Adirondack Winery Wines Earn Silver Medals at the 2010 World Value Wine Challenge

Lake George, NY (October 18, 2010):  Adirondack Winery is proud to announce that six of its hand-crafted wines earned medals (five silver and one bronze) at the 2010 World Value Wine Challenge.  

The World Value Wine Challenge (“WVWC”); which took place in August 2010 and was put on by the Beverage Testing Institute, is recognized as the nation’s most comprehensive competition for wines priced $20 and under. Adirondack Winery President, Sasha Pardy said, “Adirondack Winery is pleased to provide its customers not only with great wines, but good value, as the majority of its 35+ wine types are priced under $20.⁰⁰.”

With price and value a top priority for consumers in this economy, this year’s competition was steep for wineries. Adirondack Winery’s wines were judged alongside thousands of other wines from across the Globe.

The WVWC judges awarded Silver Medals to Adirondack Winery’s Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Red Coat Reserve Merlot, Gewurztraminer and Vibrant Viognier, giving the wines “Highly Recommended” status. The judges also named the Gewurztraminer a “Best Buy” for being a wine offering “uncommon value” in its category. Adirondack Winery’s Blushing Trees White Zinfandel was awarded a Bronze Medal, for being “Recommended” by the judges.

With this win, Adirondack Winery’s Pinot Noir and Red Coat Reserve Merlot now hold two Silver Medals each. The Pinot Noir won a Silver at the 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition and its Red Coat won a Silver at the 2010 INDY International Wine Competition. Adirondack Winery started entering wine competitions in early 2009 and with these latest awards, 17 of its wines have earned 25 medals in total. 

ABOUT ADIRONDACK WINERY:  Adirondack Winery opened April 17, 2008 as the region’s first micro-winery. Winemaker and CEO, Michael Pardy, sources grape must from various farm vineyards and produces the wine at the company’s local facility to create the 35+ wine varietals on Adirondack Winery’s list. All of Adirondack Winery’s wine labels, which are created by President Sasha Pardy, feature photographs of landscapes, landmarks, and special events in the local region. For more information, visit www.AdirondackWinery.com

      

   

 

 

 

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More Restaurants Now Carry Adirondack Winery Wines

Adirondack Winery recently added three to its growing list of area restaurants offering its wine. We want to thank these restaurants for supporting our locally-made product and also encourage you to visit these places — enjoy a great meal along with our wines! Additionally, if you’d like to see our wines at a restaurant you frequent in the area, go ahead and make a request with the manager — customer requests are one of the best ways to encourage a restaurant to offer our wines…THANKS!

Here are details on our newest restaurant customers:

LOG JAM RESTAURANT

 

The Log Jam Restaurant takes pride both in the beauty of the Adirondacks and in providing you with superb food and accommodating hospitality in an authentic log cabin. If it weren’t for the aromas of sizzling steaks, you just might think you walked into an Adirondack logging camp of 100 years ago. An old pot-belly stove warmly greets you at the front door and three massive stone fireplaces provide the perfect romantic setting. Serving lunch and dinner, the menu includes seafood, prime rib, lamb chops, char-broiled steaks, fresh lobster, original chicken and veal entrees, a great salad bar, and a kids menu.

 

Located at the Lake George Outlets, corner of Route 9 & 149. / (518) 798-1155 / www.LogJamRestaurant.com

 

Featuring Adirondack Winery Pinot Noir for the month of August.

 

EAST COVE RESTAURANT

 

 A Lake George mainstay for locals and tourists alike, East Cove has been open since 1968! Casual Dining in a Warm Adirondack Log Atmosphere, East Cove is known best for its exceptional seafood selections; but the menu also features Prime Rib, Steaks, and a kids menu. Some house favorites include Weiner Schnitzel, Veal, and Salmon dishes.

 

Route 9L and Beach Road, Lake George / (518) 668-5265 / www.EastCove.com

 

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Pinot Noir

 

DUNHAM’S BAY RESORT REST. & BAR

 

 Enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner or a drink at Dunham’s Bay Resort. From their renowned Sunday Brunch overlooking Lake George’s Dunham’s Bay, to their lunch menu including burgers, wraps, salads, soups and pizza; to their dinner menu including steaks, fresh fish, pasta, chicken and veal; Dunham’s Bay has it all. Professional staff under the direction of Executive Chef and General Manager Mark Childe prepares all of the restaurant’s dishes.

 

2999 State Route 9L, Lake George / (518) 656-9242 / www.DunhamsBay.com

 

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

 

Also, these restaurants continue to offer our wines:

DAVIDSON BROTHERS

 

Davidson Brothers restaurant and brewery is a must-do in Downtown Glens Falls, located right near the traffic circle. With 10 different varieties of its own craft-brewed beers, from IPA to Scotch Ale, there’s a beer for everyone. Davidson’s menu is diverse and original, with light to hearty selections, all tasty. Kid-Friendly. Outdoor Seating. Live Entertainment.

 

184 Glen Street, Glens Falls / (518) 743-9026 www.DavidsonBrothers.com

Featuring a rotating selection, currently Sauvignon Blanc.

 

MAMA RISO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

 

 Proudly serving the North Country for over 50 years, Mama Riso’s traditional and timeless recipes have been passed down through generations.  The menu includes seafood specialties, handcut veal and homemade pastas, as well as a kids menu, scrumptious desserts, and a great wine list.  The friendly staff at Mama Riso’s promises to make your next dining experience truly unforgettable.

 

Located on Rte 9 in Lake George, just off exit 21 / (518) 668-2550

 

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

 

ADIRONDACK PUB & BREWERY

 Adirondack Pub & Brewery’s craft-brewed beers are made on premises using only the finest malt, hops, yeast and water. Aside from trying the great selection of fine beers, enjoy a casual dinner for two or with a group of friends and family. “Build a meal that makes it all better, and wash it down with the freshest ale in the North Country. Its kitchen staff is waiting to prepare the finest Adirondack cuisine.

 33 Canada Street, Lake George / (518) 668-0002 / www.AdkPub.com

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Chardonnay and Fireworks Red Merlot

THE TAMARACK INN

 Fine Food and Spirits in a traditional rustic setting. Candlelight, cocktails and creative regional cuisine. The Tamarack’s menu covers breakfast, lunch, the kids, dinner and drinks with entrees from Yankee Pot Roast to Surf & Turf and Chipotle Ribs and Quadruple Chocolate Mousse Pie!

Located on Canada Street in Lake George, just 1/4 mile south off the Northway (I-87) Exit 22. (518) 668-5400 / www.TamarackInnLG.com

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Fireworks Red Merlot

THE BOARDWALK RESTAURANT

 The Boardwalk is a casual restaurant located right on the water’s edge. Family friendly, this is the ideal place to go if you want an enjoyable casual meal to eat by the water, without people walking by your window. They’ve got a great bar, too! Click here for their menus. Click here for their menus; which have just been upgraded. Now they boast great surf & turf selections, as well as BBQ on the deck!

Featuring “Steamboat Sangiovese”, “Blushing Minne” White Zinfandel, and “Mohican Pinot Grigio”

 /www.LakeGeorgeBoardwalk.com / Lower Amherst St., Lk. George / (518) 668-5324

OLDE MILL CAFE

 

 One of Ticonderoga’s gems, the Olde Mill Cafe is located in a historic, but modest building. The Chef’s menu, however, impresses,
featuring gourmet selections of the mouthwatering variety. Olde Mill really supports local products, including local game, produce and Adirondack Winery wine! Sample lunch and dinner menus.

 

Now offering Adirondack Winery’s Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir 

133 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, NY / Phone: (518) 585-9097  

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Adirondack Winery Wins “Best of Lake George” and Label Competition

Thanks to you and others that voted for us on LakeGeorge.com’s “Best of Lake George” 2009 Survey – We Ranked in Three Spots!

• #1 Best Wine (#2 was the Inn at Erlowest)
• #1 Best Shopping for Gifts (#2 was Sutton’s Marketplace)
• #2 Best Overall Shopping (#1 was the Factory Outlets)    

Thanks for voting and we’re glad you not only love our wine but agree that our store is an excellent place to shop for quality, unique gifts!

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Adirondack Winery Won Second Place for its “Autumn Brilliance” series of wine labels at the 2009 New York State Wine Labeling and Packaging Competition.

Adirondack Winery's Sauvignon Blanc features a photograph of Lake George's Shepard Park Sparkling in the Golden Hues of its Autumn Leaves

Included in our Autumn Brilliance series is our Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, and Sangiovese wine labels, all of which feature photographs of Lake George’s Shepard Park and Glens Falls’ Crandall Park Pond in Autumn. All of the photographs were taken by Adirondack Winery co-owner and president, Sasha Pardy.

In fact, all of Adirondack Winery’s labels feature photographs of landscapes and landmarks of the Lake George / Queensbury area, showing off the Adirondacks’ beautiful scenery.

Adirondack Winery's Zinfandel features a photograph of ducks enjoying a late Autumn swim at Crandall Park Pond in Glens Falls, NYAdirondack Winery's Sangiovese features a photograph of a tree with red leaves in Autumn, taken looking up Shepard Park Hill in Lake George

Adirondack Winery's Sangiovese features a photograph of the Orange and Red Hues of Autumn looking up Shepard Park Hill in Lake George

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It’s Been too Long

Hi everyone! First, I would like to start with it’s been way to long since my last post! In fact, it’s been so long that I can’t even remember when it was, so I thought I would give a bit of a recap of life at the winery these days.

It’s Summer (sort of), so we are now open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. While this makes for some really long days for us, we are thrilled customers are coming in during all those hours! As some of you may know, when you locate any business in a seasonal tourist town, if the people are here, you need to be open!

The good news is that our business is holding up pretty well – we have been battling both the economy and maybe even more important — the weather! We can’t do much about either, so with a little planning and some creativity, we have been able to survive pretty well.

We are always asked about new wines, and we do have plans for a couple of more this year. Unfortunatly, in order to accomodate these new wines, we will be allowing a few of our wines to sell out. But don’t fret – if one of your favorite wines sells out; it will be brought back at various times of the year, so you will still have the chance to purchase them. Keep checking back here for updates on our new wines, or even better, join our Inner Circle email newsletter list to hear about new and returning wines (and other good stuff) directly in your inbox! We are not ready yet to announce new wines, but the first one will be announced shortly.

Recently, we won some awards for our wines and our wine labels. We were very happy to see that our Chardonnay won Bronze at the International Finger Lakes Wine Competition and our Pinot Noir won Silver at the International Eastern Wine Competion. Of Course, we are proud to have won and hope there will be many more to come! Also our series of labels featuring Autumn scenes in Lake George (Sauvignon Blanc, Sangiovese, Zinfandel, and Viognier) won an Honorable Mention (equivalant to second place) at the Roses and Sonnenberg Label Competion.

Also, we’re happy to say that there are a number of area restaurants that are now offering our wines on their menus including: The Lake George Steamboat Company, The Boardwalk Restaurant, The Tamarack Inn, The Olde Mill Cafe, Mama Riso’s, Adirondack Brew Pub, and Davidson Bros. Brewery! Please be sure to support these great establishments and have a glass of wine while you’re there!

For those of you in the Danbury, CT area or in Dutchess County, Caffrey’s Wine and Spirits in Fishkill NY is the sole wine store we currently have; and we’ve already heard feedback that are customers are visiting the store to buy our wines and we hope its close enough for some CT residents to make the trip! If you’d like to see us in a wine store near you, the best way to make it happen is for our customers to request the wine store owner order our wines, so we definitely welcome your assistance in that category!

Well, that is about it for today and I really am sorry for the long break, I will try really hard to post at least 2 times a month during the summer and fall. Until next time have a great week!

– Mike

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Adirondack Winery’s Wine List

There’s no doubt that our wine list has been a challenge this season. We started off in April with about 20 of our wines and it didn’t take long for them to be whittled down and we had to make the strategic decision to carry other new york state wines as well.

We were fortunate to have sold out of each wine we brought out within about 3 weeks of it going on the shelf, many times less. However, I wish we did have all our wines always available so that when customers came back wanting the same thing, we would have it for them. On the other hand, it was positive that when they came back they could try something different!

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