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Late Harvest wines are produced by leaving the grapes on the vine one to two months longer than normal, which allows the grapes to become dehydrated and thus sweeter due to higher concentrations of sugar.  Workers covered the rows of grapes with netting to prevent the birds, deer and other critters from eating the…(Read More)

Last Sunday, January 15, Ravines kicked off its “Chef and Winemaker” series with a vertical tasting of 5 vintages of Ravines Meritage. Attendees had a chance to do a side-by-side tasting of the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 vintages, and winemaker Morten Hallgren surprised everyone by bringing a couple of bottles of the…(Read More)

In its December 31, 2016 issue, Wine Spectator selected Ravines Wine Cellars’ 2014 Dry Riesling as one of the Top 100 Wines in the world.  This is the 4th time a Ravines wine has been selected to be on this prestigious list, following our 2012 Argetsinger Vineyard Dry Riesling, 2012 Dry Riesling, and 2009…(Read More)

Wednesday, November 9, 2016  New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov’s annual Thanksgiving wine panel column featured 10 wines, including Ravines’ 2013 Pinot Noir.   Ravines 2013 Pinot Noir The pinot noir reminded me … of a trousseau from the Jura…pale-colored, subtle and reticent on its own… fresh, herbal flavors come…(Read More)

Planting begins on a new vineyard at our White Springs location on Seneca Lake A new 10 acre vineyard is being constructed abreast of the 42 acres at Ravines’ White Springs Vineyard. Apart of the Niagara Escarpment Extension, the soil composition at White Springs consists of calareous limestone under honeyoye loam. The site has a…(Read More)

If you have visited our Keuka Lake tasting room recently, you might have noticed some activity on the slopes behind the building.  We cleared the slope and have planted over 6,000 Riesling and Chardonnay vines on 5.5 acres overlooking the lake. Our vineyard team used GPS and laser technology to plant the…(Read More)

If you’ve visited one of our tasting rooms, it’s likely that you have seen the “Library List” near the register.  This is a list of older vintages of some of our wines that are available for purchase.  We hold back a few cases of each release so that our customers can…(Read More)

This week, winemaker Morten Hallgren disgorged more Sparkling Brut — almost a decade after it was bottled. Disgorging is the process whereby the yeasts in each bottle are removed.  In the classic method used by Ravines, the bottles have been riddled to get the yeast and other sediments into the bottles’ necks; &nbsp…(Read More)

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