Chamber holds annual wine walk at Robin Hill Preserve
Photos by Tom Rivers
LYNDONVILLE – Tricia Daluisio of Leonard Oakes Estate Winery serves wine on Thursday evening to Cheryl Seipel of Lyndonville and Denise Appleby of Waterport.
Leonard Oakes was one of four wineries featured in the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce’s annual wine garden walk at the Robin Hill Preserve on Platten Road in Lyndonville. Dubby’s Wood Fired Pizza also was there, serving pizza.
Ray Wendling, owner of North Ridge Distillery, gives a sample to Christine Speedy. Wendling started North Ridge five years ago and now offers about a dozen varieties.
Paul Schwenk, owner of Schwenk Wine Cellars in Kent, had samples available from several wines. Schwenk has been a wine-maker for 46 years and offers 26 varieties of wine.
Bryan DeGraw, co-owner of 810 Meadworks, offered samples of mead, a honey-based alcoholic beverage. 810 Meadworks has six meads that are available at Leonard Oakes Estate Winery on Ridge Road in Medina.
