Finger Lakes Trip

Having read a Wine Spectator article about New York state's emerging wine industry, we decided to take a trip to the Finger Lakes area to give some of the local wineries a try.

Using the recommendations provided by Wine Spectator as a rough itinerary, our first stop was for lunch at Red Newt Bistro, located on the shore of Seneca Lake. We enjoyed an appetizer of baked brie with cherry walnut relish in puff pastry, hand made pasta for our entree, complimented with a glass of the Red Newt Reisling.

After stopping by the Red Newt tasting room to sample some more wines, we then headed down the road for a tasting at Atwater Estate Vineyards. The tasting room was located directly next to Seneca Lake, and had a great deck overlooking the lake. We enjoyed some wonderful wines, with our favorite being the Reisling.

We then finished the day's wine tasting at Standing Stone Vineyards, before heading over to our accomodations at Taughannock Farms Inn, located in Trumansburg. The inn was comprised of several buildings. Our room was located in a new building, the Edgewood Guesthouse. We had a second story room with a beautiful view of nearby Cayuga Lake. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner in the dining room at the Inn to wrap up our day.

Our first stop the next day was at Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, where we enjoyed the white wines, and some champagne. Next, we headed to Heron Hill Winery, where we enjoyed a beautiful view of the lake. Our next stop was Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars, where we enjoyed red and white wines, as well as some history on the Finger Lakes region. Our final two stops of the day were Fox Run Vineyards, and Anthony Road Wine Company.

For dinner, we ventured over to Ithaca and enjoyed a fantastic meal at The Heights Café & Grill. We would definitely recommend The Heights and hope to return again in the future.

We ended our trip with a quick trip to Taughannock Falls State Park where we enjoyed a view of the waterfall.