Mark Twain & Finger Lakes Riesling = Tasty Combo

2010 is the year of Mark Twain.  It is the 175th anniversary of his birth and 100th year since his death.  Throughout the year, Mark Twain Country will be honoring this literary legend with all kinds of special events including the special Mark Twain Tonight! performance by Hal Holbrook at the Clemens Center for Performaing Arts on Wednesday, April 21 and Twain's burial recreation on Saturday, April 24.

What many people haven't realized (until now) is that Mark Twain is buried in Finger Lakes Wine Country.  His final resting spot is with his wife and children at Woodlawn Cementary in Elmira.  In addition to all the events, the region is also celebrating Twain with a special wine, a semi-sweet Riesling from Glenora Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake.

The wine is making its debut on Friday, January 22 at the popular Wine on Ice tasting event at the First Arean in Elmira.  The wine which retails for $15.99 per bottle will also be for sale on the Glenora website that same day.  The wine label featuring a fun and artistic caricature of Twain was painted by local Finger Lakes artist, Brandi Smith.