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The Seneca Lake Wine Trail is a community of wineries organized near Seneca Lake, one of eleven lakes that make up the Finger Lakes Region located in New York State.The Finger Lakes unique geology and topography is what makes the area hospitable for grape growing. Seneca Lake is 632 feet (193 m) deep - the deepest of the Finger Lakes. During the winter months the water temperature of the lake rarely dips below the freezing mark. This, in turn, acts as a warming agent for the surrounding shores and hillsides. The water temperature radiates up the slopes sheltering the vineyards from the winter cold. In the spring, the cooler temperatures of the lake help to delay the bud break until the risk of all winter frost has passed. In reverse, after the hot summer months, the warm surface water temperatures helps to postpone the first frosts. This allows the grapes to hang on the vines and ripen.The picture associated with this account is of Paul Thomas, the current Executive Director of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.
And hopefully below is our latest video featuring several winery owners and tasting room managers singing their hearts out on the final stanza of our parody song "The 12 Wine Days of Christmas"! It is a HOOT!

My Interests

The Seneca Lake Wine Trail is interested in, what else, wine! We are a consortium of wineries around Seneca Lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region of Western New York State committed to the production of fine wines using grapes grown with the region.

I'd like to meet:

We would like to meet folks that appreciate great wines! Whether dry reds, sweet whites and everything in between.

Music:

We dig Virgil Cain (who will be performing at our 2008 Golden Nose Award event in May) and of course the unique song stylings of The Finger Lakes Weekend Wino!

Movies:

Obviously Sideways is THE movie for our industry. We at the Trail are still amazed at how dramatically this funky little film influenced sales of Merlot around the country: both when the film was initially released, as well as after the DVD release!

Television:

On The Vine, Wine and Food Show with Jennifer Montana TheWineryChannel.tv The Wine Makers

Books:

The following are some favored authors: Kevin Zraly, Tom Stevenson and Robert M. Parker. Just to name a few.

Heroes:

Dr. Frank, one of the legends of our wine producing region. Likewise, though not as awarded as Dr. Frank was, Walter Taylor (Bully Hill) was a truly fearless wildman from everything I've ever heard about him. Enormously creative man on numerous levels and a total character with the huevos to tackle Coca Cola Inc. at one point! Last, but by no means least, Gene Pierce, founder/owner of Glenora. Sure, some folks might think I'm brown-nosing here, since he is one of my bosses technically speaking, but the man is incredibly industrious, visionary, committed and was principally responsible for lighting the industry up here on Seneca Lake lo those many years ago.

My Blog

Making Wine!

In the spirit of blogging, thought I would spend literally a couple minutes informing everybody that for the first time ever I'm going to try my hand at making wine! Why is this vaguely remarkable? Be...
Posted by Paul on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:41:00 PST

YOUR help requested!

Dear Friends:The Wine Trail, like most businesses, invests in advertising. Some of you may have seen, and even commented upon, our latest "Why whine about high gas prices" print campaign we've been ru...
Posted by Paul on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:12:00 PST

NY Farm Days in DC

Dear Friends,For those of you that aren't aware, much to your surprise, my job doesn't JUST revolve around wine and fun parties! Earlier this week a contingent of farm and wine people made a trip down...
Posted by Paul on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:36:00 PST

Attn: Non-Profits, radio show opportunity

Dear Friends,COMPLETELY unrelated to my dayjob as executive director of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, I also host a modest, recorded radio show once a week at Backyard Broadcasting in Elmira Heights cal...
Posted by Paul on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:27:00 PST

Nov. Deck the Halls Weekend event almost sold out!

Dear Friends,Just a courtesy warning for those of you that have been thinking about attending our upcoming Deck The Halls Weekend event in November. Tickets are selling rapidly as they always do prior...
Posted by Paul on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:00 PST

2009 Seneca Lake Wine Trail Dates

We have just recently pinned down our 2009 event roster and identified dates for these events. For those that attended Deck the Halls last year, you may recall that those events were stretched into 3 ...
Posted by Paul on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:50:00 PST

The Obstinate Oenophile cast call!

Dear Friends,Courtesy of two our favorite MySpace Friends (Michele and Sheree, both of whom also participated in our MySpace PhotoShoot Party) we're gearing up to launch our first webisodic, weekly sh...
Posted by Paul on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:08:00 PST

Thanks again to MySpace Models!

Dear Friends,Just wanted to thank, once again, those couple dozen Friends that voluntarily participated in our MySpace Party PhotoShoot a few months ago! We have finally built an official press room o...
Posted by Paul on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:01:00 PST

Riesling to Visit Passport available

Dear Friends,Wanted to let you know that our Riesling to Visit Passport is now available for purchase either at most participating wineries, or online via senecalakewine.com. Why am I choosing to poin...
Posted by Paul on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:34:00 PST

Golden Nose Award Menu announced!

Dear Friends,In case you're still sitting on the fence wondering "Should I attend that oddly named event? Will I get my money's worth out of it?" This mouth-watering menu should help answer those ques...
Posted by Paul on Wed, 07 May 2008 01:48:00 PST