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2021

Millbrook Winery

Late Harvest Vineyard Selection

Bursting with apricot, orange oil, honey, honeysuckle, and candied melon, this late harvest selection dessert wine offers tremendous mid-palate richness. Layers of honeycomb, candied orange, and apricot unfold with lush intensity, balanced by zesty acidity and a fine salted almond finish, with vibrant tension and a luxurious fruit core.

2023

Colloca Estate Winery

Colloca Casa Bianco

This white blend is composed of 80% Traminette sourced from Miles Vineyard in the Finger Lakes and 20% Cayuga White from nearby Burlee Farms. The wine was aged for one year in neutral oak barrels. It opens with a flinty mineral nose and citrus peel, followed by wildflower aromatics. The palate layers in apple, pear, and peach fruit, lifted by bright lemony acidity, lime zest, and a subtle chamomile note. Crisp, clean, and energetic.

2023

Johnson Estate Winery

Freelings Creek Reserve Sparkling Traminette

Wow—aromatics of white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine lift from the glass, building into a subtly sweet richness and creamy, frothy mousse that finishes with a gentle kiss of floral sweetness and lift. This méthode champenoise-style sparkling Traminette is made from two acres of estate-grown vines planted in 2000. A French-American hybrid developed by Cornell University, Traminette is known for its intense rose-like character.

2024

Millbrook Winery

Hunt Country Rosé of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc

Unoaked and medium-bodied, this vivid blend of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Traminette, Seyval Blanc, and Chenin Blanc is zippy, bright, and red-fruited, with vibrant honeysuckle aromatics and luscious melon on the palate. Made using the saignée method (except for the white varieties), it’s layered and long, with red cherry and pomegranate emerging on the extended finish. Winemaker Ian Bearup took over from John Graciano in 2021 and continues to guide this expressive, energetic style.

2024

Thirsty Owl Wine Co.

Traminette

A focused, zippy, and zesty white with fragrant notes of sea grass, sea spray, grapefruit zest, and pithy lime carried across a light- to medium-bodied palate. The finish is long and driven by saline-laced acidity. Grapes are sourced from Swedish Hill Winery’s Blue Water Vineyards, a second-generation family-owned estate along the western shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes AVA.

2024

Whitecliff

Traminette

An extremely bold and aromatic semi-dry white wine, with residual sugar impressively balanced by vibrant acidity. It opens with poached pear and fleshy McIntosh apple, layered with hints of rose stem and lychee. A panoply of baking spice—coriander, cumin, and subtle warmth—adds depth and intrigue. A natural pairing for Indian or Asian cuisine.

NV

Colloca Estate Winery

Colloca Estate Winery Mindy's Giggle Juice

The nose on this effervescent rosé is utterly beguiling—fragrant jasmine and honeysuckle waft alongside candied red berry fruit, leading into a creamy, frothy mousse that’s sweet but balanced. Flavours of dried peach rings and apricot carry through the finish, making this wine as joyful as it is quaffable. The only thing giggly about it is how happy you’ll feel after polishing off the bottle. Crafted using the saignée method for color extraction, this fresh and crisp sparkler blends Riesling from the estate’s Lake Effect Vineyard, Cabernet Franc and Traminette from Miles Vineyard (all in the Finger Lakes AVA), and Cayuga White sourced from nearby Burlee Farms in New York State.

N/A

Whitecliff

North River Petillant (Traminette)

From Whitecliff Vineyard’s home estate-grown Traminette, this is pressed into stainless steel and fermented with native yeasts, then is allowed to ferment slowly until it hits the numbers winemaker Brad Martz is targeting—leaving enough residual sugar to complete fermentation in bottle. Disgorged to remove heavy lees, then recapped. It opens with bright apple and lifted baking spice, followed by a super frothy, assertive mousse that resolves through layers of white rose, orange oil, lychee, and a touch of grapefruit zest. Clean, zippy, and zingy.

Vintage

Wine

Type

Color

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2021

Producer

Name

Bursting with apricot, orange oil, honey, honeysuckle, and candied melon, this late harvest selection dessert wine offers tremendous mid-palate richness. Layers of honeycomb, candied orange, and apricot unfold with lush intensity, balanced by zesty acidity and a fine salted almond finish, with vibrant tension and a luxurious fruit core.

2023

Producer

Name

This white blend is composed of 80% Traminette sourced from Miles Vineyard in the Finger Lakes and 20% Cayuga White from nearby Burlee Farms. The wine was aged for one year in neutral oak barrels. It opens with a flinty mineral nose and citrus peel, followed by wildflower aromatics. The palate layers in apple, pear, and peach fruit, lifted by bright lemony acidity, lime zest, and a subtle chamomile note. Crisp, clean, and energetic.

2023

Producer

Name

Wow—aromatics of white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine lift from the glass, building into a subtly sweet richness and creamy, frothy mousse that finishes with a gentle kiss of floral sweetness and lift. This méthode champenoise-style sparkling Traminette is made from two acres of estate-grown vines planted in 2000. A French-American hybrid developed by Cornell University, Traminette is known for its intense rose-like character.

2024

Producer

Name

Unoaked and medium-bodied, this vivid blend of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Traminette, Seyval Blanc, and Chenin Blanc is zippy, bright, and red-fruited, with vibrant honeysuckle aromatics and luscious melon on the palate. Made using the saignée method (except for the white varieties), it’s layered and long, with red cherry and pomegranate emerging on the extended finish. Winemaker Ian Bearup took over from John Graciano in 2021 and continues to guide this expressive, energetic style.

2024

Producer

Name

A focused, zippy, and zesty white with fragrant notes of sea grass, sea spray, grapefruit zest, and pithy lime carried across a light- to medium-bodied palate. The finish is long and driven by saline-laced acidity. Grapes are sourced from Swedish Hill Winery’s Blue Water Vineyards, a second-generation family-owned estate along the western shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes AVA.

2024

Producer

Name

An extremely bold and aromatic semi-dry white wine, with residual sugar impressively balanced by vibrant acidity. It opens with poached pear and fleshy McIntosh apple, layered with hints of rose stem and lychee. A panoply of baking spice—coriander, cumin, and subtle warmth—adds depth and intrigue. A natural pairing for Indian or Asian cuisine.

NV

Producer

Name

The nose on this effervescent rosé is utterly beguiling—fragrant jasmine and honeysuckle waft alongside candied red berry fruit, leading into a creamy, frothy mousse that’s sweet but balanced. Flavours of dried peach rings and apricot carry through the finish, making this wine as joyful as it is quaffable. The only thing giggly about it is how happy you’ll feel after polishing off the bottle. Crafted using the saignée method for color extraction, this fresh and crisp sparkler blends Riesling from the estate’s Lake Effect Vineyard, Cabernet Franc and Traminette from Miles Vineyard (all in the Finger Lakes AVA), and Cayuga White sourced from nearby Burlee Farms in New York State.

N/A

Producer

Name

From Whitecliff Vineyard’s home estate-grown Traminette, this is pressed into stainless steel and fermented with native yeasts, then is allowed to ferment slowly until it hits the numbers winemaker Brad Martz is targeting—leaving enough residual sugar to complete fermentation in bottle. Disgorged to remove heavy lees, then recapped. It opens with bright apple and lifted baking spice, followed by a super frothy, assertive mousse that resolves through layers of white rose, orange oil, lychee, and a touch of grapefruit zest. Clean, zippy, and zingy.

Vintage

Wine

Type

Rating

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2021

2021 Millbrook Winery Late Harvest Vineyard Selection

Still Wine

N/A

2023

2023 Colloca Estate Winery Colloca Casa Bianco

Still Wine

$

2023

2023 Johnson Estate Winery Freelings Creek Reserve Sparkling Traminette

Sparkling Wine

$

2024

2024 Millbrook Winery Hunt Country Rosé of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc

Still Wine

$

2024

2024 Thirsty Owl Wine Co. Traminette

Still Wine

$

2024

2024 Whitecliff Traminette

Still Wine

$

NV

NV Colloca Estate Winery Colloca Estate Winery Mindy’s Giggle Juice

Sparkling Wine

$

N/A

NV Whitecliff North River Petillant (Traminette)

Sparkling Wine

$

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