2025 Wine Tasting Competition

The WBD Wine Tasting Competition is returning!

We had a great time at last year’s Wine Tasting event!

You’ve worked hard perfecting your wines here at Wines By Design and once again, you have a chance to show it off. Enter your personally made (Wines By Design) wine.

Coming soon: (Saturday, April 12 from 12p – 4p to be exact)

The store will be closed for “normal” business, the day is devoted to the event!

We will have 3 entry categories: Red, White, and Dessert/Fruit. Your wine will be moved into numbered bottles and you will be the judge in the blind tasting. The highest scored wines will be the winner in each category and the highest scoring of those will be named Best of Show. Best of Show wins a $100 gift certificate at WBD and the other two winners will each receive a $50 gift certificate to WBD.

You are allowed to submit up to 1 bottle per person (or 2 per couple).

To enter, turn in your bottles at the store before Friday, April 11 (contest closing time is 6p).

Note: This is limited to wine made in the Wines By Design store (from our kits). This does not include wine made from fresh juice.

For the day of the event: there will be a $5 fee for those not contributing a bottle of their finest vino. (Contest entrants are free!)

Special bonus: All attendees will receive an Owners discount of 15% off all wine kits during the event. (Is limited to current stock on hand and excludes the “limited edition” wine kits.)

A quick recap (TL;DR):

Drop off up to 1 bottle per person by Friday, April 11 at 6p.
Join us for wine judging on April 12 beginning at 12p.
See how your wines stack up against all the WBD competition!

WBD will provide palate-cleansing crackers, appetizers, snacks, and more!

Colosso

Savor rich berry flavors, bold sweet spice, and nuanced notes of licorice and dried herb, backed by big, velvety tannin. Winexpert Private Reserve Colosso masterfully blends Italian favorites Sangiovese and Primitivo with a touch of Nerello, one of the country’s hidden gems, giving you a larger-than-life Italian red you’re guaranteed to love.

Casa Vin Arte

Wines By Design expands by acquiring select assets from Casa Vin Arte

Wines By Design is excited to announce its acquisition of select assets from Casa Vin Arte. This move will strengthen our market presence and expand our customer base. The acquisition brings in much of Casa Vin Arte’s inventory and select equipment, helping to ensure a smooth transition while introducing our products and services to a broader audience.

“We are pleased to invite Casa Vin Arte’s customers to join the Wines By Design family,” indicates the Wines By Design team. “This supports our growth plans and commitment to providing high-quality wines and innovative wine kits. We’re excited to carry on Casa Vin Arte’s tradition of excellence while introducing their loyal customers to our products and services.”

Wines By Design will carefully manage the integration to avoid disruption while enhancing our product range and customer experience. Casa Vin Arte’s customers can continue to enjoy the same high-quality service, with the added advantage of our expanded products and offerings.

This move is an important step toward our goal of enhancing our presence in the local winemaking industry, creating new opportunities for growth and innovation.

About Wines By Design

Wines By Design, based in Rochester, operates as an on-premises wine business, providing premium wine kits and winemaking services with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

Additionally, Wines By Design, under its winery license (VineCraft Wine Cellars), offers premium wines to the local community and supplies private-label wines and premium wines to local businesses and restaurants.

You can find out more about Wines By Design by visiting our website: https://winesbydesign.biz

Juice Sale 2024

Once again, Wines By Design is having a Fresh Juice Sale!

For those of you who are home vintners (or even those who want to start): We’re having our annual Fresh Juice sale. Once again, we have a very nice selection of whites and reds (see Our 2024 Juice Sale list below).

Our address is 3392 Buffalo Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. We will be taking orders here through September 27th 2024 during normal business hours. (Tues-Fri 3:30p-7:30p and Sat 9a-2p)

Update: We are now planning on Friday, October 18, 2024, as the delivery date. The delivery will take place at the Italian American Community Center off Manitou Rd. (The same location as last year.)

Juice will be delivered in 5 gallon plastic pails and be available for ONE DAY ONLY. Juice MUST be picked up on the day the truck arrives. We CANNOT hold any juice beyond that day. Your receipt will be necessary for you to obtain your juice. Any unclaimed juice will be forfeited and your money will be refunded.

Please note: Our supplier adds sulfites to the fresh juice. This may effect fermentation if you choose to use wild yeast only.

Note: Wines By Design acts as a shipping agent only and is not responsible for the quality of the juice.

Reminder: You can keep up to date with what’s happening at Wines By Design by signing up for our newsletter on our Contact page.

Our 2024 Juice list:

Whites:

- Chardonnay
- Moscato
- Pinot Grigio
- Riesling

Reds:

- Alicante
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Lambrusco
- Malbec
- Merlot
- Montepulciano
- Nebbiolo-(Barolo)
- Pinot Noir
- Ruby Cabernet
- Sangiovese
- Shiraz
- Zinfandel (Red)

Recipe: Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Chili

Unlike Mexican chorizo, Spanish chorizo is dry-cured and gives a mild, spicy-sweetness to flavourful chili that is also accented with smoky
paprika and chipotle pepper.

Would pair nicely with LE23 Tempranillo Shiraz.

Recipe: Shrimp Curry

This vibrant dish is part stir-fry, part soup and will wake up your weeknight dinner menu.

Would pair nicely with LE23 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.

Tue – Fri:	3:30p–7:30p
Sat:	9:00a–2:00p
Sun & Mon:	CLOSED