Vinifera from the Finger Lakes specially riesling & chardonnay are much
better than the hyped up Lung Island wines. LH Ravat & vidal are good
dessert wines & the pinot noir is encouraging. In the meantime LI is making
out of balance cab franc & overoaked chard & sauvignon blanc as the swells
who summer in the Hamptons pay outrageous sums for winemakers, land & grapes
to compete with Napa scenemakers. La di dah.
"AyTee" > wrote in message
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> jIM wrote:
> > jIM wrote:
> > > going to cayuga wine trails- which wineries on other lakes are good
> > > ones? Want to try some we haven't been to before.
> >
> > pleasently surprised... hit 16 wineries in 2 days. Of the 16, 10 were
> > new (to my wife and I). Highly recomend Americana on Cayuga and Hunt
> > Club on Keuka. In addition to the Knapp, Lucas and Castle Gritsch
> > vineyards we hit every year. Also impressed with Swedish hill.
>
> Glad you had a good trip. Please tell us about the wines.
>
> Andy
>