Céline and Sébastien LeSeurre bring six generations of Champagne winemaking to their family winery on Keuka Lake, making Finger Lakes wines with a French mindset. Founded around their first Finger Lakes harvest in 2012, Domaine LeSeurre is especially known for Riesling and for méthode champenoise sparkling wines that rest for years and are handled by hand at least 68 times. Its terrace and tasting room offer an unhurried lakeside setting where French roots meet the character of the Finger Lakes.
Dr. Konstantin Frank WineryDr. Konstantin Frank Winery makes Finger Lakes wines from vineyards overlooking Keuka and Seneca lakes, where its founder planted some of the Eastern United States’ first vinifera vines in 1957. The four-generation Frank family winery is especially known for Riesling, traditional-method sparkling wine, and old vines first planted in 1958, with many still producing today. Its dry-farmed vineyards follow Cornell’s VineBalance sustainability recommendations, and visitors can explore the legacy through tastings and the garden named for first-generation owner Eugenia Frank.PULTENEY, NY
Sawmill Creek EstateOn Seneca Lake’s east shore, Sawmill Creek Estate makes handcrafted Finger Lakes wines from a vineyard farmed by the Hazlitt family for seven generations. Founded in 2010 by seventh-generation grower Jason Hazlitt and veteran Finger Lakes winemaker Justin Boyette, the estate’s wines are shaped by the long history of Sawmill Creek Vineyards and Boyette’s low-intervention approach. Its Hector tasting room pairs those wines with a laid-back welcome and a marketplace featuring local food products.HECTOR, NY
Heart & Hands Wine CompanyHusband-and-wife team Tom and Susan Higgins run Heart & Hands Wine Company, a boutique Finger Lakes winery crafting cool-climate still and sparkling wines from its limestone-rich estate overlooking Cayuga Lake. Founded from Tom’s return to his Finger Lakes roots, the Union Springs winery now produces about 2,000 cases annually, with roughly 95 percent made from estate-grown grapes. Its vineyard is certified through New York’s Sustainable Winegrowing program, and the small scale supports careful, hands-on farming and winemaking.UNION SPRINGS, NY
Ravines Wine CellarsFounded by Morten and Lisa Hallgren, Ravines Wine Cellars is a small, family-owned Finger Lakes winery making classically styled wines from 130 acres of estate vineyards on Seneca and Keuka Lakes. Its first vintage in 2002 helped pioneer the region’s bone-dry, mineral-driven Riesling style, which has since earned repeated Wine Spectator Top 100 recognition. Ravines farms its estate vineyards sustainably and welcomes visitors at tasting rooms in Geneva and on Keuka Lake.GENEVA, NY