wine trails and tours

In August 2018 USA Today’s 10 Best poll chose the Finger Lakes Wine region as the best in the country. We boast over 130 wineries as well as many breweries and cideries. Visitors from all over the world flock to the Finger Lakes year round to try the wines from our region, which is best know for its Rieslings. We have trail maps in our lobby or you can click on the links below.

Cayuga Lake Wine Trail

The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail is the oldest wine trail in the country. It includes 15 wineries, a cidery, a meadery, and 4 distilleries which have won over 5000 national and international awards.

South Hill Cider

Open year-round and located four miles from downtown Ithaca near Buttermilk Falls State Park, South Hill Cider is an attractive Finger Lakes Cidery offering farm-to-table food, guided tastings and drinks by the glass.  With a beautiful view across the Cayuga Lake Valley we grow apples, make cider, host music and events. Come taste ciders from single orchards, enjoy house-smoked meat, sandwiches with gluten-free and vegetarian offerings, and enjoy the view.

The Seneca Wine Trail

The Seneca Lake Wine Trail was formed in 1986 and has over 30 members who are dedicated to using grapes grown in the unique terrain surrounding the lake.

Experience the Finger Lakes

Owner Laura Winter-Falk is Certified Sommelier and Professor or Wine at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Her well trained staff of tour guides is well known for their knowledge of the area’s wines. You can join one of their tours or arrange one just for you and your group.

Red Feet Wine Market

Red Feet Wine Market and Spirit Provisions is a fine wine and liquor store specializing in small-production and estate-bottled wines and liquors from the Finger Lakes region and around the world.

The FLX Beverage Co.

The FLX Beverage Co stocks hundreds of beers, ciders, seltzers and sodas They have a rotating selection of growler beers, hard cider and soda on tap.

Viva Taqueria

Pasta Vitto

Ithaca Ale House

Mahogany Grill

Simeon’s American Bistro