Ravines Wine Cellars
Ravines’ first vintage in 2002 was exclusively dry, vinifera wines. The Riesling took the Best Dry Riesling medal at the World Riesling Cup. Then came the Wine Spectator Top 100, the first non-dessert Finger Lakes wine to get onto the prestigious list and then named twice more in the next few years. After that, Wine & […]
Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery
Uniquely located on the southwestern slopes of Keuka Lake, it was here in 1958 that Dr. Konstantin Frank planted the first vinifera vines and ignited the Vinifera Revolution. This movement would forever change the course of winemaking in the Finger Lakes. Four generations strong, the Frank family has been leaders of grape growing and winemaking […]
Hillick & Hobbs Estate
The pursuit to craft world-class Riesling has brought Paul Hobbs back to New York to create site-specific estate wines from the Finger Lakes region. Named after his parents who first met while attending nearby Cornell University—Joan Hillick and Edward Hobbs—Paul founded the winery with the vision to create Riesling that rivals its European brethren by […]
Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars
For four generations, our family has been growing grapes on the fertile soils along the east side of Seneca Lake. Today we have over 132 acres of planted vineyards separated into more than 50 different vineyard blocks, planted predominantly on Honeoye Silt Loam and Lansing Gravelly Loam soils. These holdings are managed using only certified […]
Living Roots Wine & Co.
Living Roots is a winery in both the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York and the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. Though Living Roots was founded by Sebastian & Colleen Hardy in 2016, we’re building on a legacy that began six generations ago with Seb’s great-great-great grandfather, Thomas Hardy. In 1850, at the […]
Silver Thread Vineyard
Silver Thread Vineyard was established in 1982 on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake. On this site 250 years ago, the Haudenosaunee (a.k.a. Iroquois) people tended huge peach orchards, a testament to this temperate ‘island’ within a cool region. Acclaimed winemaker Paul Brock and wine educator Shannon Brock took the helm of Silver Thread Vineyard […]
Thirsty Owl Wine Company
Thirsty Owl Wine Company opened in 2002 and is located on the West side of Cayuga Lake on a half mile of lake frontage. Owned and operated by the Cupp family, the winery sits on 150 acres of land with approximately 41 acres of vineyard plantings. Home to some of the oldest vinifera vines in […]