Neomo Wines is a 2024 partnership between Napa Valley winemaker Jesse Giacomelli and New York City sommelier Evan Abrams, combining Giacomelli’s vineyard experience with Abrams’s two decades in wine. Their small-production label makes fewer than 400 cases annually, using a restrained approach to express Napa Valley character in Cabernet Sauvignon. The inaugural 2023 vintage earned 92 points from the International Wine Report.
Inspire Moore WineryFounded in 2007, Inspire Moore Winery makes small-lot, vineyard-driven Finger Lakes wines in Naples, New York, with Riesling at the heart of its cellar. The boutique winery also operates as a tasting destination and event venue, pairing its wines with views of the vineyard and Bristol Hills and an 1860s barn preserved for weddings and private gatherings.NAPLES, NY
Coffee Pot CellarsBorn from a sunset glimpse of Orient Point’s Coffee Pot lighthouse, Coffee Pot Cellars has made small-batch wines from 100% North Fork of Long Island fruit since Adam Suprenant founded the Cutchogue winery in 2008. Suprenant brings more than 30 years of winemaking experience, a UC Davis master’s degree in enology, and training at Château Lafite Rothschild and in Napa Valley to a traditional, minimalist approach. The winery’s intimate tasting room is hosted by Suprenant and Laura Klahre, with a focus on the character of Long Island wine country and conservation efforts such as its Merlot for Monarchs program.CUTCHOGUE, NY
Niagara Landing Wine Cellars, LLCNiagara Landing Wine Cellars has been making 100% New York State wine in Lockport since 1998, tucked beneath the Niagara Escarpment among vineyards dating to the late 1800s. The Smith family has cultivated those vines for three generations, while winemaker Domenic Carisetti—at Niagara Landing since 2005—brings decades of commercial winemaking experience to the cellar. The winery’s distinctive Rosebud line offers lighter, fruitier wines, alongside a range that runs from very dry to very sweet and includes its unusual hot pepper wine.LOCKPORT, NY
Element WineryFounded in 2009 by Finger Lakes native Christopher Bates, MS, Element Winery is a small-production winery shaped by a winemaker who is also a Master Sommelier and executive chef. Its wines are made to show the character of the Finger Lakes, with a minimalist approach that lets the grapes and their sites speak for themselves. The winery is particularly distinctive for using experimental work to test the region’s potential beyond its established white-wine reputation.ARKPORT, NY