The best wines of Finger Lakes

Discover the best wines of Finger Lakes of New York as well as the best winemakers of Finger Lakes and estates of Finger Lakes to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Finger Lakes and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Finger Lakes by region

Looking for a good wine of Finger Lakes of New York among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Finger Lakes. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Finger Lakes with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Finger Lakes

Red 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 pork shoulder with mustard, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or rabbit with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the red wine of the region of Finger Lakes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, licorice or plum.

The best vintages in red wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2007With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Finger Lakes

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Saperavi
  • Concord
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Finger Lakes

A wine route planned in the region of Finger Lakes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Finger Lakes.

Discovering the wine region of Finger Lakes

The wine region of Finger Lakes is located in the region of New York of United States. We currently count 165 estates and châteaux in the of Finger Lakes, producing 1354 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Finger Lakes

White wines from the region of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or colombian lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the white wine of the region of Finger Lakes. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.

The best vintages in white wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Finger Lakes

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Rkatsiteli

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Finger Lakes

A wine route planned in the region of Finger Lakes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Finger Lakes.

Discover the grape variety: Baco noir

It is the only vinifera-riparia that has been commercialized. It is the result of crossing the folle blanche with the riparia grand glabre created in 1902 by François Baco. Depending on the region, we can still find some small plots of black Baco vines often mixed with other varieties. You will also find trellises or arbors installed a long time ago in front of old houses and still maintained in a more than remarkable way thanks to the great vigour of this variety. It should be noted that there is also a white baco resulting from the crossing of the folle blanche by the noah and resembling much the latter.

Great sparkling wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Finger Lakes

Sparkling wines from the region of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche, mackerel with quick mustard or pasta with puttanesca sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Finger Lakes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth or vegetal.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.11/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Finger Lakes

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Cayuga White
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Finger Lakes

A wine route planned in the region of Finger Lakes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Finger Lakes.

The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

Great pink wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Finger Lakes

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 fresh sausage, roast pork in the oven or rabbit with basquaise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the pink wine of 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.

The best vintages in pink wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Finger Lakes

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Concord
  • Cayuga White
  • Ives
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Finger Lakes

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Discover the grape variety: Traminette

Interspecific crossing between 23416 Joannès Seyve (4.825 Bertille Seyve x 7053 Seibel) and the gewurztraminer obtained in 1965 by Herb Barrett of the University of Illinois (United States) and selected by the Experimental Station of Cornell University in Geneva (United States) In this country, it can be found in many wine-producing regions, as well as in Canada and Germany, but it is virtually unknown in France.

Great sweet wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Finger Lakes

Sweet wines from the region of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, salmon with honey and soy or spaghetti all 'amatriciana.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Finger Lakes. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2018With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.02/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Finger Lakes

  • Riesling
  • Vidal
  • Concord
  • Niagara
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Finger Lakes

A wine route planned in the region of Finger Lakes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Finger Lakes.

The word of the wine: Clear

Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.

Great natural sweet wines of Finger Lakes

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes

Natural sweet 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 fondue with broth, salted lentils or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Finger Lakes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cayuga White
  • Baco Noir
  • Lemberger
  • Traminette

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes

A wine route planned in the region of Finger Lakes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Finger Lakes.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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