The Best Finger Lakes Wineries: New York's Riesling Heartland, Ranked
180 wineries indexed across the Finger Lakes. Hermann J. Wiemer at the top with 95 from Decanter on Blanc de Blanc. Twelve estates that the prestige critics consistently score, with the Seneca Lake concentration.
Read →Outstanding houses in Finger Lakes.
Riesling and Cabernet Franc stake competing claims across these glacial lakes, where cool water moderates ripening into high-acid whites and translucent reds that demand food, not flattery.
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Region DNA
The character of Finger Lakes
Based on 267 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 106 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Finger Lakes
Forge Cellars
VisitFinger Lakes is a wine region in United States, home to 174 producers tracked on Femente, 10 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Riesling, Cabernet Franc, and Chardonnay, producing New York Finger Lakes Riesling White and New York Cabernet Franc Red wines with notes of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak. It takes in Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake.
Finger Lakes — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Finger Lakes?
- The most planted varieties in Finger Lakes are Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Finger Lakes known for?
- Finger Lakes is known for New York Finger Lakes Riesling White, New York Cabernet Franc Red, and New York Pinot Noir Red wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Finger Lakes?
- Femente tracks 174 producers in Finger Lakes, of which 10 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Finger Lakes?
- Finger Lakes is a wine region in United States, taking in Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake.
Finger Lakes
Riesling and Cabernet Franc stake competing claims across these glacial lakes, where cool water moderates ripening into high-acid whites and translucent reds that demand food, not flattery.
Producers in Finger Lakes
- Autumn Frost — undiscovered
- Stever Hill Vineyards — undiscovered
- Toro Run — undiscovered
- Leidenfrost Vineyards — honest
- Rasta Ranch — undiscovered
- Chateau Frank — undiscovered
- Wilhelmus — undiscovered
- Pompous Ass — honest
- Six Mile Creek Vineyard — distinction
- Frontenac Point — undiscovered
- Bloomer Creek Vineyard — distinction
- Seneca Shore — distinction
- Treleaven — distinction
- Element — honest
- Four Chimneys Organic — undiscovered
- Lime Berry — undiscovered
- Bet The Farm — honest
- Hector Wine Company — distinction
- Earle Estates Meadery — undiscovered
- Yates Cellars — undiscovered
- Three Brothers Wineries — distinction
- Billsboro — distinction
- Ravines — distinction
- Inspire Moore — distinction
- Lakewood — distinction
- Pleasant Valley — undiscovered
- Wagner Vineyards — distinction
- Magnus Ridge — honest
- Hazlitt 1852 — distinction
- Fox Run Vineyards — distinction
- Red Tail Ridge — distinction
- Brickstone Cellars — undiscovered
- Castel Grisch — honest
- Goose Watch — distinction
- Knapp — distinction
- Sheldrake Point — distinction
- Americana Vineyards — honest
- Glenora — distinction
- Lamoreaux Landing — distinction
- Thirsty Owl Wine Company — distinction
- Heron Hill — distinction
- Widmer — undiscovered
- J.R. Dill — honest
- Deer Run — undiscovered
- Bagg Dare Wine — honest
- Young Sommer — undiscovered
- Heart & Hands — distinction
- Shaw Vineyard — honest
- Freedom Run — distinction
- Bellwether Wine Cellars — distinction
- Refinery — undiscovered
- Lacey Magruder — undiscovered
- Forge Cellars — distinction
- Gallery Vineyards — undiscovered
- Tickle Hill — undiscovered
- Azure Hill — undiscovered
- Crooked Lake — undiscovered
- CJS Vineyards — honest
- Flatt Rock — undiscovered
- Kelby James Russell — distinction
- Miles Wine Cellars — honest
- Deep Root Vineyard — undiscovered
- New Vines — undiscovered
- Lakeland Winery — undiscovered
- Barry Family — honest
- Stone Age — undiscovered
- Single Wheel — honest
- Eremita — undiscovered
- Glenhaven Farm — undiscovered
- N. Kendall — distinction
- Weis Vineyards — distinction
- Arcadian — undiscovered
- Starkey's Lookout — undiscovered
- Randolph O'Neill — undiscovered
- Shepherdess Cellars — undiscovered
- 240 Days — honest
- Nine Four Wines — undiscovered
- Empire Estate — distinction
- Bright Leaf Vineyard — honest
- Agness Wine Cellars — honest
- Tabora Farm & Winery — undiscovered
- Trestle Thirty-One — distinction
- Wicked Water — distinction
- Bravery — honest
- Mission Lake — undiscovered
- Robinia Hill — distinction
- Janstan Vineyards — undiscovered
- Scout Vineyards — undiscovered
- Six Eighty Cellars — distinction
- Fulkerson — distinction
- Red Newt Cellars — distinction
- Toast Winery — honest
- Tompkins — undiscovered
- Usonia — honest
- Anyela's Vineyards — honest
- Zugibe Vineyards — honest
- Arbor Hill Winery — honest
- Keuka Spring — distinction
- Damiani Wine Cellars — distinction
- McGregor Vineyard — distinction
- Chateau LaFayette Reneau — distinction
- Lucas Vineyards — distinction
- Hunt Country Vineyards — distinction
- White Birch Vineyards — undiscovered
- Barnstormer Winery — distinction
- Highland — undiscovered
- Owera — honest
- Casa Larga — distinction
- Shalestone Vineyards — distinction
- Ryan William — honest
- Seneca Hayes — undiscovered
- Lakeshore — undiscovered
- Domaine LeSeurre Winery — distinction
- Hosmer — distinction
- Cayuga Ridge Estate — honest
- Airy Acres Vineyard — honest
- Buttonwood Grove — distinction
- Boland Thomas Vineyards — undiscovered
- Silver Springs — honest
- Atwater Estate — distinction
- Hermann J. Wiemer — distinction
- Missick Cellars — honest
- Silver Thread — distinction
- Boundary Breaks — distinction
- Hickory Hollow — distinction
- Rock Stream — honest
- Osmote — distinction
- Standing Stone — distinction
- Hillick & Hobbs — distinction