Top 100 wines of Cayuga Lake

Discover the top 100 best wines of Cayuga Lake of Finger Lakes as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Cayuga Lake and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Cayuga Lake

The wine region of Cayuga Lake is located in the region of Finger Lakes of New York of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thirsty Owl Wine Company or the Domaine Thirsty Owl Wine Company produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cayuga Lake are Riesling, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cayuga Lake often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, black fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Cayuga Lake is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 12 estates and châteaux in the of Cayuga Lake, producing 44 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cayuga Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of Cayuga Lake

Plans for first Campbeltown distillery in 180 years revealed

R&B Distillers, operator of the Isle of Raasay Distillery, plans to open The Machrihanish Distillery at Dhurrie Farm, Machrihanish, as a ‘farm-to-bottle’ single malt distillery, along with a visitor centre and whisky club. The company aims to make Machrihanish a sustainable, net-zero distillery that uses no fossil fuels in its production, as well as using biological farming practices to create greater biodiversity on the adjacent farmland. Plans are expected to be finalised during 2022, with ...

Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...