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Spend a day tasting Finger Lakes wines on a guided tour of Canandaigua’s top vineyards. This full‑day experience includes three to four winery visits, lakeside lunch options, and local insights into the region’s glacial soils and winemaking practices.
Spend a day tasting Finger Lakes wines on a guided tour of Canandaigua’s top vineyards. This full‑day experience includes three to four winery visits, lakeside lunch options, and local insights into the region’s glacial soils and winemaking practices.
You step off the minivan onto a gravel driveway, cool lake air lifting the scent of crushed grape skins and wood smoke. The vineyards slope toward Canandaigua Lake, rows of vines stringing the hillside like careful stitches, and your guide opens the day with a map and a simple invitation: taste the geology.
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Operated by Crush Beer & Wine Tours · Canandaigua, New York
You step off the minivan onto a gravel driveway, cool lake air lifting the scent of crushed grape skins and wood smoke. The vineyards slope toward Canandaigua Lake, rows of vines stringing the hillside like careful stitches, and your guide opens the day with a map and a simple invitation: taste the geology.
The Finger Lakes are glacial scars—deep, cold lakes carved by ice and edged by limestone-rich soils that coax bright acidity from Riesling and assertive character from Cabernet Franc. The Canandaigua Wine Trail threads small family estates and renovated century barns where winemakers mix old‑world technique with regionally tuned experimentation. Along the route you'll hear local history—bootleggers turned growers, postwar plantings, and the modern boom that put New York wines on tasting-room tables worldwide.
Culturally, these wineries are social spaces: tasting bars, picnic lawns, and small-production cellars where proprietors will discuss canopy management, harvest timing, and oak choices. Expect educational tastings at three to four stops, with an optional bistro lunch at Nolan's on Canandaigua Lake for a lakeside pause.
Practicalities matter: bring a valid photo ID (21+), arrive on time for the meeting point off Route 96, and plan for a 5–6 hour outing with minimal walking between seated tastings. Dress in layers—lake breezes can cut through—and sip water between flights to keep your palate and balance steady. This is a social, sensory day built around place, people, and the soil beneath the vines.
The tour visits three to four wineries depending on the option selected; the full-day tour includes an additional stop at Casa Larga.
Lunch is optional—select the Sip & Savor plus Lunch option to include a bistro-style meal at Nolan’s (or occasional substitute) served with wine.
Yes; tastings at the scheduled wineries are included as part of the tour package.
The lunch option can accommodate common dietary needs if arranged in advance—note restrictions when booking.
Crush Beer & Wine Tours operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
You step off the minivan onto a gravel driveway, cool lake air lifting the scent of crushed grape skins and wood smoke. The vineyards slope toward Canandaigua Lake, rows of vines stringing the hillside like careful stitches, and your guide opens the day with a map and a simple invitation: taste the geology.
You step off the minivan onto a gravel driveway, cool lake air lifting the scent of crushed grape skins and wood smoke. The vineyards slope toward Canandaigua Lake, rows of vines stringing the hillside like careful stitches, and your guide opens the day with a map and a simple invitation: taste the geology.
The Finger Lakes are glacial scars—deep, cold lakes carved by ice and edged by limestone-rich soils that coax bright acidity from Riesling and assertive character from Cabernet Franc. The Canandaigua Wine Trail threads small family estates and renovated century barns where winemakers mix old‑world technique with regionally tuned experimentation. Along the route you'll hear local history—bootleggers turned growers, postwar plantings, and the modern boom that put New York wines on tasting-room tables worldwide.
Culturally, these wineries are social spaces: tasting bars, picnic lawns, and small-production cellars where proprietors will discuss canopy management, harvest timing, and oak choices. Expect educational tastings at three to four stops, with an optional bistro lunch at Nolan's on Canandaigua Lake for a lakeside pause.
Practicalities matter: bring a valid photo ID (21+), arrive on time for the meeting point off Route 96, and plan for a 5–6 hour outing with minimal walking between seated tastings. Dress in layers—lake breezes can cut through—and sip water between flights to keep your palate and balance steady. This is a social, sensory day built around place, people, and the soil beneath the vines.