Great place, fun and friendly staff. Delicious wines
Raymond Fernalld
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.
Caitlin R.
No offense to the owners, but this wine is terrible. It all tasted like it was turning, and they cannot compete with the surrounding 15 wineries we've tried. I don't want to trash a small business, but paying for something that tastes like it's gone bad is awkward and unpleasant. I mistakenly did not read the reviews before coming. It was $8 a tasting, so it's not a huge deal. I want to leave an honest review, and after seeing the other reviews, I felt compelled to leave my two cents. It shocked me how terrible it all was-sorry, and I like all types of varietals. They also didn't tell us anything about the wine, and the owner just walked away and never came back after pouring it. I didn't try the pizza, but according to the reviews, it's great.
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!
Janine Boucher
Amy was so sweet, welcoming and very helpful. Wonderful service and wine! Definitely recommend.
Comes a Horseman
Bought unfermented Riesling juice from these folks a few years ago, for my first try at home winemaking. Wonderful quality juice, lots of good advice and friendly service from the new vineyard owner. I recommend them to anyone!
Amy Cullen
Good wine made from Finger Lakes grapes. Staff is friendly.
Erik Herz
Super quaint setting inside an old barn. Quiet eating and drinking on the patio overlooking grape vines.Non-pretentious and chill. Absolutely love it here.
Terrible wine! We've been to 40+ wineries around Seneca and Cayuga over the past 12 years, and this is the only place where we couldn't finish our tasting and didn't buy any wine. We tried eight different wines and all of it was tasteless and seemed watered down.
Julie H.
Tastings set in a barn with some trinkets. The barn is full of gnats. The tasting was $8 for four. Didn't even finish the samples. --go across the road to the thirsty owl -multiple bars and a bistro $5 for 5 tastes and they give you $2 toward your purchase.
Chuck Price
This place is AWESOME. Had a chance to chat with the owner, Tom, who has owned & operated this vinyard for the past 30 years. Great guy. The staff was exceptionally friendly. My wife & I each had a sampling of 4 wines. I am by no means a wine connoisseur, and some suited my taste more-so than others, but that's the whole point in a tasting, isn't it? If you are on a mission to sample Finger Lakes wines, add this place to your list - you won't be disappointed
Haydar Kiran
Staff was nice. Wine was decent but the food made up for it - the Reuben was delicious. I didn't like they didn't have a restroom - they had a port-o-potty.
Laroy Burgess
The staff should be more active in the tasting process. The were each given 4 wines of our choice to taste. The server poured the wines and never said a word about them. We never felt engaged.
Great place, fun and friendly staff. Delicious wines
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.
No offense to the owners, but this wine is terrible. It all tasted like it was turning, and they cannot compete with the surrounding 15 wineries we've tried. I don't want to trash a small business, but paying for something that tastes like it's gone bad is awkward and unpleasant. I mistakenly did not read the reviews before coming. It was $8 a tasting, so it's not a huge deal. I want to leave an honest review, and after seeing the other reviews, I felt compelled to leave my two cents. It shocked me how terrible it all was-sorry, and I like all types of varietals. They also didn't tell us anything about the wine, and the owner just walked away and never came back after pouring it. I didn't try the pizza, but according to the reviews, it's great.
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!
Amy was so sweet, welcoming and very helpful. Wonderful service and wine! Definitely recommend.
Bought unfermented Riesling juice from these folks a few years ago, for my first try at home winemaking. Wonderful quality juice, lots of good advice and friendly service from the new vineyard owner. I recommend them to anyone!
Good wine made from Finger Lakes grapes. Staff is friendly.
Super quaint setting inside an old barn. Quiet eating and drinking on the patio overlooking grape vines.Non-pretentious and chill. Absolutely love it here.
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Terrible wine! We've been to 40+ wineries around Seneca and Cayuga over the past 12 years, and this is the only place where we couldn't finish our tasting and didn't buy any wine. We tried eight different wines and all of it was tasteless and seemed watered down.
Tastings set in a barn with some trinkets. The barn is full of gnats. The tasting was $8 for four. Didn't even finish the samples. --go across the road to the thirsty owl -multiple bars and a bistro $5 for 5 tastes and they give you $2 toward your purchase.
This place is AWESOME. Had a chance to chat with the owner, Tom, who has owned & operated this vinyard for the past 30 years. Great guy. The staff was exceptionally friendly. My wife & I each had a sampling of 4 wines. I am by no means a wine connoisseur, and some suited my taste more-so than others, but that's the whole point in a tasting, isn't it? If you are on a mission to sample Finger Lakes wines, add this place to your list - you won't be disappointed
Staff was nice. Wine was decent but the food made up for it - the Reuben was delicious. I didn't like they didn't have a restroom - they had a port-o-potty.
The staff should be more active in the tasting process. The were each given 4 wines of our choice to taste. The server poured the wines and never said a word about them. We never felt engaged.