Welcome
back, Ferryland Lakefront cabins Finger Lakes blog readers! We’re diving right into
part two of our wine/beer/liquor/cider tasting of the Finger Lakes series this
week. Last blog, you heard a bit of history behind the long tradition of
fermented beverages in the area, and a short overview of how these tasting
tours usually work. This week, we’ll go a bit more in depth into some of the
actual trails, wineries, breweries, distilleries and cideries available for a
visit!
We’d be remiss if we didn’t
start off with one of the largest and most well known in the area: Seneca Lake
Wine Trail. With over 30 participating wineries, the trail wraps around Seneca
Lake and offers an impressive variety of different wines as well as several
breweries, cideries and even a meadery. Seneca Lake is the deepest of the
Finger Lakes, its microclimate perfect for grape growing. This trail is
definitely worth a visit or five…it’ll take at least that many to try all the member
wineries! Check out their website for more info on participating wineries,
popular varieties, and special events: https://senecalakewine.com
Another great wine trail to
visit: Cayuga Lake Wine Trail. Book a weekend at one of the nearby resorts or
bed and breakfasts in the area, and spend a few days drinking wine and
exploring! The trail boasts not only an expansive variety of wines to suit your
tastes, but a long list of nearby restaurants to visit and events to check out!
There are so many joint packages to take advantage of; just take a look at
their website: http://cayugawinetrail.com
Unfortunately,
we don’t have time to plug every wine trail in the area – but we’ll end with a
good one, and bridge into more of the distilleries and cideries. Lake Ontario
Wine Trail stretches across Wayne County
along the shores of – you guessed it – Lake Ontario. The dedicated blog-readers
among you (or those familiar with the area) will already know: Wayne County
(where Sodus is located) is known for its excellent fruit farming – some of the
best in the state. As a result, the wine, spirits and ciders produced along
this trail are nothing short of exceptional.And of course, the trail also
offers the incomparable beauty of Great Lake Ontario, a number of bed and
breakfasts and inns, restaurants, shops and farm markets to visit along the
way! More information here: https://www.lakeontariowinetrail.com/
The
tasting doesn’t stop there! There are a number of cideries in the Finger Lakes
region, of course, because what is Upstate New York without apple farming? A
notable few (but by no means an exhaustive list) include Finger Lakes Cider
House, Black Diamond Cider, Eve’s Cidery, Redbyrd Orchard Cider and South Hill
Cider. Here’s a website for the Finger Lakes Cider Alliance – check them out
for more information about the variety of hard ciders offered in the area! http://www.fingerlakescideralliance.com
And
of course we can’t forget the breweries and distilleries, expertly and artfully
utilizing the locally harvested grains and fruit in the area. An extensive list
of all the establishments you’ll need to suit every nuanced palate can be found
in either of these links:
And lastly – check out our
very own Wayne County Tourism website! A bit north of the Finger Lakes Vacation Rentals region,
Wayne County and Lake Ontario still offer some of the best fermented beverage
tasting we can recommend – especially because of that fruit farming advantage
we mentioned.
Thanks
for reading, wine (or beer or cider or spirit) fiends – and happy tasting!
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