Niagara Escarpment

Virgin Passengers might drink a Niagara USA Wine

Warm Lake Estate in Cambria, NY has hooked itself up with a program sponsered by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation where their 2006 Pinot Noir will be available to Virgin Atlantic passengers at London's Heathrow International airport as well as JFK airport in NYC. Buffalo Business Journal posted this story the other day.

I assume that each wine trail or region in New York has a wine representing them and Warm Lake is representing the Niagara Wine Trail. Since it's probably the only pinot from NY on the NY wine list, I bet there will be many business travelers tasting that wine who wouldn't normally have a chance to drink a Niagara wine. And like Martha says..."That's a good thing."

Wine Trail Sees Increase in Sales

Just a few news items and google finds tonight. Since I spend quite a bit of time pouring in a winery, helping out in a few others, and being generally immersed in the Niagara Wine Trail information these days, you don't have to convince me that this news item is accurate. Apparently sales are up 50% from last year at this time and the Niagara Gazette has even went as far to say that much of this increase is due to the Niagara Falls Parks department handing out wine trail brochures to people who pay to park. No matter what the reasons are, and I think they are many including positive word of mouth from other locals, it's great for the whole wine trail.

Another link I found is on the WBFO website for members. Apparently it's a wine tasting event that includes geological tours of the escarpment and the lake shore as well as tastings at Schulze Vineyards, Warm Lake Estate, and a barrel tasting at Arrowhead Spring Vineyards. I hope there's more events like this in the future. Membership does appear to have its privileges.