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    Hotel Name
    Hampton Inn  (http://www.hilton.com)
    Description
    I'm becoming a huge fan of Hampton Inns, and this one is no different. Decent sized rooms, very reasonable price (around 115/night on the weekend).

    Free hot breakfast and free internet. Sits at the top of Route 14, which allows you to hit all of the wineries before the crowds, as the crowds normally start south and go north.

    Nice tile floor in the bathrooms, nice amenities (fitness center, pool, hot tub). Good coffee.
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    Location

    43 Lake St
    Geneva, NY 
    (315) 781-2035

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    Restaurant Name
    Fox Run Vineyards
    Description
    This is a great deli inside the winery. Try the Salsalito chicken or the Buffalo chicken.
    Rating
    Location

    670 State Route 14
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-4616

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    Restaurant Name
    Henry Bs  (http://www.henrybs.com)
    Description
    Great Italian eatery in "downtown" Seneca Falls. Huge menu, great wine list and bar.

    Definitely get the antipasta and a dessert.
    Rating
    Location

    84 Fall St
    Seneca Falls, NY 
    (315) 568-1600

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    Restaurant Name
    Marks Pizzeria  (http://www.markpizzeria.com)
    Description
    Very good pizza (thick), nice selection. Freshly made and pricing was good. Good fix for drinking wine in a plastic cup in your hotel.
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    Location

    120 Seneca St
    Geneva, NY 
    (315) 719-0205

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    Restaurant Name
    Nonna Cosentinos Trattoria
    Description
    Right near the intersection of 20/5 and 14, a nice little Italian eatery.

    We had a decent antipasta, which was a little light on the meat and heavy on the lettuce.

    I had the Veal Vitelli Nonna, which was veal with eggplant and mozzarella cheese. Excellent.

    Julianne had the Basil Pesto, which was also good.

    For wine, I'd recommend the bottle of Wagner Red (their house). For the price, very good.

    Overall, the wine prices were very reasonable. In the 15-25 dollar range, for the most part.
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    Location

    1 Railroad Pl
    Geneva, NY 
    (315) 789-1638

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    Shopping Name
    Saglimbenis Discount Liquor
    Description
    Kudos to a man in wine country who owns a liquor store. After going there to purchase a corkscrew, he tried to upsell us to New York wine (after purchasing 50 bottles in the last two days).

    Open late on Sundays (until 9am) and has a good hard liquor selection.
    Rating
    Location

    28 E North St
    Geneva, NY 
    (315) 789-2262

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    Winery Name
    Anthony Road Wine Company
    Description
    Very friendly staff. Family run with a black lab walking around. Barnyard setting. Didn't talk about the wine, but did talk about pairing with food.

    Purchased:
    -Tonys Red (goes very well with pizza)
    -Devonian White
    -Vignoles
    Rating
    Location

    1225 Anthony Rd
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-2182

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    Winery Name
    Belhurst Winery
    Description
    Good wine in a beautiful setting. The tasting room overlooks the lake.

    $2.50 for a tasting that gets refunded upon a $20 wine purchase.

    Extremely pretentious.
    Rating
    Location

    4069 W Lake Rd
    Geneva, NY 
    (315) 789-3088

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    Winery Name
    Castel Grisch Winery & Rstrnt  (http://www.castelgrisch.com)
    Description
    Inexpensive. Pushed us through the tasting. No direction on the wine or explanation/education. Very small tasting list.

    The fact that we only walked out with two bottles says how little we liked this one.

    Purchased:
    - Estate Reserve Burgundy
    - Cayuga White
    Rating
    Location

    3380 Irelandville Rd
    Watkins Glen, NY 
    (607) 535-9614

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    Winery Name
    Fox Run Vineyards
    Description
    Inexpensive. Very friendly and knowledgable. Educational and not pushy. Talked a lot about wine pairings with food.

    Wine shop was great. Make sure to stop over at the deli for lunch/dinner.

    Great first stop to get your feet wet in the Seneca Wine Trail.
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    Location

    670 State Route 14
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-4616

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    Winery Name
    Fulkersons Winery & Juice
    Description
    Moderately expensive. Beautiful building/tasting room. Consultative tasting, and gave us something off of the list for tasting. Very knowledgable.

    Lots of items in the wine shop. Friendly staff, attentive but not overbearing. Explained grape origins and were very proud of their winery.

    Purchased:
    - Gewurztraminder
    - Bridge White
    - Reserve Red
    - Cabernet Sauvignon
    - Matinee
    Rating
    Location

    5576 State Route 14
    Dundee, NY 
    (607) 243-7883

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    Winery Name
    Lakewood Vineyards
    Description
    Inexpensive. Extremely consultative with the tasting. Asked what kinds of wines we liked before shoving wine on us. Very educational and knowledgable staff. Very fun, relaxed setting

    Very personable staff, not pushy at all. Wine shop was good.

    The Port was unbelievable.

    Purchased:
    - Carpe Vinum
    - Long Stem Red
    - Vignoles
    - Pinot Noir
    - Port

    Rating
    Location

    4024 State Route 14
    Watkins Glen, NY 
    (607) 535-9252

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    Winery Name
    Lucas Vineyards/Winery  (http://www.lucasvineyards.com)
    Description
    By far the best winery in the Finger Lakes. Every wine that we had was excellent and I think we bought every one.

    Extremely knowledgable staff, friendly environment and inexpensive wines. This is a must visit for any trip to the Finger Lakes.

    Purchased:
    - Butterfly
    - Dry Riesling
    - Tug Boat White
    - Vignoles
    - Tug Boat Red
    Rating
    Location

    3862 County Road 150
    Interlaken, NY 
    (607) 532-4825

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    Winery Name
    Prejean Winery  (http://www.prejeanwinery.com)
    Description
    Inexpensive. Knowledgable staff.

    Purchased:
    - Proprietors Red
    - Marechal Foch
    - Semi-Dry Gerwurtraminer
    - Semi-Dry Riesling
    - Cabernet Port
    Rating
    Location

    2634 State Route 14
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-7524

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    Winery Name
    Seneca Shore Wine Cellars
    Description
    Inexpensive. Personal, but not educational staff.

    Purchased:
    -Riesling
    -Gewurtraminer
    -Black Knight
    -Black Red
    Rating
    Location

    929 Davy Rd
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-0882

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    Winery Name
    Torrey Ridge Winery  (http://www.torreyridgewinery.com)
    Description
    Way too many selections/wines. They need to concentrate on a couple of wines and do them right. They also waited over you while you selected the next tasting.

    The wine shop was sub-bar.

    However, we purchased the following wines:
    - Rougeon
    - Virtue
    Rating
    Location

    2770 State Route 14
    Penn Yan, NY 
    (315) 536-1210

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    Winery Name
    Wagner Vineyards  (http://www.wagnervineyards.com)
    Description
    Excellent vineyard with a beautiful landscape. Shop was large, but a little kitchy.

    Great wine selection and every wine we tasted was excellent. Do the $1 tasting (6 featured wines).

    Purchased:
    - Melody
    - Reserve Red (great table wine for $5.99)
    - Meritage
    - Merlot
    - Cayuga White
    Rating
    Location

    9322 State Route 414
    Lodi, NY 
    (607) 582-6450

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