Finger Lakes Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Wine from Finger Lakes comes out of New York, USA, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Riesling, backed by Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc.

Vines root into free-draining.

The climate is continental.

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

Dry white wine, sweet white wine and sparkling wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows luscious and vibrant and crisp.

The named areas within are Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake.

Pour them alongside seafood, poultry, spicy foods and light pasta dishes.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Soil

Free-draining

Climate

Continental

Terrain

LakesideSlopesSteep sites

Styles

dry whitesweet whitesparklingrosé

In the glass.

Sweet white: Luscious.

Sparkling: Vibrant and crisp.

Grapes planted here.

01 RieslingDominant Read → 02 ChardonnayBlending Read → 03 Pinot NoirBlending Read → 04 Cabernet FrancBlending Read → 05 Syrah Read → 06 Cabernet Sauvignon Read → 07 Rkatsiteli Read → 08 Concord Read → 09 Niagara Read → 10 Cayuga Read → 11 Vidal Read → 12 Gewurztraminer Read → 13 Meritage Read → 14 Saperavi Read →

Bottles to look for.

Apollo's Praise 'The Knoll' Riesling, Seneca Lake, USA
Apollo's Praise Dry Riesling, Seneca Lake, USA
Boundary Breaks Dry Rose, Finger Lakes, USA
Damiani Wine Cellars Meritage, Finger Lakes, USA
Dr. Konstantin Frank Brut, Finger Lakes, USA
Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling, Finger Lakes, USA
Dr. Konstantin Frank Gewurztraminer, Finger Lakes, USA
Dr. Konstantin Frank Old Vines Pinot Noir, Finger Lakes, USA

At the table.

seafood
poultry
spicy foods
light pasta dishes

Serving and cellaring.

Serve chilled.
Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

01 Cayuga LakeUSA Read → 02 Seneca LakeUSA Read →

Nearby regions.

01 New YorkUSA Read → 02 GermanyGermany Read → 03 CayugaUSA Read → 04 SenecaUSA Read →

Finger Lakes: common questions

01.

What grapes is Finger Lakes known for?

Riesling is the signature grape of Finger Lakes. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Finger Lakes make?

Finger Lakes produces dry white wine, sweet white wine, sparkling wine and rosé wine.

03.

Where is Finger Lakes?

Finger Lakes is a wine region in USA.

04.

What food goes with Finger Lakes wine?

Try seafood, poultry, spicy foods and light pasta dishes.

05.

How long does Finger Lakes wine age?

Keeps for 5 to 10 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in USA, or the wider New York guide.