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2018 Harvest Report
January 3, 2019--We will always remember the 2018 harvest, and probably not in a good way. Many of our colleagues around the Finger Lakes have called it their most difficult harvest ever. Extremely wet conditions, high incidence of rot in the fruit, and slow sugar...
read morePreview Videos for Phenology Club December 2018
December 7, 2018-- Silver Thread wines can transport you to the beautiful shores of Seneca Lake, even when you live hundreds of miles away. Join our Phenology Club and receive regular shipments of Silver Thread wine. Subscriptions can be time-limited and make a...
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Noir Friday event set for November 23, 2018
Silver Thread will hold its sixth annual “Noir Friday” event on Friday, November 23, 2018 from 12-5pm at the winery in Lodi, NY. Now a Black Friday tradition, bring your friends and family for an afternoon of wine country fun. In France, grapes used to make red wine...
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Lodi, NY Recovers Quickly from Flash Flooding
Southern Finger Lakes Area Received 5+ inches of Rain in a Few Hours August 16, 2018-- Lodi, NY made the national news on Tuesday after more than 5 inches of rain fell in only a few hours, resulting in flash floods. Lodi Point, Sheldrake Point, Caywood, Valois and...
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Good Earth Day 2018
On Saturday, September 8, 2018, Silver Thread will host its third annual Good Earth Day event. The day will celebrate the upcoming harvest and the vibrant Finger Lakes community, which includes delicious food, wine, and dedicated people working together to make great...
read more2016 Riesling 25th Anniversary Reserve–Video Tasting Note
Silver Thread Co-owners and winemakers Shannon and Paul Brock describe their 2016 Riesling Reserve. This is the winery's first club-only wine, and only 20 cases were produced during Silver Thread's 25th vintage. Limited quantity available for purchase here. Filmed...
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Solar Energy System Year 2 Report Card
April 19, 2018-- The data is in on our 28kW solar energy system... and it continues to exceed expectations. We produced 33,080 kilowatt hours of electricity in 2017. Our usage was 26,109 kilowatt hours. That means we produced 30% more energy than we used! Once...
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Discover Dry Rose…a Collaboration among FLX Wineries
April 13, 2018-- It seems a long time ago that a small group of Finger Lakes producers came together to begin promoting Dry Rose. Over five years ago when the Discover Dry Rose campaign began, there were only about a dozen wineries (including Silver Thread) making...
read moreMarketing & Sustainability Guru
Peter J. FitzRandolph has lived in the Finger Lakes Region for most of his adult life. During that time, he has enjoyed watching the growth of our local wine industry as it evolved from rustic beginnings into the world-class wine region we know today. After a 30-year...
read moreIndispensable Vineyard and Winery Assistant: Andi Hawk
While Andi has lived in many places around the US and abroad, she always knew she would return to her roots in the Finger Lakes, her childhood home. She has long known that she would never be happy spending her career in the stale air and artificial light of an office...
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