February is Fiori Month at Casa Larga Vineyards in Perinton, with an ice wine festival on Feb. 20 and an ice wine gala on Feb. 26 anchoring the monthlong celebrations.

Many of the lots in the online auction come from what PalatePress.com called "the amazing New York contingent of generous wineries."

Riesling and other wines of German origin will be the topic of a Feb. 16wine appreciation class, one of a series this spring at Glenora Wine Cellars.

You still can get reservations for dinners Feb. 13 and 14 at Knapp Winery and Sheldrake Point Vineyard.

Wineries located "Off the Beaten Path" from Cayuga Lake's east shore to Owasco and Skaneateles lakes are offering their second Romantic Adventure on Valentine's Day weekend, Feb. 13 and 14.

Three wine trails and a few individual wineries are planning events pairing chocolate and wine for this weekend or Valentine's Day weekend. Another wine trail will be celebrating both Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras.

Let's all honor the groundhog by thinking about which earthy flavors in wine we enjoy.

Goose Watch Winery won a platinum and two gold medals in a new international wine competition in California.

Keuka Spring Vineyards' 2008 Gewürztraminer was named the white wine sweepstakes winner this month in the world's largest contest for U.S. wines. Entries from Finger Lakes wineries Goose Watch, Swedish Hill and Prejean also competed in the sweepstakes round.

Fox Run, Sheldrake Point, Zugibe and Hunt Country are among contributors to an online Wine for Haiti auction.