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It's holiday time. Do you love to eat? Who doesn't? Food and wine are Finger Lakes favorites. Finger Lakes wineries are open year round for tasting and touring. The New York Wine and Culinary Center offers hands-on classes with great new holiday recipes. Take a class, watch a demonstration or just enjoy a Taste of the Finger Lakes in the Lounge upstairs.

Here is another way to savor the flavors. Now you can experience Finger Lakes chefs' creations first hand by traveling the Slice, Dice and Spice NY Restaurant Trail (brochures with trail maps are available at participating restaurants). The new Restaurant Trail highlights the culinary and agricultural bounty of the Finger Lakes Region as you make your way along a trail of award winning Finger Lakes chef's creations ~ sure to tempt the palates of culinary connoisseurs and novice foodies alike. Visit each restaurant and dine on superb cuisine prepared from locally grown and made food. Dine at four (get your stickers!) and you can win a Dinner for Two at another participating restaurant.

Be sure to taste a Finger Lakes winter favorite: Ice wine; made from grapes that have been allowed to freeze right on the vine. Ice Wine makes a perfect holiday hostess gift ~ try Fiori del Stelle from Casa Larga vineyards. It's an international award winner.

A Finger Lakes Culinary and Wine escape is just waiting to please your palette and relax your mind this winter. Other options to consider include lakeside lodging at the Ramada Geneva Lakefront or The Inn on the Lake on Canandaigua Lake. Pick up the latest copy of Edible Finger Lakes to learn more about our Finger Lakes Culinary Abundance.

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Finger Lakes lifestyle. Winter in the Finger Lakes. What is it? Scenic, natural, tasty, relaxing. Looking for a perfect Fingerlakes winter day? Grab a cup of Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters coffee, poured in to your handmade Wizard of Clay mug of course. Sip, relax, then go outdoors and have fun.

Enjoy the crisp fresh snowflake-filled air, watch ice fishing or ice sailing on the lakes and be sure to take lots of pictures. Finger Lakes is also your destination for unique Holiday shopping. Find the perfect gifts made by local artisans at Artizann's in Naples. Stroll around Historic Downtowns and enjoy the beautiful Holiday lights.

Finger Lakes is tasty wines too. Rieslings to Ice wine ...Finger Lakes wineries, the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail and the Seneca Lake Wine Trail are perfect winter activities. Enjoy a unique and cozy meal at the Brown Hound Bistro in Naples. The Brown Hound features a fabulous selection of Finger Lakes Wines.

Finger Lakes winter fun is overnight packages. Romantic getaways are a click away; you don't have to wait until Valentine's Day! We offer a wide variety of lodging - to suit everyone's needs. Another tip? Belhurst in Geneva has cozy rooms, a winery, fireplaces, and great views of Seneca Lake. Romantic getaways are a click away!

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It's winter in the Finger Lakes and we love it! Get your skis and snowboards waxed and head to the slopes at Bristol Mountain Winter Resort and Hunt Hollow in the Finger Lakes. It is also a great time to go hiking or snowshoeing at Cumming's Nature Center, Wesley Hill Nature Preserve, or Ganondagan's 17th century Indian Village nature trails. If ice skating is your passion head to the Geneva Recreation ice rink or the Canandaigua Civic Center. Winters in the Finger Lakes are the perfect place for snowball fights with friends, and making new friends with snow. Don't hibernate this winter. Get up and get out! The Finger Lakes is for people that LOVE the outdoors ... just another Reason to say I LOVE New York.

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