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Where else in the Finger Lakes can one feast on food laced with fresh garlic, sample great musical entertainment, enjoy festival vendors, flower and farm vendors and garlic farmers ready to sell their wares, watch garlic cooking demonstrations conducted by local Finger Lakes chefs, watch a flameworker from the Corning Museum of Glass perform a flameworking demonstration, soak up some glorious sunshine, and mingle with a fun bunch of garlic-loving people? At the Fox Run Vineyards 17th Annual Garlic Festival.

One of the summer season's most anticipated culinary events in Finger Lakes Wine Country is back for another year! Fox Run Vineyards Annual Garlic Festival, takes place at the winery over the weekend of August 1 & 2, 2009, 11-5 each day.

What's at the Festival?

Garlic Food Tent
Our Chef, Jeff Houck, and his staff will have you salivating when you see their hearty garlic fringed meals available for purchase. We will offer suggestions for wine and food pairings for all the food offered at the festival.

Fox Run Beverage Barn
We offer our award winning wines by the glass or bottle as well as soda, ice tea and water.NEW THIS YEAR...additional wine satellite up the hill in front of outside vendors.

Tasting Room and Cafe
Throughout the festival, the Tasting Room and Cafe will remain open. Step inside for wine tasting, our gift shop and for additional food choices the Cafe inside is also open and will be serving sandwiches, salads, soups and more.

Cooking Demonstrations
Fox Run Vineyards Garlic Festival features renowned chefs from the Finger Lakes Region. Join us for great cooking demonstrations throughout the festival.

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What's at the Festival? (Continued)

Cooking Demonstration Schedule
Saturday, 8/1
11:00 AM
Peter Bell, Winemaker, Fox Run Vineyards
Saturday, 8/1
1:30 PM
Heather Tompkins, Executive Chef, Fox Run Vineyards Cafe
Sunday, 8/2
11 AM
Eric Smith, Chef, NYWCC
Sunday, 8/2
2:30 PM
Chris Hascall, Executive Chef, Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel

Garlic Lecturers and Demonstrations
We will be bringing you garlic lecture from an expert in growing, storing and otherwise handling garlic. Learn about the various forms of garlic such as green garlic, garlic scapes, fresh garlic, cured garlic and even pickled scapes.

Garlic Lectures & Demonstrations
Sunday, 8/2
12:00 - 12:30PM
Steve Kettelle of Hendy Hollow Organic Farm will lecture on "Modern Day Organic Garlic Farming"

Entertainment
Fox Run Vineyards Garlic Festival is known for the taste and smell of garlic, but an aspect that always receives high praise as well is the enjoyable and varied entertainment. 2008 will be no different!

Entertainment Schedule
Saturday, 8/1
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fred Vine
Saturday, 8/1
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Lone Rangers (click here for a clip)
Sunday, 8/2
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pat Chessell
Sunday, 8/2
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Castle Street Band

Garlic Festival Tent & Vineyard Row Vendors

We have vendors located throughout the grounds, including a large vendor tent as well as additional vendors lined up along our Vineyard Row. Be sure to visit all of our vendors!

2009 Garlic Festival Vendors   Directions to Fox Run Vineyards
Burdick Creek Gardens - Montrose, PA
Corning Museum of Glass - Corning, NY
Country Gourmet Creations - Syracuse, NY
Dounya Kele - Rochester, NY
Earthly Possession Boutique - Geneva, NY
For Claudia's Sayke - Hammondsport, NY
Fox Run Vineyards - Penn Yan, NY
Gambino Garlic Growers - Hornell, NY
Hacienda Shiloh - Gettysburg, PA
Happy Goat Farm - Naples, NY
Heaven Scent Garden & Nursery - Hamlin, NY
Hendy Hollow Organic Farm - Pine City, NY
Hooper Garlic - Fultonham, NY
Keuka Lake Coffee Roasters - Penn Yan, NY
Knapp Farm - Lowman, NY
Loreen Shoup - Wellsville, NY
Mark S. Bowman - Canandaigua, NY
Mele Garlic Farm - Holley, NY
Mill Creek Farm - North Chili, NY
Muranda Cheese Company - Waterloo, NY
Natural Disorder - Oswego, NY
North Country Farms - Watertown, NY
Papa's Kettle Korn - York, PA
Piedmonte Garlic Farm - Holley, NY
Schiek's Maple Products - Penn Yan, NY
Seneca Farms - Penn Yan, NY
Seneca Vegetable - Hall, NY
Siren Farms - Spencer, NY
Six Circles Farm - Lodi, NY
Tabasco Chris - Mechanicville, NY
Upstate New York Garlic Farm - Holley, NY
Yellow Rose Crafts- Rochester, NY

From the East/West: Take NYS Thruway (90) to Exit 42, Geneva and follow signs for Route 14 South. Follow Route 14 South through Geneva and stay on Route 14 South for about 15 miles from the Thruway Exit. Fox Run Vineyards will be on Route 14 South on the Right side of the road.

From the South: From Watkins Glen, follow Route 14 North for about 35 miles and Fox Run Vineyards will be on the Left side of the road.

There will be parking attendants to assist you in finding a parking spot. This is a very busy weekend and you will be directed as to where you can park on the vineyard grounds.


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