Maple syrup

Learning as they go and using the latest cold-climate grape varieties, Ernest Cupernall and Victoria Vattimo are planning to produce wine from a vineyard on their Knox property.

Visitors to the Hilltowns for the past two weekends have sopped up the season as the muddy month of March is also when the sap runs and syrup producers start their boilers.

HILLTOWNS — Several hundred cars will pass through the Hilltowns in the next two weekends, searching for a taste of locally made maple syrup and a look at its life before the bottle.

For those who missed last weekend’s celebration of all things maple, this weekend offers another opportunity. The Helderberg Kiwanis Club is raising funds with its annual pancake breakfast on Sunday at the Knox firehouse, and maple producers — Mountain Winds Farm, Malachi Farms, and Lounsbury Farms — will be open for tours.

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