If you've never been to Lakewood Vineyards tasting room, on beautiful Seneca lake, you don't kow what you're missing! I went up to visit them a couple months ago, and was introduced to Liz Stamp, who co-owns the winery with her husband Chris. She was kind enough to spend an hour or so with me, taking me through all of their current wines, and explaining about how they craft the wines and what makes Lakewood different fro many of the oher Finger Lakes wineries. Boy what a difference! Chris is the winemaker, and together, he and Liz experiment with growing different varietals and using unique methods to make really delicious wines. I was very impressed with the results, to say the least. Take for example their Niagara. Most of us know this grape to produce cloying, almost sticky sweet white wines. Many wine connoiseurs won't even touch a wine made from 100% Niagara. Chris, however, has found a method of growing and producing Niagara into beautifully fresh, fruit forward, refreshing wine that is perfect with food or just for summer sipping. This is just one example of what this talented winemaker can create.
Tonight we have the priviledge of welcoming him to the store, where he will lead us through 6 of his best selling wines and talk about the winery. If you haven't made a reservation yet, it's nott o late - just call or email us and come join in the fun! As always, our classes are free. Cheers!
