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AUGUST 8-9, 2015

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, STARTS 10AM
New York Wine & Culinary Center and the Canandaigua City Pier

FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
Wine and NYS craft beer tasting

Yanceys Fancy cheese samplings

Grape stomping

Live music

Wine seminars

Arts and crafts

Cooking demonstrations

Kids activities

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A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Greater Canandaigua

Family YMCA and the New York Wine & Culinary Center.

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A weekend of food, flavors and family fun!

food demonstrations, arts and crafts, a

bounce house obstacle course and other kids
activities will also complement this years
lively festival activities.

The Finger Lakes region is worth celebrating.

Beautiful lakes. Natures bounty.The friendliest
people. In one weekend, we celebrate it all!
Join us on Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug.
9, for our seventh exciting year of the Riesling
& Craft Beer Festival, presented by Mengel,
Metzger, Bar & Co. LLP and supported by
Taste NY. Nearly 100 vendors, including nearly
20 wineries, 12 breweries, food trucks, cheese
makers, artists, craftsmen and musicians,
gather in one place to bring everything that
makes our region so special.

A portion of the festivals proceeds will

benefit the Canandaigua Family YMCA and
the New York Wine & Culinary Center. To date,
the festival has raised more than $180,000.
The festival is not only a great way to raise
money to benefit two local causes, but it
showcases the great Finger Lakes region.
It has something to offer everyone! The
festival continues to grow and provides an
opportunity for the Finger Lakes region
to enhance its reputation for world-class
culture.

Set along the Canandaigua City Pier and the

New York Wine & Culinary Center, the festival
offers something for everyone. Riesling
tastings and seminars, craft beer tastings
and Yanceys Fancy artisan cheese samplings,
grape stomping, food trucks and a harvestfresh farmers market with vendors galore
to please your palate. Live entertainment,

Come out and enjoy good times, celebrate

summer and family, andexperience the best
of the Finger Lakes!

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Wine Education Seminars

Cooking Demonstrations

Please note that all demonstrations and seminars are happening inside the New York
Wine & Culinary Centers demonstration theater again this year. Sessions are available
to festival-goers who purchase a Wine Garden ticket or Wine Education pass.
If you want to take your enjoyment of our great wines and local cuisine to the next level,
our educational seminars and cooking demonstrations, can help you learn
about the many aspects of wine and food from tasting to food pairing.
Educational seminars happen on both Saturday and Sunday.
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MERRITT ESTATE WINERY

Save Water, Drink Merritt Wine.

The winery currently makes more than 27

award-winning wines. One of its signature
wines is Bella Rosa, made from 100%
Concord grapes. Another is their New York
Table Riesling. The winery has won multiple
gold medals from the New York Finger Lakes
International Wine Competition to the San
Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in
California.

One of the wineries which will be showcased

at this years festival is Merritt Estate Winery.
Located near the Lake Erie wine region it
was one of the first farm wineries started
in Chautauqua County. However, the estate
and its original homestead, has been in the
family dating back to the late 1800s. In 1976
William T. Merritt turned the estate into a fullfunctioning winery. In 1998 Jason C. Merritt
joined his father and together they devote all
of their time and energy to their small winery,
producing award-winning wines.

Just this past February, Merritts celebrated

their Grand Re-Opening of their Tasting
Room. The new tasting room is comfortable
and welcoming to visitors, giving them more
room to shop and to enjoy free year-round
wine tastings. Visitors are also encouraged to
tour the facilities and surrounding vineyards.

Merritt Estate is located in the largest grape

growing region east of the Rockies and the
largest Concord grape growing region in the
world. The grapes and wines produced in this
area rival the quality of premium vintages
found throughout the world.

2264 King Road, Forestville 888-965-4800 merrittestatewinery.com

Winery Highlights
The experts agree Finger Lakes Rieslings are truly world class. Experience them for yourself!
The areas top wineries will be on hand, offering samples of their award-winning Rieslings
and you can purchase Rieslings by the bottle for off-site consumption.

Pay $25 to receive both a wine glass and a beer glass to mix and match samples
of wine and/or beer to create a customized sampling experience!
Participating WINeries...
Arbor Hill Casa Larga Chateau Lafayette Reneau Damiani Wine Cellars
Fulkerson Winery Glenora Wine Cellars Heron Hill Winery Knapp Vineyards Winery
Lakeland Winery Mayers Lake Ontario Winery Mazza Chautauqua Cellars
Merritt Estate Winery Raymor Estates Cellar Stever Hill Vineyards
Three Brothers Winery Vineyard View Winery White Springs Winery
To help you enjoy your time at the festival a Wine Check and Pick-Up Tent will be set up
near the Wine Garden entrance for your convenience. After purchasing bottles or cases of wine,
drop them off at the wine check area until youre ready to get your car and pick them up!
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HAZLITTS ORCHARD & CIDER CRAFTERS

Picked for perfection!

Hard cider has become one of the most

popular options for many beer and wine
enthusiasts across the country. New York
State has a vast variety of apples that can
be used to create a wonderful and indulgent
selection of hard ciders. The tasting notes of
these ciders are a medium-dry finish with a
vast amount of apple flavor.

Cider Tree hard apple cider can be enjoyed

on a long hot summer night or mulled with
cinnamon and other spices on a crisp autumn
evening. The cider is nicely paired with creamy
pasta dishes, baked ham served cold, roasted
pork and of course, apple pie.
In the heart of the small town of Naples,
Hazlitts Orchard & Cider Crafters strive to
remain true to their motto Honest to
the Core the entire process, from cider
production to packaging, is done right here
in New York State. Its your apple, go ahead
and pick it!

This year at the festival, one of New Yorks

finest wineries, Hazlitt, will be showcasing
its award-winning cider a semi-dry, ultrapremium, sparkling hard cider made from
fresh pressed apples and champagne yeast.

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Saturday, August 8 & Sunday, August 9 10 am - 5 pm Both Days

New York Wine and Culinary Center, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua
and at the Canandaigua City Pier

Sunday, August 9 10 am - 5 pm

10 am: Festival and Wine Garden Opens

10 am: Festival and Wine Garden Opens

Entertainment

Entertainment

11 am-2 pm: Subjective Perspective, Main Music Stage (Pier)

11 am-2 pm: Key Dreamers, NYWCC Music Tent
2-2:30 pm: Turning Pointe Dance Troupe,
Main Music Stage (pier)
2:30-5 pm: BeTheChange, Main Music Stage (Pier)
2:30-5 pm: Bart Man, NYWCC Music Tent

Wine Garden Education Seminars

Noon: Wegmans, Chef Michael Flint,

Organic Farm & Farm to Table
1 pm: NYWCC, Culinary Instructor, Adam Scheele,
Bay Scallop Scampi
2 pm: Guglielmo Sauce, Paul Guglielmo,
From Seed to Sauce
3 pm: F. Olivers, Penelope Pankow,
The Making of an Award Winning Olive Oil
4 pm: Uncorked!, Holly Howell

VENDOR PARTICIPANTS

Arts and Crafts

Commercial

Caves Kitchens Cruise Planners Cutco Cutlery Exotic Eyewear

MassMutual Rochester Messenger Post Media
New York Life Insurance Qwik Solar Roc City Direct
Savor Cookies Stitch Zink Shirts

Non-profit

Child and Family Resources Salvation Army

Ugandan Water Project

Farmers Market

A&L Garlic Farms Chef Lerman Salad Dressing Co. F. Olivers

Franks Farm Fresh Good Life Tea Grandpas Dippin Sauce
Guglielmo Sauce Knapp Farm Los Gatos Bed & Breakfast
Mele Garlic Farms My Wild Tree The Mustard Seed N More
Spotted Duck Creamery Stony Brook Whole Hearted Foods

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From award-winning arts and crafts to gourmet treats,

experience a taste of all the things that make up our distinctive local flavor!
Barried Treasures Charted Waters DAngelo Boutique & Cigars
Faith Parks Novelties Real Rock Water Sculptures

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Food

Brick N Motor
Cheesed and Confused
Eat Me Ice Cream
Eortlessly Healthy
Island Wraps 2 Go
Kernel Cravin Kettle Corn
Macarollin
Morgans Berry Sweet Treats
Nancys Fried Dough
New York Wine & Culinary Center Food Truck
Santillos
Shavery by Saigon Kitchen
Smokey Petes Barbeque Food Truck
Thats How I Roll Sushi Burrito Truck
The Meatball Truck Co.
Tuscan Wood Fired Pizza

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Restrooms

Canandaigua Lake

City Pier

Noon: Wegmans, Chef Michael Flint.

Organic Farm & Farm to Table
1 pm: NYWCC, Culinary Instructor, Adam Scheele,
Bay Scallop Scampi
2 pm: Guglielmo Sauce, Paul Guglielmo,
From Seed to Sauce
3 pm: F. Olivers, Penelope Pankow,
The Making of an Award Winning Olive Oil

11 am-12:30 pm: Kelly Izzo, NYWCC Music Tent

11 am-2 pm: ROC Street, Main Music Stage (Pier)
12:30-2 pm: Mike Joseph, NYWCC Music Tent
2:30-5 pm: Modus Operandi, Main Music Stage (Pier)
2:30-5 pm: Men Behaving Badly, NYWCC Music Tent

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Saturday, August 8 10 am - 5 pm

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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Wine Garden Riesling Tastings & Sales by the Bottle

NYS Craft Beer & Cider Samplings Grape Stomping
Educational Wine & Food Demonstrations Commercial Exhibitor Marketplace
Live Entertainment on Two Stages Stage on the Pier & on NYWCCs Lawn
Yanceys Fancy Cheese and Chill AreaNYS Cheese Samplings
Gourmet Food Trucks & Delicious Festival Vendors
Arts & Crafts Sales Bounce House & Activities for the Kids
Local Farmers Market Featuring Area Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers & More!

New York Wine

& Culinary Center

Parking & Shuttle Services

A free shuttle service will be available for festival-goers

who park in the CMAC parking lot at Finger Lakes
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A First Aid Tent will be set up with trained

medical technicians from the Canandaigua Emergency
Squad to assist with any medical needs.

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S P O N S O R E D BY

THANK YOU! 2015 festival sponsors

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Stephens Media Group (93.3, 94.1 & 101.3) Nolans Rental Casella Resource Solutions

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THREE HEADS BREWING

The start of Three Heads Brewing story involves many memories
which include drinking beer, listening to music, playing sports
and loud games of foosball in a basement in Brighton in the 2000s.

The story begins when friends Dan Nothnagle,

Todd Dirrigl, Brian Johnson and Geoff Dale
shared memories while drinking different
beers Nothnagle collected from the west
coast. The four friends wanted to bring the
flavors of the west coast to the east coast, so
they decided to learn how to brew their own
beer in Dirrigls basement and kitchen.

now known for their unique custom brews

with intriguing names like Rochestafarian
Wee Heavy Ale and Skunk Black India Pale
Ale. They invite customers to try something
unique and to taste why each ale is given its
name.

They were driven to create a solid brew and

after deciding to enter some of their home
brews in a local competition, they knew they
were on to something special when they took
four medals three of them gold.

The multi-layered notes of the Rochestafarian

Wee Heavy Ale is based on the varied music
life of Rochester. The Skunk Black India Pale
Ale, which is labeled Who knew a skunk
could smell so good? Get Skunked, has a big
hops flavor with a nice balanced aroma that
even Pepe Le Pew would love.

The friends decided to partner with CB Craft

Brewers in Honeoye Falls to take their beer
to the next level. Three Heads Brewing is

Check out these uniquely named craft beers

and their many others, all with a twist of
humor you wont be sorry!

300 Village Square Blvd., Honeoye Falls

585-360-4342 threeheadsbrewing.com

Participating New York State

Craft Beer & Cider Breweries
Abandon Brewery Brewery Ommegang CB Craft Brewers
Hazlitt Cider Tree Ithaca Beer Company Lyonsmith Brewing
McKenzies Hard Cider North American Breweries
Rohrbach Brewing Company Saranac Brewery
Southern Tier Brewing Company Three Heads Brewing
For more information contact Hayley Pingree, 585-899-3226, email
hayley_pingree@dixonschwabl.com or visit www.RieslingFestival.com
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FLAVOR ON WHEELS FOOD TRUCK RODEO

This year at the festival,
we are not just celebrating
wine and craft beers and
ciders, but the incredible
flavors of food. Food trucks
have become a trend for
foodies of all ages and
feature something for
everyones flavor palate. At
this years festival, a mini
food truck rodeo will be
held showcasing the variety of flavors food
trucks offer.

to cook like his grandfather made him decide

to purchase a truck in 2013 and share his love
of food. His signature dish is a Meatball Truck
Plate a foodie take on a Garbage Plate.

The New York Wine and Culinary Center, has

branched out to create a menu of farm fresh,
finger food for the rodeo. Their menu isnt just
every day sandwiches, but sandwiches that
grab your taste buds from first bite to last.

But, dont forget dessert. Your experience at

this years festival wouldnt be complete if
you dont stop by the SK Shavery to satisfy
your sweet tooth. The truck, where shaved
snow cone meets ice cream, is an incredible
marriage of flavors. The fresh, all natural
ingredients are handcrafted to deliciousness.

The Meatball Truck Company is a family-run

truck created by the owners of Antonettas, a
popular Italian restaurant in Rochester. Head
chef, Matthew Petrillo features meatballs
that are an out-of-the-box idea. From pot
roast meatballs to those with an Asian flair,
the meatballs are made fresh to perfection
and paired with truffle fries. Petrillos passion

With a wide variety of flavors featured, you are

sure to find something that will entice your
taste buds or open your eyes to something
new and exciting!

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