We really enjoyed our visit to Cayuga Ridge. The owners, Susie and Tom, were the nicest people. We also enjoyed talking with their staff as they were very hospitable as well. The tasting room was in a beautiful barn. We did a wine flight and ended up buying a couple of bottles.
Ellen Pulford
I’ve been visiting vineyards in the area for the last few days and Ms. Bobby had the best hospitality by far. My girlfriend and I stopped in right before she closed and she was still very accommodating. Great conversation and amazing wine! She had the best Chardonnay I’ve tasted and I will def be back to say goodbye before my trip ends.
Carol Doolittle
Very pleasant atmosphere in the large converted barn. A nice change of pace from other buildings. Pleasant, knowledgeable hosts. An owner is also usually there. A good selection of dry wines as well as fun wines. Great place to get gifts to take home too! A must stop on your winery travels.
R B
Friendly service.
Daniel Murphy
Cranberry Frost was a huge hit at Thanksgiving - good thing I had multiple bottles
J P
Dog friendly. People friendly. Great wine.
Abbey Povlock
Such a cute family owned winery!! 10/10 recommend
Abbey Degen
Such a cute family owned winery!! 10/10 recommend
Michele Ford
Great place, fun and friendly staff. Delicious wines
Cat Berkheiser Finn
We had a great time there with delicious wine and beautiful scenery and the woman who ran it were fun and engaging 🩷
I did not intend to visit Cayuga Ridge Estate, but I had time to kill before my next tasting reservation, and Thirsty Owl and Sheldrake Point had no openings available. So I tried out CRE, to my great regret. First bad sign: the tasting included a couple of fruit wines (non-grape) that were, according to the person who gave me the sheet, "good for making Mimosas". The barn setting for the tasting included a port-a-john toilet in the parking area; mercifully I did not need to wee that badly. The wines were served in the manner of a beer tasting, with four plastic cups in a wooden holder. I had a Chardonnay, the "Chancellor" red, and two Rieslings, one from 2020 and the other from 2016. The Chardonnay tasted of wood that had been charred and then soaked in water until it was rotten. The Chancellor had that awful pseudo-cinnamon harshness associated with unripe fruit and incompetent wine processing. 2020 was a great year for Rieslings, so it speaks volumes that this winery managed to botch that too; both Rieslings were watery and had none of the lovely fruit or mineral aromatics that one would associate with the varietal. I killed as much time as I could, left half the contents of the cups behind, and swore never to return. This is the worst wine I have had in years; CRE is a place designed to cater to the local yokels who have no sense of what constitutes good winemaking, or even competent winemaking.
Amber Uhl
I love the barn theme! Great tastings. Only downfall is they only have porter johns.
J Kierecki
A great visit today at Cayuga Ridge Winery. Bobby was our host and she gave us a wealth of information and sharing on the viticultures, history of grapes in the area, and a great life she has lived so far. Interesting offerings for this season. We will stop back on the next wine trip.
Tami Eisenga
We enjoyed our wine tasting and learning the history of this winery. Amy was a delightful host who was happy to answer all our questions. Highly recommend this winery!
We really enjoyed our visit to Cayuga Ridge. The owners, Susie and Tom, were the nicest people. We also enjoyed talking with their staff as they were very hospitable as well. The tasting room was in a beautiful barn. We did a wine flight and ended up buying a couple of bottles.
I’ve been visiting vineyards in the area for the last few days and Ms. Bobby had the best hospitality by far. My girlfriend and I stopped in right before she closed and she was still very accommodating. Great conversation and amazing wine! She had the best Chardonnay I’ve tasted and I will def be back to say goodbye before my trip ends.
Very pleasant atmosphere in the large converted barn. A nice change of pace from other buildings. Pleasant, knowledgeable hosts. An owner is also usually there. A good selection of dry wines as well as fun wines. Great place to get gifts to take home too! A must stop on your winery travels.
Friendly service.
Cranberry Frost was a huge hit at Thanksgiving - good thing I had multiple bottles
Dog friendly. People friendly. Great wine.
Such a cute family owned winery!! 10/10 recommend
Such a cute family owned winery!! 10/10 recommend
Great place, fun and friendly staff. Delicious wines
We had a great time there with delicious wine and beautiful scenery and the woman who ran it were fun and engaging 🩷
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Very nice place, very friendly and helpful
I did not intend to visit Cayuga Ridge Estate, but I had time to kill before my next tasting reservation, and Thirsty Owl and Sheldrake Point had no openings available. So I tried out CRE, to my great regret. First bad sign: the tasting included a couple of fruit wines (non-grape) that were, according to the person who gave me the sheet, "good for making Mimosas". The barn setting for the tasting included a port-a-john toilet in the parking area; mercifully I did not need to wee that badly. The wines were served in the manner of a beer tasting, with four plastic cups in a wooden holder. I had a Chardonnay, the "Chancellor" red, and two Rieslings, one from 2020 and the other from 2016. The Chardonnay tasted of wood that had been charred and then soaked in water until it was rotten. The Chancellor had that awful pseudo-cinnamon harshness associated with unripe fruit and incompetent wine processing. 2020 was a great year for Rieslings, so it speaks volumes that this winery managed to botch that too; both Rieslings were watery and had none of the lovely fruit or mineral aromatics that one would associate with the varietal. I killed as much time as I could, left half the contents of the cups behind, and swore never to return. This is the worst wine I have had in years; CRE is a place designed to cater to the local yokels who have no sense of what constitutes good winemaking, or even competent winemaking.
I love the barn theme! Great tastings. Only downfall is they only have porter johns.
A great visit today at Cayuga Ridge Winery. Bobby was our host and she gave us a wealth of information and sharing on the viticultures, history of grapes in the area, and a great life she has lived so far. Interesting offerings for this season. We will stop back on the next wine trip.
We enjoyed our wine tasting and learning the history of this winery. Amy was a delightful host who was happy to answer all our questions. Highly recommend this winery!
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