Wine & Spirits Selects Ravines as Top 100 Winery in the World in 2022

For a third time, Ravines has been named a Top 100 Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits magazine. The publication describes the award as, “… a diverse collection of producers from around the globe, determined by the magazine’s exclusive blind-tasting process and celebrated for their exceptional wines.” The Top 100 Wineries will be featured in […]

20 years since creating the Finger Lakes first, truly “Dry” Riesling

DRY, EXPRESSIVE, TERROIR-DRIVEN FINGER LAKES WINES Exactly 20 years ago Ravines Wine Cellars was born thanks to mission of Morten and Lisa Hallgren – to create truly dry Riesling in the Finger Lakes. Since their first vintage which saw great acclaim in 2002, Ravines has grown into one of the top wine destinations in the […]

The Wine Advocate Rates All Ravines Wines 90+ Points

In June, Ravines and the Finger Lakes region received a big nod of confidence from The Wine Advocate’s Finger Lakes critic, Mark Squires. He wrote about Ravines, “One of the stars in the region, Ravines makes everything well, including reds. This was a stunning group, perhaps led by the amazing sparkler at a great price.” […]

Long-awaited Release of 2008 “Flor” Wine

On Sunday, January 27th we released an 11 year aged wine, Flor, with an extravagant wine dinner in our cellar room. Master Sommelier and renowned chef, Christopher Bates, created the menu and prepared dishes to pair with Flor and other Ravines wines. As a study and big proponent of fortified and oxidized wines, he gave guests a […]

New Release: Blanc de Blanc 2008

We are excited to announce the release of our new sparkling wine, a 2008 Blanc de Blanc. This wine is made with 100% Chardonnay grapes from our Argetsinger vineyard, a steep sloped vineyard on the East side of Seneca Lake. One of the oldest vineyards in the Finger Lakes, the grapes grown in its limestone […]

Wine & Spirits Magazine: Ravines in Top 100 Wineries

Each year, Wine & Spirits Magazine chooses 100 wineries from around the world as hallmarks of the industry. Ravines Wine Cellars was selected for producing a variety of high quality wines.  Land Baron:  Since moving to New York’s Finger Lakes in 1999, Denmark-born Morten Hallgren and his wife, Lisa, have been slowly putting together a Riesling-focused […]

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