Top 100 wines of Seneca Lake - Page 2

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

Discovering the wine region of Seneca Lake

The wine region of Seneca Lake is located in the region of Finger Lakes of New York of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hermann J. Wiemer or the Domaine Hermann J. Wiemer produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Seneca Lake are Riesling, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Seneca Lake often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, microbio or earth. In the mouth of Seneca Lake is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Seneca Lake, producing 148 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Seneca Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News from the vineyard of Seneca Lake

Warning signs for the wine auction market

Traditionally the wine auction market took the summer off. Although the season has lengthened recently, summer is usually a fallow period. This year, speculation was rampant – will the market (and the prices) continue their upward spiral? The first fall sales have now been conducted, and if prospects for the wine market remain strong, a few clouds linger on the horizon. Wine auction results in 2021 broke all previous records and set a new benchmark. With sales in major auctions of over £500m, th ...

Annona Dodoo secures Decanter 360 Academy trainee role

We launched the Decanter 360 Academy to help increase diversity and inclusivity within the wine trade. DWWA judge Mags Janjo of BAME Wine Professionals urged Annona to apply after she expressed a desire to work in the industry. ‘I searched Google to see if there were any Black British owned wine companies, and unfortunately the results weren’t very high yielding,’ she said. ‘I love wine and wondered if I could be a part of the industry.’ She was inspired by the McBride sisters – who launched the ...

French government floats €160m fund to ease ‘wine crisis’

France’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced several measures this week designed to help ease a ‘crisis in the wine sector’. An initial part of the the plan is to offer financial support to winemakers wishing to drain excess stocks via a new distillation scheme – an emergency measure that has been used at certain times in the past.  The Ministry said €40m of national state funding and another €40m of supplementary funds from the European Union would enable a crisis distillation pro ...