Watkins Glen Area Events

Events for 07/25/2010

Americana Winery Concert Series
06/13/2010 to 09/12/2010

June 13th Band - Ithaca Free Rangers (formerly Lone Rangers) 4-6 p.m. June 27th Band - Marc Berger 4-6 p.m. July 4th Band - Pete Panek 4-6 p.m. July 18th Band - Purple Valley 4-6 p.m. August 1st Band - Mudbone 4-6 p.m. August 8th Band - Marc Berger 4-6 p.m. September 5th Band - Purple Valley 4-6 p.m. September 12th Band - Marc Berger

Alta B Day [More Info]
07/24/2010 to 07/25/2010

We gets lots of inquiries about our Alta B wines "What does the name mean?" and Alta B Day in general - "When was the first & why did we start it?" Alta B Day is our annual celebration in memory of owner & founder Bill Wagner's mother, Alta Button Wagner. The first Alta B Day was held in July of 1980, as Alta's 83rd birthday party. Alta was the guest of honor at an old-time party celebrating the slower-paced days of her girlhood. She and her husband Stanley arrived in a horse-drawn surrey dressed in the costume of their courtship days.When asked how our Alta wines received their name; Bill recounts this story. "It was suggested many times during the planning of the winery to have a red wine with some sweetness to pour in the tasting room. We put together several samples of red wine with varying degrees of sweetness, took them to this little old lady and asked her to choose her favorite. She did, and we made the entire lot to her liking and named it in her honor: Alta B. That lady just happened to be my mother."

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery, National Hot Dog Month Cookout & Festival [More Info]
07/24/2010 to 07/25/2010

Come celebrate of all things, hotdog at the Cayuga Ridge Estate! Enjoy a dog straight off the grill, get to know a wiener dog (the four legged kind), participate in a hot dog eating contest(fee). Bring your wiener dog to compete in a wiener dog race!