Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Finger Lakes of Finger Lakes as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Finger Lakes and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Quality hub of the American northeast, signature Riesling: dry, lively, mineral whites with notes of green apple, lemon, white peach and wet stone, sharp acidity comparable to the best Germans. Also off-dry and sweet botrytised versions. Precise Chardonnay, fine, fresh Pinot Noir (red fruits), peppery Cabernet Franc. Continental climate tempered by 11 glacial lakes (Cayuga, Seneca).
~4,400 ha in New York State.
Deeply coloured, powerful reds with inky robe (teinturier grape with red flesh) and tight tannins, with intense aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, spices, leather and balsamic notes. High acidity and fine ageing potential. Often made by the ancestral qvevri method (buried clay jar), it signs the great Georgian reds of Kakheti (Mukuzani, Kvareli, Napareuli). Also in Russia, Ukraine and Australia. Ancient Georgian variety.
pink wines from the region of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, beef carrots or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.
On the nose in the region of Finger Lakes often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, non oak or oak.
