Founded 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.
Sustainable Vineyard Sites Certification
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
Treleaven WinesTreleaven Wines is a family-owned Finger Lakes winery making estate wines from its 27-acre vineyard overlooking Cayuga Lake. Founded by Pete and Tacie Saltonstall, the business planted its first vines in 1984 and has since grown from a 7½-acre farm operation into a winery producing nearly 6,000 cases annually. Today, the Saltonstall family combines sustainable vineyard practices and hands-on winemaking with a tasting room, barrel-room dining, and live events at The Hangtime.KING FERRY, NY
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