Wayne County’s 17th annual Apple Tasting Tour kicks off this October, inviting families and apple lovers alike to visit the county and experience the many activities and treats it has to offer. As the largest apple-producing county in New York state – Wayne County partners with 15 local businesses and farms each year to host the Apple Tasting Tour. The tour will run all October long, with its big “Tasting Weekend” taking place Oct. 10-13 (Columbus Day Weekend).
All 15 stops on the tour offer a unique and fun “twist” on this annual harvest event. Pick your own apples at one of the many farms and apple orchards on the tour. Or sample wine, spirits and hard cider made from locally grown and harvested apples. Find your favorite variety of apple on the tour, or try a few new ones and hone your apple-tasting skills.
Throughout October, participate in the “Apple Tasting Tour Challenge.” Complete with a map and listing of businesses, navigate to each of the 15 stops and earn a stamp on the “Tour Passport.” At the end of the tour, passports can be returned for the chance to win one of four Gift Baskets. Passports are available at all the tour locations, online or by calling Wayne County Tourism at 800-527-6510.
The tour continues to add new and exciting features, including a new business and new products this year. Apple Town Farm Market in Williamson, N.Y. will join the tour as a new stop. Apple Country Spirits, an addition to the tour in 2013, has come out with a hard cider that will be available this fall. Young Sommer Winery is also unveiling a new product, an apple wine/Tree Vodka blend called Apfel Breeze.
The full list of Apple Tasting Tour stops include:
Apple Country Spirits, 3274 Eddy Road, Williamson
Apple Shed, 3391 Fairville-Maple Ridge Road, Newark
Apple Town Farm Market, 4734 Route 104, Williamson
Brownell’s Farm Market, 5247 East Lake Road, Williamson
Burnaps Farm Market & Garden Café, 7277 Maple Avenue, Sodus
Heluva Good Cheese Country Store, 6152 Barclay Road, Sodus
Kitchen’s Country Market, 10006 Ridge Road, North Rose
Lagoner Farm Market, 6895 Lake Avenue, Williamson
Long Acre Farms & JD Wine Cellars, 1342 Eddy Road, Macedon
Mason Farms and Farm Market, 3135 Ridge Road West, Williamson
Mills Fruit Farm, 10979 Ridge Road, Wolcott
Morgan’s Farm Market, 3821 Cory Corners Road, Marion
Orbaker’s Fruit Farm, 3451 Lake Road, Williamson
Thorpe Vineyard, 8150 Chimney Heights Boulevard, Wolcott
Young Sommer Winery, 4287 Jersey Road, Williamson
Before the tour officially begins in October, apple lovers can keep up with all of the latest news and tour details by liking the Apple Tasting Tour page on Facebook. Fans of the Facebook Page will also have the chance participate in a small contest every Thursday in September, for the chance to win a $20 Gift Card for use at one of the businesses on the Apple Tasting Tour.
On the Tour, visitors can get information and directions to each site via our mobile locator (appletastingtour.com) or by calling Wayne County Tourism at 800-527-6510.
High definition clips of the Tour can be viewed at: https://vimeo.com/30296959 (2011) and https://vimeo.com/77284761 (2013).