Taste wines and tour the cellar at Seneca Lake's first winery. Glenora Wine Cellars offers tastings and cellar tours year round on the west side of Seneca Lake, just 10 minutes north of Watkins Glen. Opened in 1977, Glenora is known for premium sparkling wines and Rieslings and has won numerous international and national medals over the years. With an extensive collection of wines including red and white vinifera wines, innovative blends, sparkling, dessert, and fruit wines, there is a Glenora wine to please every palate. For a behind-the-scenes experience, try their Staves & Steel Cellar Tour and learn about the four methods of winemaking used at Glenora, or try their Chocolate & Wine Experience featuring Belgian chocolate truffles paired with wines.
Located below the winery, the Inn at Glenora Wine Cellars and Veraisons Restaurant offer lodging and regional fine dining year round overlooking Seneca Lake. Glenora offers the unique opportunity to enjoy all the amenities of the Finger Lakes in one beautiful location!
The Finger Lakes region is probably best known for award-winning wines, and for good reason. Natural setting and the growing experience of winemakers is making for extremely high quality red and white wines. In fact, the Finger Lakes region was recently voted top wine region in the United States. The world class Finger Lakes wines are not all the region get to boast about either. Other craft beverages have been making a name for themselves in this region. Craft breweries, cideries and distilleries have been opening up throughout the Finger Lakes.
The Finger Lakes embraces its wine culture, providing everyone (well, everyone 21 or older) with the chance to experience and learn about wine. Find out how to pair your favorite wine with dinner, learn about the winemaking and production process, and ask your burning questions about wine or grapes at the different winery tours and events held throughout the year.
The different Finger Lakes wine trails provide a connection easily navigable way to travel through the area while letting you taste what each has to offer. The Canandaigua Wine Trail takes you from just northeast of the city of Canandaigua all the way down the west side of Canandaigua Lake until you're just south of Naples; this route takes you to six wineries and four breweries. The other three wine trails, the Keuka Lake Wine Trail, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail and the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, take you around the lakes that give them their respective names.