Loved this humble winery! They put a lot of thought into the many creative wine names that left a…read morelasting impression on our group. We sat on the patio (warning there are some pretty aggressive bees!) Between the 8 of us we tasted every wine on the tasting list. We left with a case of wine and suggestions for places to check out in the area. They also had a cute gift shop where most of our group found must-have souvenirs! Parking was plentiful out by the restaurant where we had brunch, and we didn't even have to move the car. It was a winning two-fer!

Beth always gives everyone 5 star service. She is so knowledgeable on all the wines. As busy as the…read morewinery was this day, we never felt rushed. This is such a fun escape for us every time we visit.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Naples Grape Festival. On the one hand you have a great…read moreopportunity to get your hand on some of the greatest Grape pies around. On the other, crowds of people, money trap, long waits to get in and out of the village. Here's what's lacking: *Not much (good)entertainment *Everyone is selling anything and everything (junk included) *Crowded sidewalks where people stop directly in the middle without regard to the line of others behind them. *A long drive from the city Here's what I love: *Views of the lake on the drive down *Views of fall foliage *Joseph's Wayside Market *Grape pocket cookies from the church in the center of town *Jeni's Pies are the best *Plenty of (paid) parking at Hazlitt *Wine slushies from Hazlitt YUM! In the past there seemed to be more artisans, but this year it felt like there were vendors just selling anything. It felt overwhelming with so many people crammed in in the sidewalks. I'll admit it's a great walk from one end of town to the other. Make your way to the south end to check out Joseph's. If you've never been, it's worth the trip, just be prepared for people to stop in front of you without warning because they can't text and walk at the same time!

I absolutely love this Festival. I remember coming here when I was younger and enjoying the food…read moreand the events. Fast forward 20+ years, and I introduced it to my wife. It starts off with a nice pleasant drive through some really beautiful country along scenic Canandaigua Lake. We come in from the North, and since we arrive early in the morning parking is plentiful. However, there is a 10-15 minute walk to get to the center of the festival area. Along the way, you can look at the small stores selling their wares (books, records, etc.) and peruse the many garage sales that pop up along main street. When you arrive at the festival, you are hit with a three-fold attack of (1) great carnival food, (2) lots of arts and crafts vendors, and (3) live music and the cacophony of thousands of people in one space. Aside from the typical kettle corn, fried dough, and sausage sandwiches, you can feast on anything and everything that can be made with a grape... pies, cakes, cookies, cotton candy, ice cream, etc. Frankly, it is a bit overwhelming but in a wonderful way. We don't usually buy too many crafts or artwork (and if you do, be warned that you will need to carry it back to your car somehow) but we do enjoy some things that are just necessary on a day like this: Carnival Waffles (which you cannot get outside of Western NY, and asking about them will just lead to blank stares), grape pie, and lots of bottled water. Who has the best grape pie? If you read the signs, that will narrow it done but I try a new place every time and seem to enjoy them all. Grape pie tastes like blueberry + wine... yummy! There are wine vendors too, and a nearby winery offers tasting and I think tours though we have never done it. This festival takes the best things in life and combines them. Carnival food minus the weird looking carnys; beautiful New York fall scenery with lovely, sunny weather; amazing arts and crafts with plenty of useless made in China junk and dozens of yard sales thrown in, and people having fun. Just watch the bikers that try and ride down Main Street every year only to get stuck in traffic. Even then they are having a blast. The local school gets involved too with various fundraisers. Hint: when you buy food from the area next to the school, make sure you get all the ketchup you need before you go and sit down on the grassy knoll. Navigating the crowds to get the small things you forgot with your food is no fun. I cannot wait until September when I can go again!

I continue to love Hazlitt Red Cat Cellar.. I recently went and was delighted to see the addition…read moreof the Wine Chalet- it feels like a speakeasy vibe.. a great place to grab a glass and relax instead of the tasting room.. the service was quick and the whole experience was relaxing. Hazelitt in Naples needs to be a stop for anyone near Naples!!

This was unfortunately a low point on our trip and a reminder to me to stop picking places based on…read morethe name (which I'm probably going to keep doing, if we're being honest). My cousin chums and I kicked off our mini winery tour here this past Labor Day around midday/early afternoon-ish. There was a small batch of wineries in the Naples area that were conveniently located within a short drive of our Airbnb, and this one logically made the most sense to kick off the adventures. The first issue is the location/atmosphere. The best wineries for me are comfortable and have a nice, pleasant view to look at while you sip your wine. This just doesn't have that all - the winery is located directly behind what looks to be an old factory building, so your view is of that building or at best, the picnic tables to the side of the winery which are sort of in an enclosed outside area that also doesn't offer any real views. The other problem with this situation is that it's a bit DIY - when we ordered our wine flights, we were instructed to bring them outside to wherever we wanted to sit. That's fine, but to even get to the aforementioned picnic tables, we needed to navigate down one or two flights of stairs and another seating area - you're just begging for an accident to happen here. We probably would have opted for the picnic tables if it were an easier trek to get to them. Instead we went with a narrow high-top situation in the area right outside the building on an enclosed porch which did not have a lot of room for our three wine flights. The fire pit/Adirondack chair situation closest to the door of the wine/gift shop is probably your best bet at least in terms of comfort, but again, it's just a view of the back of a factory building. We each got a $10 wine flight. It was a little annoying to get the little booklet/menu of options indicating we could choose any six, only to be informed verbally and in writing within the actual shop that it was now four. That kind of discrepancy shouldn't be reflected in your paperwork that you're handing out to customers - it looks unprofessional and feels like a holiday cash grab. And a very easy fix; that's a quick trip/order to your local printer at some point, assuming that's a permanent change and not a temporary one to take advantage of Labor Day Weekend visitors. Given that you're drinking booze by definition, what the winery offers for snacks/food is one of its more important qualities. And again, they fell short. At least they DID provide free popcorn, but it was stale and almost inedible. It also wasn't entirely clear what the water situation was; one of my cousins came out with a bottle of it but wasn't sure if it was being offered gratis or not; it didn't end up being an issue, but it was noticeably not good either, which is an odd thing to say about water. But the container it was in had a noticeable smell of dirty dishwater so it didn't seem like they were cleaning their cups/bottles well. Not great. The big problem overall? The wine isn't good, and you kind of know it going in when they're literally selling the wine by the pouch in addition to bottles. It's difficult to take a winery seriously when they're packaging their product in a container that's understandably associated with cheap, mediocre (if that) wine. I ordered the 2023 Gewurz, a Bubbly Reisling, the Schooner White and the Red Cat, which was arguably promoted more heavily than any of the other wines (not surprisingly given the name). The Red Cat probably IS the best of the wines I sampled but like a lot of the varieties, was super sweet and didn't have a lot to offer, palate-wise. I actually tend to like the semi sweet more than the drier wines because for me it's typically a smoother drink and easier to distinguish the notes, but there just really isn't anything here - I hate to say it, but it tasted like fruit juice, which I can just grab from the supermarket if so inclined. The only reason this isn't a one-star review is because the young women inside were very nice. I don't think any of the issues we encountered were because of them; they warmly greeted us as soon as we came in, and were helpful in directing us to the tasting area. They didn't have a lot to work with, and did what they could - that's a tribute to the winery's hiring practices at least. Avoid this one. If you need to drink wine out of a pouch, your local liquor store has them in the clearance section.

I actually work at the tasting room and LOVE our team and our product! The wine selection is vast…read morebut we rotate tasting sheet options through the year due to sheer quantity of styles. We tend to be more dominant on our dry styles white and red and some lively rosés. Our off dry and semisweet and sweet varietals are extremely popular as well. Discard what you may remember from distant past of Finger Lakes Wines and come in to see for yourself how much has changed in this beautiful wine region! Heron Hill tasting room is located about 45 minutes to the north west of the actual winery in Hammondsport. We do NOT have lake views but gorgeous vineyard views and lake hill views. My favorite is Reserve Red and our Chardonnays are delightful! That being said, I do quite enjoy SO MANY more and couldn't keep the list manageable if I were to name each.

Heron Hill in Canandaigua offered my husband and I a wonderful experience. Their selection of wines…read moreis impressive. The staff is exceptionally friendly. The cozy atmosphere is perfect for a relaxed tasting or spending some time enjoying a glass of your favorite. Definitely a spot worth visiting! Bonus- if you have an electric car, there are two charging stations on site.

Haven't visited the Keuka lake Wineries in some time. And this was my first visit to Konstantin…read moreFrank. The wineries wines you can argue for or against as it is a matter of taste. We visited with Friends to do a tasting but mostly to soak up the atmosphere and it was wonderful. The wines in my humble opinion were great to. But it was very interesting to learn about the locations of the plots and taste the difference in the grapes as well as learn that the winery still keeps up with it's Ukrainian Heritage notwithstanding the generalized Soviet attitude toward more intelligent and energetic members of its society. The person who was doing our tasting was very knowledgeable so we learned a lot. Tasted quite a bit bought some but enjoyed our experience immensely.

What a cool winery experience! My husband and I did the Vinifera Vineyard Tour which is 10/10…read morerecommended to anyone visiting Dr. Frank. We learned so much about the Vinifera vines and the impact they have on the entire region's winemaking processes. I especially enjoyed walking though the vineyard and seeing the grapes in the different phases they go through prior to harvest. It was really cool tasting the wines while looking at and learning about the grapes they derive from. Lauren was a fantastic guide and really leaned into answering any/ all questions the group had. She was super personable, as well. The tour ended with delicious flatbread/ pizza with ingredients from the winery's garden. The flavors were so palatable together and really ended the tour on such a high note! Rkatsiteli & Saperavi were surprisingly my favorite wines I tried (mainly because I'm a red wine drinker normally). I'd love to go back and do another tasting to try more of the varietals offered. But this was an amazing way to learn about the history of such an impactful winemaker.

First time visiting and what a lovely experience…read more There are two separate buildings, one for tastings (enjoyed the wine) and the other is a bakery/deli store. We bought lunch and took it into the tasting building that has wonderful seating. In the bakery I discovered Grape Pie! Never heard of it and tried it out. Wow! Definitely delicious!

Tabora was a winery I was extremely excited to check out but it proved to be mediocre. There were a…read morecouple of good wines, one of which I got in the deli next door post- tasting when we got some food to munch on. The food in the deli was also really yummy too. I loved the varying options and timely service there. I think the two things to note would be that this felt like a winery you could just go hang with friends at and enjoy good conversation. While we did that, I was really looking forward to wine education from our server/ somm and a good conversation around the wines and history. Instead, our server was visibly worried and irritated by the prospect of the trolley guests. It was just a lackluster experience from a service perspective. At least on the winery side. I also wish I knew we should grab food first then bring to the winery side, but we ended up spending some extra time on property due to not realizing the deli/ winery set up. I'd give it another shot but would honestly plan this as a more relaxing/ chill spot to stop at for some decent wine and tasty food.

My family celebrated our Aunts 80th birthday this past weekend, and one of the events included a…read moreprivate tasting with the wine maker Jordan. There were 12 of us tasting and 3 not tasting. Jordan did a great job, very knowledgeable and comfortable answering any questions. His presentation is not a typical one, with different stories and vineyard and grape dscriptions. His demeanor is welcoming with a smile and a charm that makes you feel great. Thanks again Point of the Bluff for the special touches. The wine is very good, improving each year.

Jess was an amazing host who walked us through a tasting. Love the quaintness of the tasting room…read moreand ambiance. Perfect spot for a relaxing afternoon.

Love this spot! Yummy wine and decent food…read more Quick friendly service. We did get seated on the patio then had to move inside right after getting our drinks due to a wedding. Communication could have been better to just seat us inside from the jump, but still a great experience.

Dear Ron Winery is the best location on the lake in the finger Lakes area. Kim is exceptional…read moreknowledgeable, helpful, kind, beautiful and compassionate. This is a must stop whenever I'm in town. The wines are delicious the company exceptional the experience remarkable.

This was a hidden gem! we stopped on our way to the lake for a girls weekend!…read more Our host and hostess were so gracious, helpful and knowledgeable! The cider was great, the company was amazing! They even wrote down wineries and breweries they suggested we check out, which we did.

Keuka Spring Vineyards was our kickoff into my birthday weekend last month! And it was a great…read morechoice!! We had a great tasting with a lovely older woman with glasses - I'm kicking myself for not writing this sooner when my name memory was fresh. She was so knowledgeable and really indulged me on my questions on each of the wines, as well as, the history of the winery and area. I also appreciated how she prepared each pour by swirling a bit of the wine in the glass prior to prevent picking up notes from the previous wine. She also made our visit special by showing us a short movie about the history of Keuka Spring Vineyards which was SO cool! Both my husband and I enjoyed almost all of the reds we tried, although I also was pleasantly surprised by the Chardonnay and Riesling I tried! But the Cabernet Franc + the Blaufränkisch were our favorites!!! We enjoyed a glass of the latter after our tasting with a beautiful view of Keuka lake. There was also a food truck on site that offered small tasty bites to enjoy while relaxing in the patio/ lawn area. We will definitely return on our next trip!

This is by far my favorite winery I've ever experienced! Family owned, amazing wine at a very…read morehumble price and beautiful live music. I'm from Southern California and visited many vineyard and wineries and Savor is hands down my favorite. Thank you to the Savor family!! I will be back

Stopped in for the wine slush & it was fabulous! Beautiful location & a very friendly owner! Take…read morethe time to go & check out this hidden gem! Fabulous views of the countryside!