The Cinco de Mayo celebration will start three days early at White Springs Winery in Geneva along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail with plenty of music, food and fun for all. Cinco de Mayo, which means "fifth of May" in Spanish, will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, in the White Springs¹ tasting room, 4200Route 14 South.
The holiday has become a festive occasion for Mexican Americans and a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. It commemorates the victory by outnumbered Mexican troops over the French Army in the Battle of Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.
The free event will include live music from 1 to 4 p.m. by the Sally & Doug duo, which specializes in performing music from Latin America and South America.
Doug Robinson is a resident of the Finger Lakes area who has worked for the past 30 years as a vocalist, guitarist, recording producer and engineer with artists of many musical styles, according to the watershed-arts.com Web site. Sally Ramirez is "an American jazz singer with South American soul," the site says.
During the event, Yancey's Fancy Artisan Cheese will serve samples of its Jalapeno and Peppadew Cheddar cheese and Jalapeno and Cayenne Pepper Cheddar. The winery will be releasing its Sangria and serving samples of it along with the winery's Sangria Julep, said Jan Van Allan-Kime, the winery's tasting room manager.
Spaniards traditionally use red wine in sangria, which comes from the Spanish word ³sangre," meaning blood.
For more information, go to the winery's website.
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