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American Rhineland? The Finger Lakes AVA is the Empire State’s largest wine-growing region, with approximately 11,000 acres under vine and close to 60 operating wineries. The AVA’s similarities to Germany’s Rhine area begin with read more...



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Strong woody smells (cedar or oak) with that vanilla tobacco smell I've come to love from great Cabernet Francs. Definite brown fruit tastes, spicy notes, suprising acidity, and young tanins. Even as a 2006, the color is...

Ingle Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2006

Starting at $19.94 Snoothrank: 4/5
November 2009

I grew up In Rochester, so I know the Finger Lakes fairly well. I like Lamoreaux Landing, Red Newt, and Standing Stone, also Lafayette Reneau and Herman J Wiemer. Sheldrake Point and Hosmer are also very good. There are...

schellbe wrote in the forum topic: Finger Lakes wine trip- Seneca Lake
November 2009

We took our honeymoon (bike trip) through the Finger Lakes, and have had a number of trips to the wineries in the past. The best wines made in the Finger Lakes are Riesling and Gewurzrtraminer. The latter are generally...

My ideal when it comes to Cabernet Franc!

Ingle Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2006

Starting at $19.94 Snoothrank: 4/5
WineGeekJen wrote in the forum topic: Cabernet Franc
November 2009

Although I have long considered Cabernet Franc my favorite red, I have been ... 2006 Cabernet Franc (Finger Lakes) brought back my love of Cabernet Franc. It is a 2006, though and many other wineries are on their 2007...

mark wrote in the forum topic: Finger Lakes wine trip- Seneca Lake
November 2009

Welcome to Snooth! It sounds like you'll have a great time up there. I'll echo chadrich... come back and tell us what you found worth seeing!

chadrich wrote in the forum topic: Finger Lakes wine trip- Seneca Lake
November 2009

There's a Seneca Lake guide (as well as other Finger Lake areas) at this link: ... an anxious to visit both the Finger Lakes and Long Island wine regions, so look forward to your report.

apulliam wrote in the forum topic: Finger Lakes wine trip- Seneca Lake
November 2009

Hello all, I am a Snooth newbie (as of yesterday) and I am so excited to be ... my very first trip to the Finger Lakes wine region. Seneca Lake is our destination and in just two and a half short weeks I shall be...

jblack63 commented on this page:
Nov 13

You can also check out the story about the wine master at Ravines, who studied astrophysics before returning to his winemaking roots. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091110/ENT0304/91109018

jblack63 commented on this page:
Nov 13

Posted two more stories from my Keuka Lake Wine trail series. This one is about John McGregor, an archaelolgist who came back home to run the family winery. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091110/ENT0304/91109016

WineGeekJen wrote in the forum topic: Eastern European Varieties
November 2009

I spent last weekend in the New York Finger lakes tasting some interesting wines like Rkatsitelli-Sereksiya and a Saperavi/Sereksiya blend (McGregor's Black Russian). Has anyone tried these or other Eastern European...

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Nov 10

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jblack63 commented on this page:
Nov 10

Just finished a series of multimedia stories on the Keuka Lake wineries. I'm working on a series on the entire region for the Democrat and Chronicle. Check it out http://www.democratandchronicle.com/section/wine

November 2009

IMO, the only dry Riesling worth buying is the Finger Lakes. Weimer comes to mind for me!

adamlevin commented on this page:
May 12

I haven't had a chance to try any Finger Lakes Rieslings in a while, but I remember liking the wines of Fox Run, Hermann Wiemer, and Sheldrake Point a lot.

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