We had to wait a bit to get our tasting as it was very busy. The tasting attendant was very…read morecognizant of this and kept checking on us. She was a lot of fun and gave the tasting extra pizzazz! She clearly knew all of the wines very well and gave us suggestions on how to use each one. There is a shop attached that sells other good items made by the company. We tasted a few (the raspberry celery seed dressing is phenomenal) and ended up buying 10 items between our wines and other things. It was a lot of fun. Highly recommend making this a stop on your wine travels. The Chardonnay and Dry Rose were especially delicious. This is a great family owned small business that is deeply proud of what it produces. We had a wonderful time.

All the wines tasted of chemicals, plus they do their tastings in plastic cups. Terrible wine- very…read moredisappointed.

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 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 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!

Also known as Great Western winery. It's the 1st bonded winery in the United states. For historical…read morepurposes of understanding champagne, wine, and sherry production, as well as its inception and roll in the region everyone should take the tour of Pleasant Valley Wine Company. This really is a treasure!! Allow 3 hours to spend time in the museum, watch a short film, take the tour, do tastings, and shop! It was time we'll spent for our group! Jenny, the manager, was our tour guide today. She was engaging, knowledgeable, and plain old a pleasure to spend time with on our tour. She gave us an in-depth tour of the facility with a lot of history! It gave us a better understanding and appreciation for champagne and sherry, how they are made and their history. I hope sherry has a comeback!! What a cool product with so many uses. The property could use some TLC, new roads, some fresh paint, but I get the idea they're doing what they can to keep the business alive. Our tasting experience, also with Jenny was enlightening! We had their champagne, found them to be wonderful! They also offer wine tastings, and sherry tastings. I'd never had sherry before. But it won't be that last time. I'll bake with it, cook with it, sip it! What a treat! They have an on-site shop where champagne, wine , sherry, and trinkets can be purchased for VERY reasonable prices! Don't miss this treasure!

While visiting Keuka Lake, my boyfriend and I ended up running into my mom and aunt who were in the…read morearea celebrating my aunt's birthday. Their next stop was to Pleasant Valley, so we decided to join them. My mom had made reservations and we arrived and added to them. The tasting was only $5 for each person, which was really nice compared to some of the other wineries who are charging a lot for the wine tastings. We were part of the last tastings of the day, so we didn't have time to look throughout the museum they have, which would have been nice. There is a lot of history there. For this winery, you are seated, and you give the server which wines you want and they bring them back with some crackers, and a piece of brownie. I didn't really care for the wines, I like drier, but my mom and aunt enjoyed it.

Visiting from Florida and found Deer Run on our maps, decided to give it a try. We were greeted…read morewith such friendly faces and hospitality. We sat on the front porch with the beautiful flowers and had a couple flights and snacks. The food and wine were both amazing, left with a few bottles. Highly recommend!

If I could give 0 stars I would. The staff here were excellent. They were incredibly kind and…read moreaccommodating, and I feel terrible for how awfully short staffed they were for a saturday afternoon. It took more than 2 hours for our food to arrive, and the quality was not up to par, because there was only 1 person in the back doing everything, and it was a college student serving more than 30 people in the cafe. The worst feeling as a customer who worked in the food industry is having all of these problems but still not saying anything to the staff because there is nothing else they can do. The staff here needed help and it showed. Don't come here for food. Drinks were great. For reference, this is my first and only review ive ever made.

My favorite overall winery in the fingerlakes region goes to ravines. The man behind the counter…read morewas knowledgeable and friendly. The wines were overall very good. Rieslings typical of the area but their reds were beautiful. They had a wide selection of wines and you could do a customizable flight. Great vibes and great wine

My family and I arrived to the Ravines Geneva tasting room on Sunday 5/10 (Mother's Day) at 4:43pm…read moreand upon entering were promptly told the tasting room was closed as they were closing in 15 minutes. We have previously been Ravines wine club members and frequently enjoy stopping into their tasting room for wine tasting, food and purchasing bottles. We would have happily purchased some wine to take home with us (likely a case or more) but the staff was incredibly unfriendly and unwelcoming. When I asked, for future visits, when the tastings usually stop, I was told 4:30. Ravines may want to update their website and online presence to reflect this (everything posted says 5pm close) as we were disappointed to be unable to finish our Mother's Day celebration at their tasting room. Due to the completely unfriendly welcome (customers were walking past us with fresh pours, clearly having just been served), we opted to leave without purchasing any wine - a significant loss for their business, not only in sales but also in customer loyalty. No one apologized that we couldn't be served or asked if we wanted to purchase any wine. We won't be back any time soon and will share the experience with friends so as to help them avoid a similarly unpleasant experience. We were once loyal but now disappointed Ravines customers.

Although I'm usually more of a sweet wine drinker, Domaine Leseurre introduced me to a few wines…read moreI've become completely obsessed with. I did a wine tasting while my partner enjoyed the macaron and wine pairing, and both experiences were fantastic! The gentleman helping us was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and made us feel right at home. The scenery both inside and out felt like a little slice of Italy overlooking the Lake. The wines, atmosphere, and service all exceeded our expectations. We're back home in PA from our ventures .. but still thinking back to our visit. As a photographer, I couldn't resist taking a few photos while we were there --and this place is every bit as beautiful as it looks. Highly recommended!

Had a really good barrel aged Chardonnay here - if fact it was the only bottle I bought the whole…read moretrip - just very unique Chardonnay and stood out amongst all the other wines we tried! The tasting room is beautiful and located just up the drive from Weis making it a really easy second stop. They have a good selection of dry and they do a Macaron pairing, which I have had in the past and enjoyed. Something a little different, but takes a little extra time that your standard tasting.

Every year we stop by here on our way to Naples. They have a short season, September- October(when…read moregrapes are in season). We always stop for just a half gallon of a few juices. They are unpasteurized, so you have to drink them within a week if you are just using it as juice. You can also purchase the juice to make your own wine. Which they have everything you need to make your own wine at home, right there to purchase. New this year, they have made their own wine! You can do a tasting and also purchase on site. One hit for the family is that when you go there you can sample everything they have available at the time.