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FLX: Say Hello to Hybrids!

When:
Monday, August 15, 2016, 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM
Where:
Coltivare
235 S Cayuga St,
Ithaca,, NY  
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Meaghan Frank
Category:
Monthly Meeting
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
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Hybrid grapes have long been part of NYS (and the East Coast) wine-making history but until recently they have had little exposure on the “world-wide wine stage”.  That fact is changing as these traditionally overlooked varietals are garnering attention and positive reviews from wine writers like Eric Asimov and Stuart Pigott.

 
Resident Hybrid expert Sandy Waters will be leading the presentation and tasting. As a business manager at an upstate NY wholesaler with a unique and exclusive focus supporting local suppliers, Sandy represents wineries, distilleries and cideries all located here in New York State. Sandy's many years of experience in the wine industry has provided her with a great insight into the production and sales aspects of French-American Hybrid wines in our region.

 

Join us as we explore this distinctive category of grapes - what they are, their significance in wine history for the region and the world, and the renewed recognition of the emerging importance of these grapes to the future of wines. We will taste several wines made from a variety of hybrid grapes, as we consider the diversity of wine in today’s world!!