— February 11-12, 2012 – Cheese and Wine Lovers Weekend – Cheese and Wine. Each of 8 wineries will creatively include cheese in a variety of savory dishes. Weekend ticket $18 per person and $13.50 for designated drivers. Along Keuka Wine Trail.
— Febuary 12, 2012 @ 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Lakeside Winter Celebration and Polar Plunge – Head out to Ontario Beach Park for snow shoe lessons, the 18th Annual Chili Challenge, The 12th Annual Polar Plunge, the 2nd Annual Ice Wine Festival and Farmers Market, a Snow Sculpture Competition and more! Rochester.
— Feb. 18 Noon – 6 p.m. – New York Ice Wine Festival at Casa Larga – Enjoy and experience New York’s diversity of ice wines with tastings and food pairings by top regional chefs and restaurants. Tickets: $40 advance and $50 at the door. Fairport. .
— Feb. 18-19 at 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – 10th Annual Mardi Gras on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail -Receive a special anniversary set of beads and wine glass at your starting winery. At following wineries, you’ll receive Mardi Gras Beads, recipe cards, a chance to pick the lucky coin for instant prizes plus participate in a scavenger hunt for a sampler case of fine wines as you enjoy food and wine pairings. Advance tickets $25, at the door $30, designated driver $20. Along Cayuga Lake Wine Trail.
— Feb. 10- 12 Chocolate & Wine Weekend on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail Enjoy a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake. Pick up your gift item at your assigned starting winery then start sampling chocolates, or foods prepared with chocolate, creatively matched with their wines. Over the 2-1/2 day event, visit over 30 unique wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation. Regular tickets purchased in advance are $30 per person.
— Feb. 11-12 A Romantic Adventure - Travel “Off the Beaten Path” and celebrate Valentine’s Day with the wineries of the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Pick up a “passport” at any of the participating wineries, enjoy a day of wine and discovery, and receive “tokens of love” at each stop. Each $10 purchase at any winery earns you one raffle ticket with a grand prize of a $100 gift certificate at the Inns of Aurora. Participating wineries are: Six Mile Creek, King Ferry, Long Point, Bet the Farm, Dill’s Run, The Apple Station, Izzo’s White Barn, and CJS.
— March 2 — Wine, Dine and Rhyme At 7 p.m. at Deer Run Winery, Celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. Your $30 ticket will include five off-the-wall food and wine pairings inspired by classic Seuss books, and entertainment from the wacky Seuss-ified chef. Reservations required at
— February 11-12, 2012 – Cheese and Wine Lovers Weekend – Cheese and Wine. Each of 8 wineries will creatively include cheese in a variety of savory dishes. Weekend ticket $18 per person and $13.50 for designated drivers. Along Keuka Wine Trail.
— Febuary 12, 2012 @ 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Lakeside Winter Celebration and Polar Plunge – Head out to Ontario Beach Park for snow shoe lessons, the 18th Annual Chili Challenge, The 12th Annual Polar Plunge, the 2nd Annual Ice Wine Festival and Farmers Market, a Snow Sculpture Competition and more! Rochester.
— Feb. 18 Noon – 6 p.m. – New York Ice Wine Festival at Casa Larga – Enjoy and experience New York’s diversity of ice wines with tastings and food pairings by top regional chefs and restaurants. Tickets: $40 advance and $50 at the door. Fairport. .
— Feb. 18-19 at 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – 10th Annual Mardi Gras on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail -Receive a special anniversary set of beads and wine glass at your starting winery. At following wineries, you’ll receive Mardi Gras Beads, recipe cards, a chance to pick the lucky coin for instant prizes plus participate in a scavenger hunt for a sampler case of fine wines as you enjoy food and wine pairings. Advance tickets $25, at the door $30, designated driver $20. Along Cayuga Lake Wine Trail.
— Feb. 10- 12 Chocolate & Wine Weekend on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail Enjoy a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake. Pick up your gift item at your assigned starting winery then start sampling chocolates, or foods prepared with chocolate, creatively matched with their wines. Over the 2-1/2 day event, visit over 30 unique wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation. Regular tickets purchased in advance are $30 per person.
— Feb. 11-12 A Romantic Adventure - Travel “Off the Beaten Path” and celebrate Valentine’s Day with the wineries of the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Pick up a “passport” at any of the participating wineries, enjoy a day of wine and discovery, and receive “tokens of love” at each stop. Each $10 purchase at any winery earns you one raffle ticket with a grand prize of a $100 gift certificate at the Inns of Aurora. Participating wineries are: Six Mile Creek, King Ferry, Long Point, Bet the Farm, Dill’s Run, The Apple Station, Izzo’s White Barn, and CJS.
— March 2 — Wine, Dine and Rhyme At 7 p.m. at Deer Run Winery, Celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. Your $30 ticket will include five off-the-wall food and wine pairings inspired by classic Seuss books, and entertainment from the wacky Seuss-ified chef. Reservations required at