The 2025 Vintage and Our Sparkling Program
2025 will go down as a glorious vintage for Ravines and for the Finger Lakes region as a whole. A long, sunny and dry spell from early August through October allowed us to harvest our grapes under ideal conditions. Not only did the dry conditions result in small berry weights and excellent concentration both in […]
Spicy Shrimp, Grits with Pork Belly & 2022 Dry Riesling, Limestone Springs
CRISP is one of our favorite Rochester restaurants. Chef/Owner Wendi Hollarbeck is, like me, is a Native Texan transplanted to the Finger Lakes region. She contributed this dish and describes it as “a love letter to comfort food and Southern roots inspired by my late Granny—who taught me how to cook and made sure no […]
A Retrospective Tasting 25 Years in the Making
It has now been 25 years since Lisa and I started the Ravines project with our vineyard site and tasting room on Keuka Lake. As a Finger Lakes winery, we have experienced highly variable growing conditions, ranging from cool to warm and from damp to dry. In many ways, our bottles of wine encapsulate these […]
On Wine Tariffs
As we prepare your next wine club shipment and start to think about Harvest 2025, winetariffs are approaching. While these tariffs could, at first glance, seem to be beneficial tous, we do not favor any tariffs on wine in the US markets. I don’t intend here to discuss thepolitics of these tariffs and how they […]
Honey-kissed Crispy Cauliflower Florets & Sparkling Riesling 2019
We love our honeybees at Ravines because not only do they produce the field honey for our kitchen, but they also contribute to our sustainability program by increasing the biodiversity of our Limestone Springs estate. This easy and nutrient-rich vegetable recipe is a tasty embellishment to the bubbly in your glass and is easy to […]
Time for a retrospective tasting…
While difficult to comprehend, it has now been 25 years since Lisa and I started the Ravines Wine Cellars project on Keuka Lake. While Ravines has certainly evolved over those many years, the mission remains the same: produce high-quality, age-worthy wines of distinction that reflect their vineyard origins and the vintages. From our first vintage […]