Finger Lakes
Riesling on glacial lakes
- Soil
- Steep slopes above deep glacial lakes (Seneca, Cayuga) that temper a cold continental climate.
- Style
- Racy, mineral, dry-to-off-dry Riesling; bright Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.
- Top sites
- Steep lakeside slopes of Seneca and Cayuga lakes.
- Vintages
- 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Producers
- Hermann J. WiemerRavines
Tip · The deep Finger Lakes hold winter warmth, letting vines survive a frigid climate. The result is the US’s answer to Mosel and Alsace — racy, mineral Riesling.
Value pick
Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling · ~$20
From the family that proved vinifera could survive here — pure, zesty, mineral Finger Lakes Riesling.
Collector pick
Hermann J. Wiemer ‘HJW Vineyard’ Riesling · ~$45 · 2020
A single-vineyard benchmark — taut, age-worthy, Mosel-like New York Riesling.