Sips to the Eclipse (past)
On April 8, 2024, the Finger Lakes region will witness a solar eclipse, with many areas experiencing totality. To celebrate this rare event, we've curated a special event for your enjoyment while you're here.
Date: Saturday, April 6 - Sunday, April 7
Event Details:
Join us for a weekend of wine and fun as we celebrate "Sips to the Eclipse" across 10 participating wineries. Here's how it works:
- Participants receive a complimentary "Wine Bingo Card" upon registration. Each card features 10 squares, one for each participating winery.
- When guests purchase a bottle of wine at a winery, the corresponding square on their bingo card is stamped.
- Collect 6 or more stamps to be entered to win a grand prize!
Special Offerings at Participating Wineries:
- Americana Vineyards: Available for tasting and sales "The Dark Side of the Moon" Dark Chocolate Fudge with Special Dark Chocolate Chips, and with every tasting or glass or wine a complimentary Moon Pie sandwich.
- Buttonwood Grove Winery: $15 blind tastings with black glassware, eclipse eye-glasses, word search/coloring pages for children
- Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery: Solar eclipse eye glasses, Half-moon cookies with the purchase of a tasting
- Hosmer Winery: Solar eclipse eye glasses, Special slushie in commemorative cup, complimentary tastings from a Magnus bottle of Aureus Sparkling Wine
- Knapp Winery: Complimentary house-made Totality Truffle Chocolates with any tasting (firepits for lawn viewing on 4/8)
- Lucas Vineyards: Eclipse Wine Cocktail and Cosmic Wine Slushies
- Montezuma Winery: Solar eclipse eye glasses, Solar Eclipse Cocktail
- Six Mile Creek Vineyard: "Pick a moon" prize. With a purchase, receive a break apart moon, containing prizes ranging from discounts, to free tastings, bottles, etc.
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Swedish Hill Winery: special wines available for the weekend- Totality Red and Totality White, receive sample of one of these special wines with each paid tasting, photo booth, special solar eclipse wine sale
- Thirsty Owl Wine Co.: BTW Eclipse Spritzer, Complimentary tasting of 'totality' wine, and $5 off a $35 wine purchase
Bingo Card Validity: The bingo card is valid from April 4 to April 8, ensuring you can enjoy the event over a long weekend and can be picked up when you get to your first winery that weekend.