FINGER LAKES LIBATIONS CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF PUBLICATION IN 2026!
THE 2025 HARVEST REPORT IS IN!
CLICK HERE to read or go to Harvest Page.
To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we explore pioneers of the region who grew grapes, established wine trails, first reported on wine news, brewed craft beer and provided spirits and cider. We will highlight original wine and cider making families and some of the newest generations, plus more.
Advertising is expected to remain similar to 2025 rates (see these on our advertising page). Be sure to include us in your 2026 budget. Please note that we will be offering more convenient payment options and some exciting new packages through our partner organization. Speaking of which, we have an announcement to make...
FINGER LAKES LIBATIONS HAS SOME BIG NEWS!
We’re thrilled to announce a major new partnership with Finger Lakes Community Newspapers (publishers of the Ithaca Times, Trumansburg Free Press, Ovid Gazette, Interlaken Review, Tompkins Independent, and News Chronicle).
In 2026, we will collaborate with the above organizations to launch the Finger Lakes Field to Kitchen Journal – a gorgeous new companion food magazine celebrating the farmers, producers, chefs, and makers who turn our region’s bounty from field to kitchen (and glass!).
Paired with our award-winning FLX Libations beverage coverage, this will be the Finger Lakes’ essential resource for all things delicious – now reaching even more readers. Together, there will be four annual issues of the beverage and food related publications: two of FLX Libations and two of FLX Field to Kitchen Journal published on an alternating schedule. (FLX Libations publication dates remains similar to past years – May and September for 2026)
Advertising Highlights
Same great affordable rates you love with easy credit card payment options.
Extra discounts when you prepay the year
Reach an additional10,000+ weekly Ithaca Times readers + many more across our partner papers
Digital opportunities on ithaca.com and within the full newspaper network for maximum visibility across all venues.
Space in our Fifth Anniversary FLXLibations Special Issue for spring/summer 2026 is limited. Reserve yours now!
Email advertising@fingerlakeslibations.com or call today.
Here’s to a delicious 2026 – together, from field to kitchen and glass!
Finger Lakes Libations & Finger Lakes Community Newspapers – better together!
WELCOME TO FINGER LAKES LIBATIONS!
Finger Lakes Libations is a semi-annual print publication featuring the shining beacon of the Finger Lakes region that radiates worldwide. Our beverage industries draw fans from far and wide, from internationally acclaimed award-winning wines, to craft breweries, distilleries and cideries that pull visitors back again and again!
Whether you are a wine connoisseur or someone with a love for the taste of fine ale, you'll fall in love with all of the Finger Lakes Libations through these pages.
From the editor…….
We are thoroughly excited about 2026 and our FIFTH year of consistent publication. It was a true gamble when we began and I am so proud of our eight print issues and four harvest reports thus far.
Anniversaries often mean change – good change: upgrades, expansions, etc. And ours will be no exception. First and foremost, I owe a deep gratitude to Nancy Tisch who steps down in 2026 as wine editor. Without her dedication, we would not have gotten off the ground, let alone made it to this moment. Stop by her winery, Bet the Farm, to say hello and taste her magic.
Stepping into the Wine Editor role, is Phil Carstens, whose writing talent you have experienced for several years, including the Harvest Reports of 2024 and 2025. For all things wine related, reach out to him at philcarstensdesign@gmail.com. Remember to send him your winery news, too.
We have also enjoyed the brewery coverage of Christian J. Mercado Acevedo over the past issues. Christian has agreed to expand his role to Brew Editor. He hosts brewing podcasts and is a consultant (see bio) and has his fingers on the pulse of brewing all over the state. Please send your brew news to him at Christian@caldamentum.com.
Finally, and perhaps most important, is our new partnership with the Finger Lakes Community Newspapers. (Please read the announcement above for details.) The move offers much to staff and readers alike, not mention the sustainability factor. My goal is for the FLX Libations to continue far into the future, well beyond my ability to steer it. This may be the biggest benefit to our advertisers, with more opportunity and easier options. The creative team continues just as is, but the administration improves. Plus the readership adds over 10,000 to our already 20,000 distribution. And I will be here to listen and to respond to anyone who wants to reach out.
Please enjoy and if you are visiting from elsewhere, be sure to go to fingerlakeslibations.com and Subscribe so that you can stay up to date on the magic that happens here, in the Finger Lakes. Thanks for coming!
Denice
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