Naples Grape Festival

Naples Grape Festival
Finger Lakes wine tent participant

Naples Grape Festival is an annual festival in Naples, New York, United States, dedicated to grapes.[1][2][3][4] The town of Naples is in the center of Finger Lakes American Viticultural Area (AVA), a region known for grape-growing and wine making in the Finger Lakes area of Upstate New York.

The festival, which has been held since 1961, includes arts and crafts vendors, a wine-tasting tent, food, live music, [5] and a grape pie contest.[6]

Other grape festivals

Grape festivals elsewhere include the Turpan Silk Road Grape Festival in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China [7] and the Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair in Lodi, California.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Van Dyne, Ed (September 13, 1964). "Grape Festival Time in the Finger Lakes Area". The New York Times. p. XX3. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Goldman, Dan (September 28, 2008). "Naples goes purple". Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "One-tank trip: Grape Festival". The Corning Leader. September 25, 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Smith, Jeffery (September 29, 2003). "Thousands flock to Naples to enjoy fruit of the vine". The Corning Leader (Corning, NY). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Music at the Naples Grape Festival". August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Fodor's Guide on the Naples Grape Festival". Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Xinjiang celebrating Grape Festival". Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair". Retrieved 21 December 2009.

Coordinates: 42°37′13″N 77°23′58″W / 42.620227°N 77.399495°W / 42.620227; -77.399495


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