A Stop at the Finger Lakes

A friend of Bob’s told us about his visits to the Finger Lakes area in New York State, and gave us some samples from his visits.  Since we were heading south Bob decided it would be a good idea to see what Ken was talking about.



Yes, it’s wine country…big time wine country, and who can pass through wine country without visiting some wineries? 


They all have very nice tasting rooms, and for a few dollars you can sample their wine.  Our first stop was Ventosa Winery, and we thought their wine was very good.  We bought some here! 


Fall is a beautiful time to visit the Finger Lakes.  The trees were beautiful, and this vineyard had some grapes still hanging on their vines.


There are small wineries lining all of the lakes, but we only traveled up and down and around Seneca Lake.  Ken gave us a list of his favorite wineries, and we tried to visit them all.  Oh, we bought some wine here too.


Doesn’t this look like a great place to sit and sip?


The lakes aren’t very wide, but they’re long, and so pretty.


 I think that the fall colors make everything look even nicer.


Look at all those barrels.  It smelled so good!


They proudly display their awards.  Yes, we bought some here!


Bob looks very happy.  Perhaps he sipped a little too much vino?


Look at all the medals their wines won!  They compete with the California wineries, and do quite well in the competitions.  Of course we bought some of their award winning wines! 


I’m assuming these barrels are full.  They wouldn't let me take a plug out to check.


Another shot of Seneca Lake.
We spent a week in the Fingers Lakes area and we bought our share of wine.  Trust me!

The Finger Lakes aren’t very far from Wellsboro, Pa, so that was our final stop before returning home.  That’s our next and final post for this trip, so stay tuned.