Enjoy Wine And Halloween Together In Utica At The HalloWine Event

Looking to enjoy wine, beer, and Halloween altogether in the city of Utica? Mark your calendars for the Hallowine event.

Catholic Charities of Oneida and Madison County are welcoming back the annual HalloWine event on Friday, October 21st from 6PM - 9PM at the Utica Public Library. According to the event organizers, this wine and craft beer event has a haunted twist this year with special guests The Ghost Seekers of CNY.

Your evening will be filled with lively music, delicious drinks and food, raffles, and haunted happenings!

Tickets are limited for this event, and must be purchased in advance. This is a 21 and older event for Central New Yorkers. Funds raised at this event will support Catholic Charities Oneida and Madison County (CCOM). Enjoy some wine, beer, and ghost stories all for a great cause.

Here's A Breakdown Of Ticket Pricing

- $85 VIP; VIP Admission includes access to private room with bar limited to VIP admission tickets only, Halloween Candy Pairings, Specialty VIP HalloWine Branded Wine Glass for your tastings and more! VIP Admission also enjoys: drinks, food, music, raffles, and haunted happenings!
- $60 GA; General Admission will enjoy drinks, food, music, raffles and haunted happenings! GA Admission receives a HalloWine Branded Wine Glass for your tastings! This admission excludes: access to VIP Room (with private bar and Halloween Candy Pairings).
-$30 DD; Designated Driver (no alcohol) Admission will enjoy food, music, raffles and haunted happenings! This admission excludes: beer and wine tastings, access to VIP Room, HalloWine Branded Wine Glass

By the Glass, You Cannot Go Wrong at These 13 Upstate New York Wine Bars

Wine bars are spreading across Upstate New York rapidly. Not necessarily bars in the traditionally sense, or corner saloons, or cocktail lounges, but wine bars which focus mainly on the many varieties of wines from around the world.

Of course Upstate is no slouch when it comes to wine, with the Finger Lakes wineries now grabbing many of the headlines at wine expos and competitions around the country. But local wine producers, even the very small ones, are starting to nudge into the pack of award-winning vinos from coast to coast

Here is a list of 13 great wine bars. They all serve food and many of them have the word "restaurant" in their name, but as you will see, the wine is the superstar at all of these fine Upstate New York places.

These 12 Awesome Wine Trails Criss-Cross The Whole of Upstate New York

Over the last decade or more, the wine industry in Upstate New York has exploded. Today there are over 100 wineries across our region. Some of them are big, corporate wineries and vineyards. Others are smaller "mom-and-pop" wineries in out-of-the-way rural places. All are excellent.

Upstate New York has a 12 full-fledged wine trails to offer visitors. These "trails" are organized to maximize a wine lover's experience in Upstate New York. The trails on this list cover the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Adirondacks, Central New York, Finger Lakes, and Western New York regions.

Each entry has a link to the trail itself. Enjoy!