Adirondack Winery to celebrate 11th anniversary with event-filled weekend

It has been 11 years since Sasha and Michael Pardy converted a Canada Street storefront into a winery. That first year, they produced 1,000 cases of wine in the back while dedicating the front portion of their shop to serve as a small tasting room. Today, the Adirondack Winery brand is a regionally recognized favorite that has won multiple awards and the Canada Street tasting room bustles with activity year-round.

Since the 2008 launch, they have moved wine production off-site allowing for expansion of the Lake George tasting room. In 2017, they opened a second tasting room further up the lake in Bolton Landing, and since 2015, they have presented the Adirondack Wine and Food Festival, which draws thousands to the Festival Commons in Charles R. Wood Park each June.

“We are so proud of the business we’ve built and the community we’ve formed around our wines.”

Sasha Pardy, Adirondack Winery president and co-owner

Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14, Adirondack Winery is celebrating their 11th Anniversary with special tasting room events and wine and food parties at the Fort William Henry Hotel.

The Lake George Tasting Room will be open Saturday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. visitors will have the opportunity to sample products from guest vendors paired with wine and win prizes, with a special surprise each day at 11:11.

Guest vendors:

• Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Eagle Ridge Farms will be serving up Screaming Eagle Bacon Mac & Cheese (2 different sauces, made with Adirondack Winery Semi-Dry Reisling and pineapple Sunny Day.)
• Saturday, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Barkeater Chocolates, with samples of new chocolates infused with Adirondack Winery wines.
• Sunday, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Nettle Meadow Farm & Artisan Cheese offering free gourmet cheese samples

Saturday and Sunday will also feature paint and sip wine glass painting sessions. Tickets to the one-hour sessions are $20 and may be purchased online.

Bolton Landing Tasting Room events
4971 Lake Shore Drive
Bolton Landing, N.Y.

The Bolton Landing Tasting room will be open Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is offering a special flight of wine cocktails and a chance to win from hundreds of dollars in prizes with a spin of the prize wheel.

The annual Cheers to the Years Wine-infused Dinner at Fort William Henry Hotel is sold-out. However, tickets are still available for the Friday, April 12 Welcome Pizza & Wine Kickoff and Sunday, April 14 Wine-Infused Breakfast Buffet.

Pizza & Wine Kickoff
The Tankard Tavern at Fort William Henry Hotel
48 Canada Street
Lake George, N.Y.
Friday, April 12, 6 – 9 p.m.

No tickets or reservations required. A la carte pricing on the wine. Pizzas are $16 per pie. Pizza selection includes classic Margherita, Hawaiian ham and pineapple and Mediterranean with chevre, spinach, black olives and tomato.

Wine Infused Breakfast Buffet
Fort William Henry Hotel
48 Canada Street
Lake George, N.Y.
Sunday, April 14, 7 – 11 a.m. The buffet is $16 and includes breakfast favorites including wine-infused syrups to pour on your pancakes. The cash bar will feature wine infused Bloody Marys and Mimosas. Visit the Adirondack Winery website to view the complete buffet menu.  Reservations are not required.