This past weekend my husband and I spent a few nights up in the Finger Lakes. This set of lakes in Western New York are long and thin and remind one of fingers – and thus their name. When we arrived on Friday we found a nice vineyard on the eastern shores of Seneca Lake. The Finger Lake region of New York is known for their vineyards. I believe I counted at least 30 Wineries on Seneca Lake alone. Atwater Estate Vineyards is one of those lovely wineries that overlooks their rows of vines that produce grapes such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. While sitting on the deck of their tasting room, we enjoyed an interesting sparkling wine they call Pinot Bubble. While not a true sparkling wine, since it was a Pinot Rose with the addition of carbonation (not sparkling from the fermentation process such as those used in méthode champenoise) it was a bit like a wine spritzer. Dry and tickling on the tongue, it was delicious with some cheese and crackers.
As we were enjoying our early evening wine break a storm was approaching across the lake. My husband was thrilled, as an approaching storm provide him with photographic opportunities that he did not want to miss. I will post some of his storm photos shortly here along with our further adventures in the Finger Lakes.
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