For at least 10 years, King Ferry Winery, makers of Treleaven wines, has been hosting a harvest festival, celebrating its annual grape yield. This year it's celebrating the harvest with a few friends.
In an effort to bring more visitors to the Finger Lakes, King Ferry Winery has joined forces with Baker's Acres gardens and greenhouses in North Lansing and Indian Chimney Farm in Lansing, both in Tompkins County, for the Fall Family Weekend.
All three destinations hope that visitors will make the short circuit to visit each site and experience all that fall festivals have to offer. This is the first year that all three enterprises have joined ranks to promote their diverse offerings.
King Ferry Winery's Harvest Festival begins Saturday with a live radio broadcast on Lite 97.
The station DJ will be giving away prizes all day and will also be acting as the "cellar rat," or the assistant winemaker, for the day.
Throughout the day, the winery will be offering free wine tastings and visitors will be able to watch the newly harvested grapes being crushed and turned into wine.
Owners Pete and Tacie Saltonstall and vineyard manager John Balliet, will be on hand to answer any winemaking questions.
On Sunday, the Harvest Festival continues with a chicken barbecue, as well as free tasting and more harvest activities.
Once you're finished at King Ferry Winery, you can make the short drive to Indian Chimney Farm, a new agri-tourism farm in the region. During this grand opening, visitors have a chance to meet the alpaca, horses, goats and other farm animals on display.
Alpaca are the driving force at the Indian Chimney Farm.
The Fall Family Weekend will feature alpaca wool hand-spinning demonstrations, as well as antique farm equipment. There will also be face-painting, roping, arts and crafts and other activities for children.
Last but not least on the circuit is Baker's Acres, one of the largest retailers of annuals and perennials in the region.
On Saturday, it will be hosting its Apple Fest with fresh cider and donuts, a chicken barbecue, cider tasting, horse-drawn carriage rides and many varieties of apples.
The three businesses have set up a Web site with all the information, plus maps for the Fall Family Weekend.
All three destinations hope that visitors will make the short circuit to visit each site and experience all that fall festivals have to offer. This is the first year that all three enterprises have joined ranks to promote their diverse offerings.
King Ferry Winery's Harvest Festival begins Saturday with a live radio broadcast on Lite 97.
The station DJ will be giving away prizes all day and will also be acting as the "cellar rat," or the assistant winemaker, for the day.
Throughout the day, the winery will be offering free wine tastings and visitors will be able to watch the newly harvested grapes being crushed and turned into wine.
Owners Pete and Tacie Saltonstall and vineyard manager John Balliet, will be on hand to answer any winemaking questions.
On Sunday, the Harvest Festival continues with a chicken barbecue, as well as free tasting and more harvest activities.
Once you're finished at King Ferry Winery, you can make the short drive to Indian Chimney Farm, a new agri-tourism farm in the region. During this grand opening, visitors have a chance to meet the alpaca, horses, goats and other farm animals on display.
Alpaca are the driving force at the Indian Chimney Farm.
The Fall Family Weekend will feature alpaca wool hand-spinning demonstrations, as well as antique farm equipment. There will also be face-painting, roping, arts and crafts and other activities for children.
Last but not least on the circuit is Baker's Acres, one of the largest retailers of annuals and perennials in the region.
On Saturday, it will be hosting its Apple Fest with fresh cider and donuts, a chicken barbecue, cider tasting, horse-drawn carriage rides and many varieties of apples.
The three businesses have set up a Web site with all the information, plus maps for the Fall Family Weekend.
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