Tina C.
Yelp
Stop no. 1
With my good close friends as party of three our adventure starts with Torne Valley Vineyards. Wine tastings of $8.00 for 8 pcs (6 whites and 2 reds). Their tasting glasses, oddly, do not have their company logo or name printed as I have a nice collection of previous wineries' glasses. I enjoyed the Sweet Summertime (semi-sweet red) and Traminette (dry red). Our female server was attentive and informative to explain the wine contents and their grape origins from Seneca Lake in NYS's Finger Lakes region. What baffled me was her unknowingly false statement of their reds "low sulfites." It is proven false claim as my friend and fellow Yelper, Marlene G. who is highly allergic and quickly developed visible red rashes. The female server opened her mouth stunning widely without a response for comment as her lack of defense to counter a false claim. Wine sulfites is sulfur dioxide (SO2), a preservative that's widely used in wine making (and most food industries) for its antioxidant and antibacterial properties. SO2 plays an important role in preventing oxidization and maintaining a wine's freshness. (source: Wikipedia) I like their tasting card as it is well organized and very detailed with photos of mini white labels. I am highly enamored with their grape descriptions as I highly desired to take it home but it was laminated and not for customers to remove. Torne Valley Vineyards' wine labels designs are very whimsical and I enamored with their autumn leaves sketches. I like the craved wooden black bears on their property. The greenery landscape is beautiful, but do not expect to see grapes growing. Business card and flyers are readily available for grabs.
Our party of three were baking in the outdoor's summer blazing humidity and heat as there was live music and entertainment of a two piece band. We ordered the Cabernet Franc (dry red) and cheese with grapes platter enduring this mediocre two piece band. This two piece band (female lead vocal and lead guitar; male guitar and percussion) lack energy and lack enthusiasm as very stolid. The cheese and crackers were abundant as it was my combined breakfast and lunch. When requesting specific songs as "Mother" by Danzig and "Lola" by The Kinks this indifferent and mediocre band does NOT know these songs nor the bands who originated these songs. Whoa, The Kinks are classic rock which any musician should know. I fear to place my song requests in as this mediocre 2-piece band would not know "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons, "Best Day Of My Life" by American Authors, "I Miss You" by Stevie Nicks, "Here's To Us" by Halestorm, "No Scrub" by TLC, "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction, or "The Color Of Right" by Rush. Torne Valley Vineyards should seek quality four (4) piece bands: lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, and drums, percussion, and the latter three perform backing vocals.