The Finger Lakes region of New York is one of the premier grape growing regions in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains.  The region is home to almost 10,000 acres of vineyards and over 70 different grape varieties, which are used for the production of grape juice and wine by both large, national producers and small premium wineries. 

The Finger Lakes Grape Program (FLGP) is a regional extension program of Cornell Cooperative Extension serving the grape and wine industry of the Finger Lakes.  The FLGP strives to provide unbiased, research-based information to the region’s grape growers in areas including vineyard and pest management practices, new vineyard establishment, farm business management and marketing and business development as a means of supporting the industry’s growth and long-term sustainability.  The FLGP disseminates this information by variety of means, including printed and electronic communications, field meetings and workshops, and an annual winter conference.

The FLGP operates on a subscription basis.  Growers and others who subscribe to the program each year gain full access to the program’s information, including the semi-monthly Vineyard Notes newsletter, the weekly Vineyard Update emails, and notification of workshops, meetings and other events.  Members of the program also receive a discount to the annual winter growers’ conference.  Links to enrollment forms for each of the program’s counties (Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben and Yates), as well as for those outside of the region, can be found by clicking the ‘Subscriptions Forms’ link at the bottom of the page.