OUR VINEYARD
Our vineyard is purposefully planted in the heart of the Finger Lakes, in the Town of Hector, on the southeast side of Seneca Lake, the largest of the glacial Finger Lakes by volume. We grow Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Only 100% Estate Grown fruit is used in our winemaking.
With plantings extending to the Seneca Lake shoreline, and a steep, westward facing slope our vineyard is optimally situated to maximize the sunlight hours captured during the growing season and produce a micro-climate which helps mitigate the challenges of growing vinifera in upstate New York.
WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL
RYAN WILLIAM VINEYARD
FEATURED WINE
2021 New York Wine Classic
WINNER OF BEST ROSÉ
PINOT NOIR ROSÉ
2021 New York Wine Classic
Gold Medal - 94 points
Year
2019
Bottle size
750ml
Tasting Note
Made from 100% hand harvested Pinot Noir, the 2019 Pinot Noir Rosé is dry and delicate. The grape skins were macerated with the fruit in a traditional cold soak to provide clean yet complex layered aromatics of strawberry and ripe watermelon. Expertly balanced, the wine finishes with mouthwatering notes of raspberry and blood orange.
Please call to order.
PINOT NOIR
Year
2016
Bottle size
750ml
Tasting Note
As is typical for all of our reds, the 2016 Pinot Noir was held back and aged in bottle for several years allowing the tannins to reach their optimal elegance. The wine is now picking up aromas reminiscent of Bing cherries and nutmeg that follow through on the palate with hints of ripe pomegranates, and finishes with great structure and notes of blackberry.
Please call to order.
DRY RIESLING
2021 New York Wine Classic
Gold Medal - 93 points
Year
2018
Bottle size
750ml
Notes from Judges
“Strong and varietally indicative”
“Great typicity and intensity”
“Lovely balance”
“Leaves an ethereal impression”
THE TASTING BARN
GREAT WINE STARTS IN THE VINEYARD
GREAT TIMES HAPPEN AT THE TASTING BARN
Located on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail in the Finger Lakes of central New York State, our tasting room, known as The Tasting Barn, is minutes from Watkins Glen, the town of Hector, and the village of Burdett, and just a short drive from Ithaca and Trumansburg.
The Tasting Barn offers curbside food and provisions to go, as well as dine-in, tapas-style snacks, brunch, lunch and specialty dinners. All of our offerings are fresh, local, made-to-order, and set in our restored and rejuvenated barn, originally built between 1865 and 1870.
