innkeeper's blog

Take a unique opportunity to create the dosage of your very own sparkling wine at Glenora Wine Cellars. If you don’t know (wine veterans, skip to the next sentence) the dosage of a sparkling wine takes place between disgorging and final corking and involves topping off the wine with mixture of sugar to balance the acidity of the wine with a liqueur d’expedition. You can reserve your tickets to learn this interesting part of the winemaking process this season. Plus, they make great gifts for the holidays and New Year that are personal and thoughtful!

With renovations already in the works to move the Hall to the 1844 Seneca knitting mill by 2020, the Homecoming Campaign for the National Women’s Hall of Fame is well underway. As a showcase of great women in order to inspire all, the National Women’s Hall of Fame is both a preserver of history and a visionary of the future, impacting women’s lives significantly--past, present, and future.

The Labor Day blowout sales may have just passed us, but if you didn’t take to the stores (or you’re already in need of some more retail therapy) there’s still some great deals to take advantage of.  At Waterloo Premium Outlets, just a twenty-minute drive north from Yale Manor, some of the best bargains are available year-round. Plan a trip with the girls or stop during one of your adventures on our nearby wine trails. With over 100 stores from your favorite brand names and designers, you’ll have one of the best shopping sprees ever.

The Finger Lakes is famous for its delicious wine and world-class vineyards and with thousands of visitors and tourists every year, wine touring, unless you drive and guide yourself, can become an impersonal experience. There’s one tour that is guaranteed to be a Finger Lakes experience you’ll never forget. Climb aboard the 1971 forest green VW bus named Terrapin, used for a specialized private or public tour of the Seneca, Cayuga, and Keuka Lake Wine and Brew Trails.

If you're looking for a life-changing experience, the Finger Lakes is the best destination for you. But it's not our famous wineries or our waterfront bed and breakfast that will turn your world upside down--literally (but they are certainly incredible). At Skydive Finger Lakes in Ovid, not even 20 minutes down the road, you'll get to experience a view of six of the Finger Lakes from 10,000 feet in the air. If it's your first time skydiving, you're in for an adrenaline rush like you've never had before.