Join us at Kindred Fare for this incredible evening of wine and food!
Christina Zapel, lead winemaker at Red Newt, will grace the event, delving into the intricacies of the wines we’ll be savoring and the unique vineyards that nurtured the grapes. In the company of friends and family associated with Red Newt Cellars, anecdotes and tales will be shared, offering a glimpse into the winery’s captivating history.
The wines will be thoughtfully paired with dishes by Chef Max Spittler, inspired by the late Debra Whiting and her remarkable 2006 menu with the James Beard Foundation & Finger Lakes Wine Country.
Gather your family and friends to share in this tasting adventure with us!
December 14th, 2023 6:00PM at Kindred Fare, Geneva, NY
Reserve by calling 315-787-0400 or reserve online with TOCK
I do remember pretty well… Just two years after we had opened up the doors to the Winery & Bistro we had entered a few wines in the New York Wine & Grape Foundation’s state wide competition. The top award, best of show, was the “Governor’s Cup”. Especially in that era, the Governors Cup award was without question the most recognized and respected award in the world… at least with customers and retailers in upstate NY.
Well, I got the phone call from Teresa (or maybe it was Susan), at the NYW&GF to say “…your 2000 Riesling has been awarded the Governor’s Cup…” and I said “Great!” and finished the call with some pleasant chit chat. Then a few hours later, the phone began to ring.
At the time, our production was pretty small and we had just started selling our wine to just handful of stores. And we had recently released the 2000 Riesling, with a total of around 500 cases left. Well, by the time the phone stopped ringing a week or two later we had our wine in several hundred accounts and the Riesling was gone!! Wow. That was cool!!