1ST ANNUAL MINIS ON THE LAKE WINE RUN

jrbond007 · Motorer

1ST ANNUAL MINIS ON THE LAKE WINE RUN

GR8Mini · Member

Hi Jim & Dana
Thanks for everything today Mary and Myself relly enjoyed the great company and the Winery Cruise(just got home at 9pm)
Once again thanks to all who helped putting this together.
Until the next time
Cheers
Mike & Mary

Dumpnrun · Motorer

Thanks Mitch and Jimmyd for everything we all had a great time.My sister 1 and 2 were having a blast and loved all the minis and friends .Hope everyone had a save ride home. Ill post some pics tomorrow. until then seeya CJ

TINMAN · Motorist

Thanks to Jimmyd & Mitch for a great day. You two did a great job. Can't wait for next year. Nancy & I had a great time meeting everyone.

Here are some more pictures

-- Edited by TINMAN on Monday 13th of July 2009 03:29:30 PM

jimmyd · Motorist

First off I want to thank Mitch for the help. Here is a thought where else can two total strangers entice 17 other total strangers to get together for a long drive to wineries, but in the world of Miniacs? YOU ARE ALL AWESOME!!!
Thank you all for your support.

Please consider this run for next year and hope fully you all will consider future runs I have up my sleeve.

-- Edited by jimmyd on Tuesday 14th of July 2009 10:04:04 PM

jimmyd · Motorist

Here are my pics

jimmyd · Motorist

I have more pics and will up load them too at a later date. It is time for me to go to in my bed.

-- Edited by jimmyd on Tuesday 14th of July 2009 10:27:47 PM

jimmyd · Motorist

jimmyd wrote:

I have more pics and will up load them too at a later date. It is time for me to go to in my bed.

-- Edited by jimmyd on Tuesday 14th of July 2009 10:27:47 PM

jimmyd · Motorist

Would any one be interested in doing this event again???

jrbond007 · Motorer

Yeah. We had a good time last year. I think the itinerary was a little ambitious, as we didn't get to all of the wineries on the list. Maybe start on the other side of the lake to catch the ones we missed last year.

CharlieCroker09 · Member

I'd definitely be interested, but it depends on where my co-op is this spring/summer. It was a very enjoyable way to spend my 21st birthday!

Mitch · Motorer

jrbond007 wrote:

Yeah. We had a good time last year. I think the itinerary was a little ambitious, as we didn't get to all of the wineries on the list. Maybe start on the other side of the lake to catch the ones we missed last year.

This sounds like a good idea. Or we could also go to Seneca instead, or do the Canandaguia Lake ones.

Maybe a new thread should be started? Good idea to start organizing early, or maybe for those of us who don't mind driving in the winter we could go sooner to avoid crowds.

Not completely related, but it would be fun to do a dinner in the private dining room at the NYWCC.

tedscar · Motorer

Though I didn't sample or buy any wines, I'd love to do it again, and mixing it up with different wine country locations would be great. For my money, I think WNY backroads with winery or other stops can't be beat. Count me / us in!

jimmyd · Motorist

Hey Mitch if you like you can plan the route and I will assist you this year.

TINMAN · Motorist

We had a great time last year. Can't wait for the next one. Count us in.

jimmyd · Motorist

OFF TOPIC !!!!
Who all is going to the dragon from upstate that wants to caravan?

SPDinNY · Motorer

we would love to but the wife doesn't have the vaca to do it this year =(

jimmyd · Motorist

sorry to hear that

Mitch · Motorer

Well I guess the first step is to decided if we want to do a winter wine tour or work on planning something for spring?

Any wineries that anyone really loves and would particularly love to go to?

We can finish off Keuka and start on the East side. As we wouldn't be trying to get all the way to Dr. Frank's we wouldn't run into a crowd at the end of the day, and being the off season we probably won't really see anyone else at the wineries anyway.

The Canandaigua lake trail isn't one of the most exciting (winery wise) trails but the drive from Canandaigua to Naples is one of the more beautiful drives in the area.

Seneca has awesome wineries one after another (we would not go to nearly all of them, scale back the number from last year) so there is a lot to choose from. The drive over would be fun, but after that it would be fraternizing and driving down a straight road for a couple miles to the next winery.

I have never stopped at any of the wineries on the Cayuga Lake wine trail, but I would love to, seems like it is the same situation as Seneca. I have not been but I have had many of the wines from that trail and they are outstanding.

Or we can do combo trails between Keuka/Seneca or Seneca/Cayuga if there are wineries near each other that you are interested in.

jimmyd · Motorist

Perhaps it would be fun to drive 14 south hit the better wineries on that side of the lake and either end up at the Rooster fish restaurant or the family diner in Watkins glen or go to the state park for a picnic. What are your thoughts?

Mitch · Motorer

I like that idea. Lots of great wineries to pick from on the road. We know we all fit into Rooster Fish, and/or we can do picnic would depend on the weather.

Another place would be Red Newt Bistro, which is part of Red Newt Winery.

http://rednewt.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=42&Itemid=107

This is on the other side of Seneca Lake about 10 miles out. So we could stop at 1-2 on the way down Seneca Lake and then stop at a restaurant in Watkins Glen (Rooster Fish), or at the Red Newt Bistro and stop at another 1-2 on the way up the other side of the lake. Would be a lot of driving and not so many wineries. Start in Canandaigua (with a meet up point for people coming from Geneva way, finish in Geneva where people can go back to Canandaigua or pick up on the thruway.

Nothing set in stone yet. Any suggestions as to when people would like to do this?

Chocolate and wine in Feb. http://senecalakewine.com/jc/content/view/13/32/ ?

Also could have a designated MINI's go tasting day where we may not totally stay together but form "interest groups" and meet for lunch? Card run? Wine rally? Scavenger hunt?

jimmyd · Motorist

that all sounds really good . thing we could fit in a lap or two around the old road course while we are there?

tedscar · Motorer

Don't mean to be ignoring you guys, but can't provide much input at this point. If there's a Feb. thing, I or we might be able to join in but can't commit. It would be weather and other factor-dependent. But hey, that's the MINI way, right?

If we're talking about next summer, we're probably game for just about anything.

Either way, hopefully Jill and I could both attend and bring Carmen along, but that depends on what you plan (or how implement your plan).

In any event, carry on! If we can do it, we will!

-- Edited by tedscar on Friday 15th of January 2010 09:39:48 PM

jimmyd · Motorist

Hey Ted Yes I believe we are talking about doing this the same time as last year.

Mitch · Motorer

Ok so as stands so far, same time as last year. Since many events are not dog friendly, let's try to make this one able to have furry friends. Dogs wouldn't be allowed in the wineries, but we could have a picnic lunch at a park that does allow them?

MightyMo · Motorer

Might be able to DRAG Maureen out with MiniMo for this year. :)

-- Edited by MightyMo on Sunday 17th of January 2010 11:51:09 AM

jimmyd · Motorist

thats a great Idea!

tedscar · Motorer

Mitch wrote:
Since many events are not dog friendly, let's try to make this one able to have furry friends. Dogs wouldn't be allowed in the wineries, but we could have a picnic lunch at a park that does allow them!

Sounds like a great idea, Mitch! Nice of you to accomodate us. Carmen's barely been in Ted's car yet, not 'cuz she's not allowed, just 'cuz we haven't had much occasion. But we're looking forward to tooling around with our mini dog...She kind of reminds me of a paper towel tube, with legs and a head! (I must say, she is fitting into our lives very well!)

We look forward to a wine & dine that's dog-friendly--sounds like great fun!

jimmyd · Motorist

I am in the process of putting lowering springs , sway bar, and front shock tower bar on , so we may also make sure that there are good roads in volved as well, just a thought. :)

Mitch · Motorer

Good roads and a lap around the old track, if I remember correctly, can't be in the same event. Other than that it would be nice pavement as far as I know.