Spring Hours

We are open Friday and Saturday 12-5; Sunday 12-4, or by appointment.
Also: Ithaca Farmer's Market Booth 78 Saturday 9-3; Sunday 10-3.

For further information please call the winery at (607) 546-5027.

Recent Wine Dinner

Last February, Bloomer Creek was featured at a winemaker's dinner held at COUNTER., a vegetarian bistro and wine bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Celebrity chef Anita Lo(owner Annisa) prepared a four course vegan meal designed to feature four Bloomer Creek wines. The friendly and intimate setting at Counter. made for a lively evening where the Manhattan audience was able to sample wines "made in their own backyard." A full description of the event, "Bloomer Creek in the Big City" by Jessie Cacciola appears in the spring issue of Edible Finger Lakes, along with a short article about Bloomer Creek's many Rieslings by Thomas Pellachia entitled, "A Winemaker Goes Wild With His Rieslings."

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Recent Awards and Reviews

Beverage Testing Institute

BCV 2007 Gamay Noir 89 points "Best Buy"
BCV 2007 Riesling 86 points

Wine Spectator

BCV 2008 Riesling 88 points
BCV Block 97 2007 Gew. 88 points
BCV 2007 Dry Riesling 86 points

Wine Enthusiast

BCV 2007 Gew. 88 points
BCV 2007 Dry Riesling 87 points
BCV 2007 Gamay Noir 87 points

International Eastern Wine Competition

BCV 2007 Dry Riesling SILVER

Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

BCV 2007 Cabernet Franc SILVER
BCV 2007 Dry Riesling SILVER
BCV 2007 Block 97 Chardonnay SILVER

NY Wine and Food Classic (2008)

BCV 2007 Gamay Noir SILVER
BCV 2007 Block 97 Chardonnay SILVER
BCV 2007 Riesling SILVER
BCV 2006 Pinot SILVER
BCV 2006 Chardonnay SILVER

2008 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

2006 Bloomer Creek Vineyard Chardonnay - Block 97: Silver Medal

2007 New York Wine & Food Classic

In the "Best Hybrid White Blend" class, our 2006 Cayuga White Blend received the "Best of Class" award.

Gold Medal - 2006 Riesling

This wine received a gold medal from the Seneca Wine Trail "Golden Nose" competition in May 2007.

Press

The spring issue of Edible Finger Lakes includes an article, "Bloomer Creek in the Big City" by Jessie Cacciola and also a short article about Bloomer Creek's many Rieslings by Thomas Pellachia entitled, "A Winemaker Goes Wild With His Rieslings."

Recent wine blog: Trends Meet Finger Lakes Wine by M. A. Benjamin about Bloomer Creek's 2006 Pinot Noir.

Wine Spectator "Stirring the Lees with James Molesworth" The Finger Lakes, Day 3: From Seneca to Cayuga and Beyond posted June 27, 2009 (includes a visit with Kim and Debra)

"These Vintages Will Please the Holiday Palate" BCV 2006 Reserve White in Albany (NY) Times Union Thursday, Nov.27/2008

"Bloomer Creek Vineyard 2006 Chardonnay Block 97. A mostly undiscovered gem, this wine stands toe to toe with any old world Chardonnay with its well-integrated creamy mouthfeel, subtle toasted oak and ripe fruit flavors. It's fantastic with the creaminess in the squash and gnocchi." written in Edible Finger Lakes Fall 2009.

Winery Dogs of New York"( 2009 hardcover addition)page 60,61,172 Winery Dogs Publishing

Greetings From the Finger Lakes

A description of Bloomer Creek vines and wines can be found in the recently released Greetings From The Finger Lakes: A Food And Wine Lover's Companion by Michael Turback (Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA); ISBN: 1580086071. Turback, a local restaurateur for nearly three decades, profiles the best wineries, restaurants, farms, food producers and markets surrounding the five Finger Lakes. For additional information or to order contact Dennis Hayes 800-841-2665 x 3004 or Email.

Finger Lakes Wine Gazette

Photo: Ted Crane

We were featured on the cover of the Summer 2006 issue.

The Hospitality Manager's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits

We are mentioned in the second edition, published in July 2007 by Prentice Hall.

Winery News

Bloomer Creek wine was served at Gallery Schlesinger (23 East 73rd street, New York, NY) at the reception for the exhibition "Pairings: Seymour Remenick Stuart Shils"

BCV wine is now being served at every art reception at Argazzi Art in Lakeville, CT.

Bloomer Creek Vineyard wine was featured at the Annual Slow Food Meeting held at Astor Wine and Spirits in Manhattan, Nov.2008.

At the 2009 Riesling Summit at Astor Wines and Spirits in New York City BCV poured '07 Dry Riesling, '07 Gew, 07 Reserve Gew, and a barrel sample of an '08 wild yeast Riesling. The owner of the Japanese restaurant, BOZU in Brooklyn was so taken with this sample that he has asked that the entire barrel be reserved for him!

Bloomer Creek Vineyard was chosen to be one of five Finger Lakes wineries featured at the International Behavioral Ecology Congress held at Barton Hall, Cornell University,Ithaca,NY August 11-13,2008. Two Bloomer Creek favorites were sampled; Reserve White 2007 - An Alsatian-style Riesling blend and Red Emperor, our proprietary blend of Cabernet Franc and French hybrids.

Winery Exhibits

Kumi Korf

Last October Bloomer Creek hosted an art opening/harvest celebration with wine, food and song. The many friends,admirers, and family of artist Kumi Korf made for a late night of joyous festivity. Kumi's beautiful exhibition has been extended and is still on view in the Bloomer Creek tasting room,5301 St.RT 414, Hector, NY.

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	Artist is on the left

Previous Exhibits:

Steven Barbash: Flower Paintings
Gillian Pederson-Krag: Still Life Paintings
Fragments: Found Objects, Paintings and Butterflies
Highland House Paintings
Artist Selects	Works by Joy Adams, Debra Bermingham, Susanna Coffey, Gillian Pederson-Krag, and Kay Walkingstick.

Rare Wines

The entire rare wine collection previously mentioned on this site has been sold to the NYC restaurant Veritas (43 East 20th St.) where the bottles are now available on their wine list.

Weekend Wino "Winery of the Year"

The Weekend Wino web site/blog named us 2007 Finger Lakes Winery of the Year.

Our New Tasting Room

In 2005 Bloomer Creek Vineyard began construction on a long-awaited expansion; now completed. This Victorian era carriage house, located on the outskirts of Saratoga, New York (photo taken by Debra Bermingham) was the inspiration for our new building., This enables us to increase our winemaking capabilities and welcome the ever-increasing number of visitors to our tasting room. Click to see more construction pictures, and more pictures of the tasting room.

Debra Bermingham: Art Events and Exhibits

Brattleboro Museum and Art Center

A current exhibition entitled OBLIQUE/ACUTE on view at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro,VT March 28-July 11/2010 includes four of Debra's recent paintings, which can be viewed on the exhibition website.

DC Moore Gallery, NYC

"Trees" 2009

Westport Art Center, Westport,CT

"House" 2009

Argazzi Art, Lakeville CT

"Spring 2009" 2009

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Debra was invited in October 2008 by the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga to give a public lecture on her artwork with a focus on her 2007 commissioned piece, With the Passage of Time which was on exhibit at the Hunter Museum at the time of her visit (see below).

During this same visit, she was also be a visiting artist in the Art Department of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

With the Passage of Time

With the Passage of Time
Seemingly Unimportant Events Take on Greater Significance
Debra Bermingham
20 x 94 1/2 Oil, Graphite on panels

This work appeared in the October 2007 issue of American Artist.

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, Indiana	10/14/2007 - 1/6/2008
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina	2/3/2008 - 4/27/2008
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma	6/9/2008 - 9/21/2008
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennesee	10/11/2008 - 1/11/2009
Museum of Outdoor Art, Englewood, Colorado	2/20/2009 - 5/23/2009

Visions of the Susquehanna*

Sunlight on the Susquehanna
Debra Bermingham
25 x 68 1/2 Oil, Graphite on four panels

Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa.	8/05/2006 - 9/10/2006
Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pa.	10/10/2006 - 12/31/2006
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Md.	2007/2008 dates to be arranged
Roberson Museum, Binghamton, N. Y.	2008 dates to be arranged

* Full color 60 page exhibition catalog available

Saltonstall Foundation 10th Anniversary

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. June 24-August 20/2006
Exhibition of Grant Recipients