Our Guide To The Finger Lakes Wine Trail
The Finger Lakes may be America’s best cool-climate wine region. Here are our picks for winery visits, restaurants, and places to stay.
The Finger Lakes may be America’s best cool-climate wine region. Here are our picks for winery visits, restaurants, and places to stay.
Women have worked in the wine industry for generations in the Finger Lakes, but it’s only in the last 50 years that they’ve taken on leading roles in viniculture – working to battle a male-dominated hierarchy. But as they’ve made progress, challenges in fighting stereotypes remain for even the world’s best female winemakers.
Don’t want to be stuck inside all winter? The Finger Lakes Region is the perfect location to be adventurous in the cold.
The collaboration includes the New York State Office of Trade and Tourism, distributor Serrallés Imports, and the Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery located in Steuben County, which will make Finger Lakes region wines available for purchase in Puerto Rico.
Back in the realms of vinifera, in 1985, the first successful commercial label of Saperavi was sold in the US. Dr Konstantin Frank introduced the vines to the region in the late 1950s, with 60 other varieties, during the vinifera revolution.
You might not have heard of Rkatsiteli, but this wine will put it on your radar.
What was old is new again, and fondue is back, baby. Pair with a white alpine-style wine like a dry riesling.
From a true pioneer of domestic wine, this bottle offers layers of fruit, floral notes, and earthy undertones all in balance with a dry finish.
Dr. Konstantin Frank 2020 Dry Finger Lakes Riesling: While dry in style, there’s just a touch of sweetness here juxtaposed against spine tingling, lime-kissed acidity.
The opening lines to the newly released mini-documentary “Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence” sets the stage to tell the intriguing story of Dr. Konstantin Frank’s successes, challenges, and determination of a family humbly beginning a new life in America.
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