A Holiday Tasting of Bubbles, Reds, and Dessert Wines

• Territory for the curious, the open-minded, and the adventurous, where courage, ingenuity, and diversity define our wine regions.
• From the vineyard to the glass, our passionate and pioneering people create experiences that surprise, intrigue, and satisfy.
• The mission of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation is to promote the world-class image of New York grapes and wines from our diverse regions to responsibly benefit farmers, producers and consumers through innovative marketing, research, communication, and advocacy. To realize this, the Foundation provides a wide range of benefits, marketing programs, educational events, cost saving subsidies, and more, to the wine and grape industry as well as our business and consumer supporters.

Glenora Wine Cellars, 2015 Blanc de Blanc $30.99

• Elegant yeast and delicate fruit delightfully intermingle in the 2015 Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine from Glenora Wine Cellars.
• This sparkling wine has filled into tirage for the secondary fermentation during the summer of 2016, producing a profusion of tiny bubbles that explode to the surface upon opening the bottle.
• Buy now at Glenora Wine Cellars website.

Three Brothers Wineries & Estates, 2017 Tawny Port  $50.00

• Winemaker’s Direction: To craft a luscious, rich, and complex Tawny Port-style wine.
• Tasting Notes: Presents notes of coffee, coconut, toffee, mushroom, brown butter, and
  raspberry truffle. Full in body with a balanced sweetness.
• Buy now on Three Brothers website. Free shipping on 3+ bottles of wine with code TBWSHIPS

• Sam (at left with glasses) is a WSET-trained sommelier and co-founder of Crush Wine Experiences (formerly New York Wine Events) (est. 2006), the NY area’s #1 food & wine experience company.
• He has traveled throughout New York frequently on excursions to some of the state’s leading wineries
• He knows the wines, the terroir, and history of New York winemaking.
• As the owner of a wine retail store, he also brings added insights to the virtual tasting experience