variety of fun games, some with prizes!

Torrey Ridge Winery will be featuring their Beach Blanket Bingo serving Pineapple Shrimp

Earle Estates Winery & Meadery will be presenting their Garden of Delights and serving Tierrita

Prejean Winery will be serving Carribbean Chicken Stew

Glenora Wine Cellars ~ Port Of No Return

Chateau LaFayette Reneau ~ Come see Mango Madness and we're serving Mango Margarita Cake

Leidenfrost Vineyards ~ "California Surfin'" (Beach Boys) theme, sampling Apple Salsa served with corn chips paired with Sonata and Cayuga White

See "Pirates of Seneca Lake" at Rock Stream Vineyards featuring zesty chicken Shish-Kabobs served with our fruity Vignoles

Seneca Shore Wine Cellars themed as Coconut Grove, serving Coconut & Fruit Upside-Down cake, with Dry or Semi-Dry Chardonnay

Tickle Hill Winery's theme is Under The Sea, serving salad with dressing made from our wine. Featured wines are Pineappalicious, Razzle Dazzle and Sweetie Pie

Miles Wine Cellars welcomes you to voyage with the Pirates of the Caribbean, serving Skull & Crossbones Soup with Ghost Wine......soup ingredients include carcass of fowl, head of cabbage, potatoes with the eyes cut out, bean of kidney, elbow macaroni, etc..................Enjoy, if ye dare.

Amberg Wine Cellars serving Hawaiian salad.

Come to Caywood Vineyards' Luau.  Serving Pound Cake with Pineapple Topping Paired with Pleasant Valley Sauterne

Nagy's, Stony Lonesome, Passion Feet and Rogue's Hollow wineries will be throwing a FIESTA with Baja Chicken Soup, Guacomole, Tropical Mango Salsa and RASPBERRY WINE-A-RITAS!

Visit Atwater Estate Vineyards and you'll be "Jamin' in Jamaica", serving jerk pulled pork with mango chutney.

Bloomer Creek Vineyards serving Spicy West Indian Soup w/ Tropical Fruit Sangria.

Anthony Road Wine Company:  for Cruisin’ the Tropics, we are making Yam Fritters with Curry dipping sauce (a Puerto Rican inspired dish). This recipe, originally adapted from the cookbook Down-Island Caribbean Cookery, is a family recipe of Camille Figueroa’s. Camille has been an employee at Anthony Road for almost 15 years and a valuable member of our tasting room team! 

Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars ~ The Pirates are back! Serving black bean hummus

Red Newt Cellars ~ South Pacific, and are serving a stuffed banana pepper

Fox Run Vineyards, "IT TAKES TWO TO MANGO" serving Jerk Pork with Mango Salsa paired with our Arctic Fox; an outstanding white wine with vibrant flavors suggesting citrus, apples, and spice.

Ventosa is converting into Margaretville. We will be serving Mini Key Lime pies and a Rosa spritzer, with our wine Riesling, Vino Bianco and Rosa.

Welcome to a Polynesian Paradise at Arcadian Estate Winery. We’ll be serving up a “Way Cool” Calypso Salad all weekend and pairing it with some great Arcadian wines. On Saturday Chef Arthur Marc will be sampling some of his famous gourmet sauces. Stop in early while the samples last. Sunday afternoon the Finger Lakes Weekend Winos Acoustic duo will be performing a number of favorite covers and Finger Lakes originals.