Your inside scoop to the Finger Lakes Wine Region
My husband and I have spent the past 9 years vacationing in the finger lakes and we have so many recommendations. It's one of our favorite places to talk about!
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Restaurants
Best in the area - make a reservation! Get the calamari 😍
Get the Mac and Cheese!
Ice cream/dessert. All you need to know is they have flights you can get! Plus for anyone with littles kids the ducks on premise can be entertaining
Newer Mexican Restaurant in Penn Yan- we loved the guacamole and service. We plan on going back
Italian Food- Penn Yan - huge portions!
Best coffee in Penn Yann
Places to Stay
Bed & Breakfast - with a truly lovely breakfast.
Splurge Accommodations - we love staying in the castle and exploring the grounds. Fun bonus the castle has places you can fill up your wine glass for free.
Affordable Accommodations - Easy walk to restaurants and the main downtown area.
Keuka Lake 🍷
The wineries on this lake you need to stop in and try!
German influenced winery that expands just about every year we go. They have a beautiful view of the lake and one of the few places you can get a Gewurztraminer. It originated in an old school house still on premise.
Full disclosure we love this winery so much we our wine club members. The owners are 6 generation wine makers and you can taste the French influence. Literally up a slight hill from Weis you need to stop in here. Drink the Cab Franc and Chardonnay!
Australian and Finger Lakes room in a new tasting room with an amazing view. Suggestion try it all you cant go wrong.
Seneca Lake 🍷
Our favorite wineries on this lake
Do you like red wine? This is one of the few wineries on the lake that specializes in reds. Here you will find a new frizles tasting room but reds that are just being released already aged 5ish years. Highly recommend the Cab franc
Winery with a View! I can't lie and say we love the wine but they do arguably have one of the best views on the lake and usually a staff member is up for telling you a tale of the house being haunted.
Feeling like drinking more quality reds but also maybe checking in with your inner hippie then this winery is for you! The owner is eccentric in all the best ways and has solid wine though perhaps a bit pricer by bottle compared to others on the lake...
Hello red wine and exclusivity. It's not open often or at least we have the worse luck with their hours but if the timing works out and you like reds go for it! You'll get some bragging rights you got to try it plus potentially find a new favorite
Do you love Reisling? The Finger lakes are known for it and here serves up some of the best. I would recommend a reservation especially if your a party larger than 2 or a time crunch.
Wineries for a Group/Hanging Out
Although I personally think the wine is average- this could be a great stop for a group. Especially if you have a non wine or alcohol drinker in your midst. You can do a beer tasting and they make some sodas you can do a tasting of. I personally love...