Founded in 1998, Red Newt Cellars makes Finger Lakes wines in Hector and pairs them with a wine-focused bistro experience. The winery is especially rooted in Riesling and site-driven bottlings from nearby vineyards, while its small-lot Laboratory Wine Series reflects an experimental, inquisitive side. Visitors can taste current releases alongside reserve and library wines and enjoy seasonal, shared-table food in the bistro.
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
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
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
Quincy CellarsQuincy Cellars makes handcrafted wines in New York’s Lake Erie appellation and welcomes visitors to its authentic stone tasting cellar. The winery also turns a 150-year-old, three-story barn and its surrounding gardens into a banquet and wedding venue, with in-house catering and a covered pavilion for ceremonies. Its wines span a casual Garden label made from native or hybrid grapes and a more specially tended Reserve label based on vitis vinifera.RIPLEY, NY