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Thursday, February 23 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Acoustic Newt: Rebecca Colleen and the Chore Lads
Friday, February 24 7:00PM -10:00PM
The Winemaker's Table
Thursday, March 1 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Acoustic Newt: Maplewood Jazz Team
Friday, March 2 -
5th Annual New York Wine Expo
Sunday, March 4 -
2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show
Thursday, March 8 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Red Newt Wine Tasting at Empire State Cellars
Thursday, March 8 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Acoustic Newt: TBD
Saturday, March 10 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Grand Tasting at 67 Wine
Winery & Bistro
3675 Tichenor Road
Hector, NY 14841
607-546-4100
Winery Open
Daily 10am-5pm
(11am-5pm Sunday)
Bistro Open
Lunch Daily noon-4pm
Dinner Thursday - Saturday 5pm-9pm
Wine Salon Open
Daily noon-4pm
The Winemaker's Table - February 24thThe Winemaker's Table is a dining experience exemplifying the synergy between food and wine. There are four courses, all paired with wine, with the main course being served family style. The Winemaker joins the table for the meal giving you, the diner, the opportunity to ask all the questions you have always wanted answered, about wine that is. · FEBRUARY WINEMAKER'S TABLE MENU Friday, February 24th, 7:30pm · · SHELLFISH SOUP fish & vegetable broth, saffron, whitefish, crab, scallops served with garlic crouton and saffron aioli red newt cellars 2008 gewürztraminer curry creek vineyards
ARUGULA & HYDROPONIC GREEN SALAD shaved parmesan, olives, potato croquettes, basil pesto dressing red newt cellars 2009 cabernet sauvignon
GRILLED SWORDFISH sundried tomato & leek, rosé risotto, root vegetable timbale red newt cellars 2010 cabernet franc
"CIRCLE" RIESLING POACHED FRUIT TORTE vanilla spongecake layers, riesling poached raspberries, pears, and rhubarb, late harvest riesling glaze red newt cellars 2011 "circle" riesling ·
Options are available for vegetarian or dietary restrictions, please let us know at the time the reservation is made. $49/person + tax and gratuity, by reservation only. Reserve your seat online or by calling us at (607) 546-4100. Please specify 'Winemaker's Table' in the comments field.** · **Note: This is a special table and menu in which reservations are required. However, we will still be serving our full dinner menu that evening during regular dinner hours from 5:00pm-9:00pm. Wine Salon MenuWINE SALON MENU
Served with a condiment of the day, our signature salon salad, and fresh housemade bread* Charcuterie Duck Pâté
Cheese Kenton's Brie Dilly Girl
Smoked Fish Maple Smoked Trout
Pizza Herb crusted chicken pizza with roasted garlic cream, spinach, caramelized onions, parmesan
Fresh Pasta Rye flour ravioli, beet and mascarpone filling, Cabernet Franc reduction
*Condiment of the Day - Fig, blue cheese and onion *Signature Salon Salad - Hydroponic greens, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, white beans, and balsamic vinaigrette Wine SalonRed Newt Cellars introduces the Wine Salon: a new way to enjoy food and wine in the Finger Lakes!
Red Newt Cellars would like to cordially invite everyone, wine novices and wine enthusiasts alike, to the Wine Salon: a unique concept in the Finger Lakes bridging the gap between food and wine tasting. The Wine Salon offers an intimate environment to enjoy small bites paired with a flight of Red Newt wine and tailored to your taste with guidance from your personal food and wine ambassador.
Daily in the Bistro: 12-4pm
Choose any 3 of our current wine releases for $9 to enjoy as a flight paired with small bites:
An Individual Plate $9 A Tasting Plate $12 Tasting Catgeories: Charcuterie, Cheese, Smoked Fish, Pizza, & Fresh Pasta Meet Brud Holland, Red Newt Bistro's Executive Chef
The Bistro at Red Newt Cellars welcomes a new member to our innovative culinary team. We are pleased to introduce Brud Holland as Red Newt Bistro's Executive Chef.
Brud has been a friend to the Whitings for over twenty years, pals with David from their high school years and a mentor to Debra when Red Newt Cellars was but a seed in its infancy. “You call on your friends when you need them and that is the reason I'm here,” said Holland. “Debra and I shared the same passions and philosophies both inside the kitchen, and in our everyday lives as well, which will make it effortless to keep her spirit alive.”
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RED NEWT BISTRO'S DEBRA WHITING DIES IN TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENTHECTOR, NEW YORK – August 15, 2011 – Debra Whiting, Executive Chef & Co-Owner of Red Newt Cellars Winery & Bistro, was killed in a car accident on June 30th, 2011 while returning home to the Finger Lakes with her husband after a visit to Vermont. David Whiting, husband and winemaker at Red Newt Cellars, was also involved in the crash but did not suffer any serious injuries.
Debra was truly a passionate and inspirational culinary ambassador to the Finger Lakes region. As a member on the executive board of the Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty, she took great pride in utilizing locally sourced ingredients for her ever-changing menu and building relationships with the local farmers and producers of the region. Unhampered by formal culinary training, her approach was to seek an expressive interpretation to every culinary challenge. The result was a culinary palate whose colors express Debra's devotion to the bounty and seasons of the Finger Lakes. A native of Georgia and raised in Connecticut, Debra spent the first 15 years of her professional career in immunology research. She was an avid runner, competing in two New York City marathons in 1988 and 1989. Debra and her husband also took great pleasure in ballroom dancing. She is survived by husband David and two sons Ryan and Brenton. The Debra Whiting Foundation has been formed in Debra's honor to carry on her vision and commitment to wine, food, farms, families and community. Currently, the Debra Whiting Foundation is pending approcal for a 501C3 non-profit status. For the latest news on organization status and develoment of programs, please sign up for our mailing list. The Whiting and Red Newt family extend their deepest gratitude to those who have offered their support and condolences during this tragic time. The tremendous amount of love and strength goes beyond words. Red Newt Cellars is located on the east side of Seneca Lake in the hamlet of Hector in the Finger Lakes region of New York. In addition to producing wines from east Seneca Lake vineyards, Red Newt Cellars offers innovative Finger Lakes cuisine in the Bistro by utilizing locally sourced ingredients and promoting culinary relationships between farms and restaurants. Red Newt Cellars will remain a representation of the achievements of David and Debra's longtime goal to combine their efforts and expertise in the exploration of producing, and also in creating a synergy between, regional wine and cuisine. Click here to make a donation to The Debra Whiting Foundation New Chef's Menu Starting February 9th, 2012
Make reservations online or call 607-546-4100
CHEF'S MENU FEBRUARY & MARCH 2012
rye flour ravioli filled with beets, ricotta, mascarpone, caraway, nutmeg, cabernet franc reduction, parmesan
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Stirring the Lees with James MolesworthDay 2 in the Finger Lakes: Red Newt Cellars and More
 No trip through the Finger Lakes is complete without a stop at Red Newt Bistro for dinner. Deb Whiting was always on hand to greet patrons and she was a very hands-on chef in the kitchen. Her menu changed often as it relied heavily on local ingredients (the list of area farms she sourced from was always listed on the bottom of the menu). Her latest, and last, menu just hit the floor this week and her characteristic stamp is all over it. Her signature dish was arguably her ravioli, which always combined sweet and savory elements. Currently, it's garlic and ricotta with blueberry. The savory elements melt in your mouth first for a mouthwatering start, then the blueberries, always whole and perfectly ripe, pop, evoking a caviar experience and leaving you with a lingering sweet yet fresh and racy feel. She will be sorely missed for sure, but kudos to the Red Newt team for keeping their chins up as they move forward. Click here to read entire article! (Subscribers only) By James Molesworth - Wine Spectator Senior Editor, New York 
Red Newt Bistro - Eat Local. Drink Regional. Make your reservation ONLINE or call 607-546-4100 Red Newt Cellars Winery & Bistro is located just outside the bucolic hamlet of Hector in Finger Lakes wine region of NY.· With a focus on Finger Lakes regional cuisine, chef Brud Holland crafts regionally expressive menus with ingredients sourced directly from local farmers. The Bistro boasts an all-Finger Lakes wine list that offers well over 200 selections from top producers in the region, and has been awarded the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. In regions where the culture of wine and food spans centuries, the interplay of wine and food forms a complex and elegant dance.· In the Finger Lakes, this interplay of wine and food is just now emerging. The most exciting element of what we can hope achieve in this evolution is to express and influence the development of wines and of cuisine—together. Our chef's cuisine delivers the excitement not with complex, intricate recipes, but rather through straightforward, sincere preparations that focus on fresh and local inspiration. |
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