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It is Children's Day/Sunday, Being Yourself Day, Positvive Media Day. In rural America Children's Day was celebrated somewhat similiar to Mother's and Farther's Day EXECPT it was not advisable to tell your father you wanted breakfast in bed before getting up to do the chores! Being your self day, it be as simple as wearing your hat with the bill/brimfacing forward. Positive media Day -- is it negative because you do not like it, or agree with it?
Lots to contemplate -- atter you sit back; relax, pour a glass of Glenora's finest and enjoy this week's edition.
22 June 2025
Children's Day/Sunday Be yours se;lf Week, Positive Media Day
2025/06/22
**Vol. 22 No. 6 - 2025 Children’s Day Productive Media Day Being You Day 2025/06/22
The Glenora Gazette
Est. 13 April 1994
The sky is mostly cloudy over the vineyards of Glenora and the shores of Seneca on this the first Sunday morning of Summer 2025. The temperature is 75 degrees. However, it feels like 77 degrees due to the humidity which is at 74%. The wind is coming from the southwest at 11 miles per hour. Lake temperatures: Time for a “rant” – For years there has been a link on the Keuka Lake Association that takes you to a page with a graph that shows the temperature of the lake of the current date and it also showed another graph for the preceding year for comparison. Well, some geniuses have changed all of that so one has to search to find the water tmpera, which could not be found, however there was one liner in the middleof a paragraph that showed the temperature, which we hope is current. We are not understanding of why there seems to be an unwritten rule where organizations feel it necessary to change (not the content), but structure of the website on an on-going basis – a plot by web developers? Anyway, Keuka is at 57 degrees, we think, and Seneca recorded at Hector, NY is showing a temperature of 59 degrees.
In the vineyards: While it is still wet, we did not receive as much rain this past week as had been the case previously. 0.38 inches recorded, even with the short-lived monsoon which occurred on Thursday afternoon. Most pf the conversation currently has to do with “bloom”. A couple of things- or more – Grapes are self-pollinators (no bees required), different grape varieties bloom (flower) at different times which results in a three-week period from the start of the early bloomers to the end of bloom for the late bloomers. One factor that has a significant impact on bloom is the weather, things such as rainfall, heat, cold, and wind during the bloom period. So while conditions may be perfect during the bloom pevriod for one variety, those conditions might not be the case for another variety during its bloom period. These conditions can impact the pollination or fruit set on the grape clusters. So, we will soon be able to see who got pollinated and who did not. Pollinated berries on the cluster start to grow, those that did not fade away.
Retired or deceased? After 45 years of service our “steam jenny” is no longer with us. Consequently, a new one is on the way, currently at the airport in Los Angeles, next stop at Rochester airport, then to Glenora. This piece of equipment has many uses with the primary being sterilization. Runing steam through the bottling line before bottling sanitizes the line without having to use chemicals to do the same.
Since we like to make decisions based on data, other than by the “seat of the pants” we collect and review data.. As we have been doing this for years it is easy to track changes in things such as where our guests come from, age ranges, and the impact of the activities of various tourism groups have on visitation. While in general changes are minor, one that jumped out was referral rates, with some of the tourism organization being high on the list 10 years ago, to being almost non-existent today. If there is a common denominator with the lack of referrals or visitation, it seems the the reliance on social media rather than personal contact. Years ago, many tourism groups were out in the market –trade shows etc., today that activity is almost non-existent. We wonder what impact AI will have gone forward. Could it impact the need for tourism promotion groups?
Thought for the week: Change - Stagnation.
“In order to design a future of positive change, we must first become experts at changing our minds
What were you dping 22 years ago today 22 une2003
VVol. 22 No 6 Second Day of Summer ??? 2003 22 June 2003
Glenora Gazette
The day is starting out on the damp and cool side (raining and 58 degrees) along the shores of Seneca and in the vineyards of Glenora, and the weather person is telling us that we can expect the same for most of the day—the weekend is a washout weather wise.
Yesterday, the first day of summer, was definitely the longest day of the year—not only in terms of daylight but also in terms of dreariness rain, rain, and more rain!!
It was a travel week for team Glenora (you can not sell wine, rooms, weddings and conferences from behind a desk). In the wine arena Ray, Susan (Kerr), and Tom covered the state working with our distributors sales representatives. The big push this week was our Monarch Chardonnay and Cabernet. To encourage floor stackings (wine shops putting stacks of our cases on the floors of their shops) Ray and the sales team came up with a summer picnic program. The program shows the Monarch products in a picnic setting, in the wine shops, compete with a barbecue grill. The hook for the wine shop owners is that they get to keep the grill after this display (wine) is sold.
Missy, Teresa and Tracey spent Tuesday on the Yates County Chamber of Commerce’s FAM tour. These tours are designed to show those who attend it many of the various types businesses, and locations of the same, that are in the Yates County Community. This information is very helpful when our guests ask what there is to do in the area. By having this information it is much easier to encourage them to stay another day—meaning another night at the inn, more meals sold, and more wine purchased ($$$ in the cash register).
Ray and Lisa attended a seminar, on Wednesday, which focused on the experience economy. It seems that today’s consumer wants, needs, and expects that he/she is going to get something more that the usual service when entering a business or purchasing a product. Consequently we have to make their visit and purchase “an experience”.
On Wednesday evening we managed to attend 4 different Chamber Business after hour events—Susan and Missy were at the Yates Chamber; Gail and Scott at the Schuyler Chamber, and Lisa and the editor were at the Seneca County and Geneva Chambers events.
A busy weekend for the Inn and Restaurant Teams with 2 retreats, 2 weddings rehearsal dinner, and a race driver banquet—all of this on top of a full house at the Inn. Next week we host the “Finger Lakes Fun Fest Group”. This is a group of couples who have enjoyed their previous Finger Lakes visits (Glenora and the Inn at Glenora) so much that they are now returning as a group and will be spending 4-5 days with us, using the Inn as their “home” while they explore Finger Lakes Wine Country.
Although yesterday’s weather left much to be desired it did not stop WindMill Skipster from selling Glenora’s finest—sales up by 22%, and the retail shop managed to increase their sales (1.5%) as well.
Perhaps we should start a farm—Chef Art informs us that we currently have 2 steers, 10 ostriches, and 4 bison wearing the Glenora brand. These fine specimens are being raised to take part of Glenora’s regional cuisine menu—a part of the Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty program!!
Thought for the week!! Attitude
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
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