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Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake wine guide: the sub-region in USA, its Riesling, the dry white wine and sweet white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
USA
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Riesling
Styles
dry white · sweet white · red
4
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Cayuga Lake is a sub-region in Finger Lakes, USA.

Growers build the wines around Riesling, filling out the blend with Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Cayuga.

Vines root into shale.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides, lakeside and steep sites.

The region is known for dry white wine, sweet white wine and red wine, plus one more.

Soil
Shale
Climate
Continental
Terrain
HillsidesLakesideSteep sites
Styles
dry whitesweet whiteredsparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 RieslingDominant Read → 02 ChardonnayBlending Read → 03 Cabernet FrancBlending Read → 04 CayugaSpecific to Region Read → 05 Cabernet Sauvignon Read → 06 Pinot Noir Read → 07 Sauvignon Blanc Read → 08 Gruner Veltliner Read → 09 Rkatsiteli Read → 10 Lemberger Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Airy Acres Vineyard Lemberger, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Airy Acres Vineyard Rkatsiteli, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Americana Vineyards Indian Summer, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Heart & Hands Mo Chuisle, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Hosmer Winery Cabernet Franc, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Hosmer Winery Cayuga White, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Hosmer Winery Chardonnay, Cayuga Lake, USA
  • Hosmer Winery Dry Riesling, Cayuga Lake, USA

Nearby regions.

01 Seneca LakeUSA Read → 02 Finger LakesUSA Read →

Cayuga Lake: common questions

01.
What grapes is Cayuga Lake known for?
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Riesling is the signature grape of Cayuga Lake. Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Cayuga are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Cayuga Lake make?
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Cayuga Lake produces dry white wine, sweet white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Cayuga Lake?
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Cayuga Lake is a sub-region in USA.

More from here: every wine region in USA, or the wider Finger Lakes guide.

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