Come to New York's original wine country, to sip and savor world-class wines, enjoy beautiful vistas and talk with tastemakers who make it all happen.
Your Finger Lakes experience awaits you. It all happens in a background of pristine lakes, forested hills, open farmland, and quaint small towns.
The harvest is in, the last of the leaves have come down, and the crowds have gone home for the year. What's left is the season we quietly love best — warm, candlelit tasting rooms, a bold glass of red that finally feels right, and the first stirrings of the holidays. It's an unhurried month, and that's the whole point. Here's how to spend it.
October is when the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail trades its long summer light for something warmer and quieter. The hillsides turn gold and crimson, the tasting rooms lean cozy and candlelit, and a bold glass of red suddenly feels exactly right. Harvest is wrapping, the crowds thin out, and the whole trail settles into its most atmospheric season, and it's going out in style. Here's how to spend it.
September is when the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail turns golden. The light shifts, the crush gets underway, and the weekends still hold enough warmth for one more afternoon on the patio. It's the trail's most beautiful season, and it builds toward the weekend the whole region waits for. Here's how to spend the month.
August is summer's long exhale on the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail. The vines are heavy, the evenings run late, and there's live music somewhere nearly every weekend. It's the month to slow down, squeeze in a few more lake days, and send the season off in style.
