Since 1995, family-owned CJS Vineyards has grown grapes and made handcrafted vegan wines at a small, hand-tended Finger Lakes estate in Aurelius, New York. The Scholomiti family produces estate wines with sustainable viticulture and a minimalist approach, welcoming small groups to meet the winemaker and walk the vineyard by appointment.
Fox Run VineyardsRooted in the Finger Lakes since its first vines were planted in 1984, Fox Run Vineyards grows 50 acres of grapes and crafts estate-grown wines at a winery established in a restored Civil War-era barn. Now exclusively family-owned, the winery pairs its crisp, food-friendly wines with a welcoming tasting room and café overlooking Seneca Lake. Fox Run was named a certified sustainable vineyard by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation in 2023.PENN YAN, NY
Frontenac Point Vineyard & Estate WineryFounded by Jim and Carol Doolittle in 1978 on a former fruit-growing property overlooking Cayuga Lake, Frontenac Point Vineyard & Estate Winery grows its own grapes and makes small-batch Finger Lakes wines. The Doolittles handle the work from planting and hand-picking through winemaking, bottling, and presentation, with son Lawrence continuing the family business as its second generation. Licensed as New York’s farm winery No. 44 in 1982, Frontenac Point is especially distinctive for wines made entirely from grapes grown on its Cayuga Lake estate.TRUMANSBURG, NY
Lamoreaux Landing Wine CellarsLamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars is a family-run Finger Lakes winery that grows grapes and produces and bottles its wines in house from estate-grown fruit. The Wagner family farm dates to 1948, and the winery began its first vintage in 1990 before opening to customers in 1992. Its vineyards on the east side of Seneca Lake have been certified sustainable through the New York Sustainable Winegrowing program since 2022.LODI, NY
Lakewood VineyardsSince 1988, the Stamp family’s Lakewood Vineyards has been making Finger Lakes wines from its Seneca Lake vineyards near Watkins Glen. The family-owned winery now spans three generations and 100 acres, with certified sustainable vineyard practices and a tasting program that brings visitors into the vineyards and winemaking process. Lakewood is especially known for its award-winning Riesling and Lemberger, including honors from the Berlin International Wine Competition.WATKINS GLEN, NY