Harvest Festivals are a staple to the season of Autumn in Finger Lakes Wine Country and a perfect way to enjoy some fall foliage. Luckily, the Cayuga Wine Trail is celebrating Harvest with multiple winery events. Harvest Hoopla takes place throughout the months of September and October and there are many events to choose from, including the Harvest Festival at King Ferry Winery this weekend. King Ferry produces the Treleaven brand wines and is owned by Tracie and Peter Saltonstall. King Ferry Winery is dedicated to producing quality vinifera wines. This weekend at the Harvest Festival you can take wine-making tours, have some food (for a small fee), enjoy free live music, and of course, wine tasting. Another exciting event taking place at the Harvest Fest is the continuation of the Cayuga Wine Trail Grow & Show Contest. Earlier in the year, the Cayuga Wine Trail hosted the Wine & Herb event and now it's time to show off what you were able to grow, yes! Show it off! This weekends featured item is the potato. Contests include Largest Potato, Celebrity Potato, and the Potato That Most Resembles Peter Saltonstall, the owner of King Ferry. Sounds like a blast! King Ferry is located on the East side of Cayuga Lake just south of Aurora. A gorgeous drive along the lake is certain to offer some spectacular scenery.
Next weekend is the Pumpkin Festival at Cobblestone Farm Winery on the Cayuga Wine Trail. The Pumpkin Festival features pumpkin picking, carving & decorating, hay rides, wine tasting, and pumpkin treats. There's even a children's costume contest so test drive your child's costume at this exciting Harvest event. Of course their Grow & Show contest is all about pumpkins. There's a contest for the biggest diameter and the best decorate pumpkin. Cobblestone Winery is located on the scenic Route 89 in Romulous. A perfect place to enjoy the fall foliage.
Goose Watch Winery is just north of Cobblestone on Route 89 on the West side of Cayuga Lake. The winery is nesteled within one of the areas only commercial chestnut grove. To celebrate Goose Watch will host the Chestnut Festival on Saturday, October 24. They will have the funkiest looking pumpkin contest for the Grow & Show Contest, along with chestnut goodies, live music, and of course, wine tasting.
All of these spectacular Finger Lakes Wine Country Harvest events along the Cayuga Wine Trail are sure to give you the perfect platform for taking in some of the beautiful fall foliage. Have I mentioned how beautiful it is here?
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