Known as the “Little Winery on the Great Lake,” Thorpe Vineyard grows grapes and makes wine on the southern shore of Lake Ontario beside Chimney Bluffs State Park. Established in 1988, it is New York’s oldest winery in Wayne County and has been 100% woman-owned and operated, with Fumie Thorpe serving as owner and head winemaker. The estate vineyard’s lake-influenced growing season and Fumie’s background in meteorology and astronomy also give the tasting room an unusual stargazing tradition.
100% Woman-Owned and Operated
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Bet the Farm WineryFounded in 2006 by Nancy Tisch, Bet the Farm Winery is a woman-owned Finger Lakes winery producing fruit-forward, food-friendly wines from its Trumansburg vineyard and carefully selected regional fruit. Nancy and Kit Kalfs planted the Jacob Thomas Vineyard in 2018, later harvesting their first estate reds in 2020, and today welcome visitors to a deliberately quiet tasting room overlooking the Cayuga Lake valley. The vineyard is certified sustainable through New York Sustainable Winegrowing, and the winery has built a community-supported model around its wine club.AURORA, NY
The Winery at Marjim ManorSince 2003, Margo Sue Bittner’s woman-owned Winery at Marjim Manor has made fruit wines in Western New York’s fruit belt, using produce from the family’s Bittner-Singer Orchards. The winery occupies an 1800s, 9,500-square-foot mansion with a restored enclosed porch and a reputation for resident ghosts, pairing tastings with the history of Appleton Hall. Its wines have earned repeated medals, including a 2014 New York State Fair Best Fruit Wine award for Katapalooza.APPLETON, NY
Thirsty Owl Wine CompanyFounded by Ted Cupp in 2002, Thirsty Owl Wine Company grows grapes and makes estate-focused wines on a 150-acre vineyard along Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes. The family-run winery is home to some of the region’s oldest vinifera vines, with longtime winemaker and vineyard manager Shawn Kime shaping wines that reflect the area’s changing seasons. Visitors can taste the wines year-round overlooking the lake and working vineyards, with a seasonal bistro on site.OVID, NY
Four Maples Vineyard & WineryFounded in 2008 on a former abandoned property in Champlain, Four Maples Vineyard & Winery grows grapes and makes estate wines in New York’s Champlain Valley AVA, surrounded by the Adirondack Mountains. Its 5,600 vines are cold-hardy Nordic varieties suited to the North Country climate, and the estate takes its name from four century-old maple trees that shade the grounds. Visitors can taste the wines, picnic, or gather for events beneath the maples.CHAMPLAIN, NY