Standing Stone is a historic Finger Lakes winery on Seneca Lake, making site-driven wines from vineyards first planted with Riesling and Chardonnay in 1972 and 1974. Purchased in 2017 by Fred and Maressa Merwarth and Oskar Bynke of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, it pairs stewardship of those old vines with biodynamic, low-intervention farming and cellar practices. The estate is especially known for exploring Saperavi, including what it describes as the largest planting of the Georgian variety outside the Republic of Georgia.
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McGregor VineyardFor more than 50 years, McGregor Vineyard has grown grapes and produced small-batch, estate-grown wines from its hillside vineyard above Keuka Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes. Founded by Bob and Marge McGregor, the winery is especially known for pioneering Saperavi in the region after planting the variety in 1980, while also maintaining a cellar of aged wines and welcoming visitors for seated tastings overlooking the lake.DUNDEE, NY
Hermann J. Wiemer VineyardFounded in 1979 by German Riesling grower Hermann Wiemer, this Finger Lakes estate makes wines from 90 acres on the slopes of Seneca Lake, with Riesling at the heart of its identity. Wiemer farms its original HJW Vineyard biodynamically and makes its wines through hand-harvesting, indigenous-yeast fermentation, and a low-intervention cellar approach. Its long-running grapevine nursery, operating since 1974, extends that work by custom-grafting and supplying certified plant material to vineyards across the country.DUNDEE, NY
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
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