Four generations of grape growing along Seneca Lake anchor Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, a family-run Finger Lakes winery producing and bottling estate-grown wines in Lodi. The winery has made wine since 1990, with a particular focus on cool-climate winemaking and careful stewardship of its vineyards. Its estate vineyards have been certified sustainable through the New York Sustainable Winegrowing program since 2022.
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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
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
Wagner Vineyards Estate WineryFounded by Bill Wagner in 1979 as the first winery on Seneca Lake’s eastern shore, Wagner Vineyards Estate Winery makes 100% estate-grown Finger Lakes wines in Lodi, New York. Five generations of Wagner grape growers now tend 250 acres and produce about 50,000 cases annually, with the estate especially recognized for its Rieslings, from dry styles through ice wine. The family-owned winery also combines tastings and lake views with an on-site brewery and the Ginny Lee Cafe.LODI, 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