As we rolled through a number of vineyards on a wine tasting tour, this one stood out. They pour you a flight of wine and servant, all at once. It allows you to taste and experience the wine at your pace and to share the experience with your partner if you have one. We also enjoyed the atmosphere of the barn where the tasting took place. It was amazing architecture. We left very happy with our experience. read more

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery - Fabulous atmosphere - Wineries Near Me - Ovid, New York

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We stop by Cayuga Ridge every time we visit Ithaca. The wine itself may not be able to compete with Napa Valley, but they put a lot of work into unique flavors and mixes. Wife and I really enjoyed the Cranberry Frost. Service was great too, and they have a cute shop in the barn. I'm only knocking off a star as they lack outdoor seating/patio area and there is no food as far as I can tell. read more

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery - Wineries Near Me - Ovid, New York

As we cruised past the winery, my wife urged, "We should stop there." I dismissed her, convinced it was closed. However, I couldn't have been more mistaken. From the road sign, the winery appeared aged and abandoned. Upon arrival, we discovered the winery wasn't housed in the barn as expected, but in another part of the property. The interior felt a tad outdated, but the warmth of the staff more than compensated. Our hostess, sweet as candy, shared that many passersby share the misconception about the winery's status. Curious, I inquired about the winery's history, to which she revealed it had been in operation for an impressive 42 years. Astonishingly, it had been around since I was a mere five years old. Despite the initial impression, the wines we sampled were surprisingly delightful, priced at $5 for five tastings. Among them, the Chancellor stood out for me - a wine rarely made well, yet they had mastered it. Ironically, the best Chancellors of our trip were found here and at the nearby Thirsty Owl Wine Company. Overall, it was a charming and unexpectedly delightful experience. I look forward to returning, perhaps when the barn is open, as we plan to revisit this lakeside area. It feels like we have unfinished business, which, in this case, is definitely a good thing! read more

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No offense to the owners, but this wine is terrible. It all tasted like it was turning, and they cannot compete with the surrounding 15 wineries we've tried. I don't want to trash a small business, but paying for something that tastes like it's gone bad is awkward and unpleasant. I mistakenly did not read the reviews before coming. It was $8 a tasting, so it's not a huge deal. I want to leave an honest review, and after seeing the other reviews, I felt compelled to leave my two cents. It shocked me how terrible it all was-sorry, and I like all types of varietals. They also didn't tell us anything about the wine, and the owner just walked away and never came back after pouring it. I didn't try the pizza, but according to the reviews, it's great. read more

Things to call out for Cayuga Ridge besides the wine - They offer a spacious yet cozy indoor space and a quaint deck with a beautiful view of the vineyard. The indoor space has a loft with tables, a bar and a shop that is filled with local goods that you cannot resist shopping - especially after a flight of wine! read more

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The vibe is casual at this winery and the person in charge of our tasting was very welcoming, knowledgeable and with a great personality. The wines are average for the area, but their peach wine and cranberry sparkling wine were an unexpected and delightful surprise. We bought several bottles and will return. read more

Tastings set in a barn with some trinkets. The barn is full of gnats. The tasting was $8 for four. Didn't even finish the samples. --go across the road to the thirsty owl -multiple bars and a bistro $5 for 5 tastes and they give you $2 toward your purchase. read more

I had high hopes when we pulled into this winery; it's in an old barn, which gives it a rustic, old-school feel. However, the parking lot was empty -- literally, we were the only car in the lot. That was a sign. The tasting bar is a little on the small side, it could probably fit 7 people. We paid our tasting fee ($2, plus $1 for my wife to try the dessert wine). The wines were quite mediocre, especially their highly-touted Riesling (it won "best New World Riesling" in a wine competition in Germany); I have a suspicion that they were serving a bottle that'd been open for a while, as it tasted mildly oxidized. In fact, of the 8 or so wines we tried, the best one was probably their cranberry wine, which surprised me, as I don't generally get into fruit wines. The bubbly that they served my wife was flat, even! It's cute, and there's good photographic opportunities, but I don't think I'll be back any time soon. read more

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I loved large old barn style tasting room. I saw small restaurant beside of the tasting room with huge copper pizza oven but it wasn't open when we visited. The Staff were generally friendly,we took our time to taste wine. I wasn't a big fan of their wines. I didn't think their wines tasted that great. In the future, I hope to try their pizzas at the restaurant. read more

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery - Rustic tasting room. It was beautiful inside. - Wineries Near Me - Ovid, New York

Very charming and beautiful land. We stayed in our RV on the grass and was very happy with our experience. The owner was very sweet and they were accommodating for us. They have wine and a cafe! read more

Went to the Copper Oven (the attached restaurant) and was deeply disappointed. It is cute, but the views are NOT lakeside...basically a field. We went for the wood fired pizza, which was delicious (if not, they'd have zero stars), but we tried to pair it with a bottle of wine and that's where we went wrong. First of all, they were out of Riesling. They were also out of Cayuga white, plus a few others...not that they told us any of this until after we had ordered. Then they suggested the sangria, so we ordered a pitcher. Only at the end of the meal did we find out that sangria is $45 a pitcher! I've ordered sangria in New York City, LA, and DC where I live (not to mention several locations in Spain) and I've NEVER paid $45. Adding insult to injury, the sangria was watered down because they loaded it with frozen fruit we had to break apart with a knife. I'm angry they didn't mention their (aggressively mediocre) sangria was $45 a pitcher when they suggested it, but I guess their main concern is profit margins. Bottom line: paid $81 before tip for a pitcher of terrible sangria and two small pizzas which are really just flatbreads...for LUNCH. My advice: for both food and wine, go up the street to Knapp Winery. If it's sangria you want, try Lucas. read more

This winery has beautiful landscape and the winery itself is inside of a barn. The wines range from dry to sweet. The service was great, I wasn't a fan of the wine. read more

Terrible wine! We've been to 40+ wineries around Seneca and Cayuga over the past 12 years, and this is the only place where we couldn't finish our tasting and didn't buy any wine. We tried eight different wines and all of it was tasteless and seemed watered down. read more

We stopped here during "Peaches & Pottery Fest" and had two delicious salads at their Copper Oven Cafe. Tomato & Peach Salad was made with heirloom tomatoes, peaches, ricotta cheese, olive oil, balsamic, basil & mint. The tasty Peach Special Pizza consisted of crème fraiche, prosciutto, peaches, cheddar, balsamic drizzle, chives. We bought a few bottles of wine, and some peach treats to take home from local Amish market Countryside Produce. In addition, we glazed hand-thrown pots by Salmon Pottery Galleryand who fired them on the spot in the ancient technique of Raku which was really cool. All this while listening to live blues music by DamDog. This was a memorable day in a beautiful setting. read more

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Great wines, a friendly, down to earth tasting room and amazing pizza in their wood fired oven.

Cayuga Ridge is next to another winery and it is in a barn. The barn does add to the charm of the place. The wine is more towards the sweeter side which I am not a fan of. I was not a fan of the staff that day either it was busy but it doesn't mean that you snap at people who are visiting. I wanted more out of the tasting where they speak about their wine but it didn't happen that day. read more

We started here and the pourer tipped us off to a variety of specials around the lake for the 30th anniversary of the wine trail and the 30th of the month. $2.00 tasting. This was otherwise not advertised widely where ever we went. In fact we had to ask/remind some of the places. Really good wood fired pizza in better weather. Good wines, knowledgeable guide. read more

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery was in a beautiful barn but it must have also been way to close to a working farm the smell was overwhelming and tempatures were mid-50s so it wasn't very hot out the day we visited. Since this was one of the last stop of the day, you'd think maybe it would bother us as much being a little buzzed but it was too strong to ignore. I loved the atmosphere of the barn minus the smell of course. The staff was extremely friendly and fun to chat with. read more

These people are extremely friendly and make you feel at home at this winery. It's a smaller, locally family owned winery with a pizza oven ran by the daughter. Terrific experience and wide variety of options. Recommend over Thirsty Owl next door - they're much larger and less personable. Try cranked us in and out and refused to serve us food or drink purchased bottles on premises because we came on a bus. read more

Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery - Wineries Near Me - Ovid, New York

Served a wine tasting in plastic...each one tasted, just as you would think, like plastic. Even asked for a glass because they were available and they said no. BS!!! read more

Meh, not sure what happened.........the wines were not as good this time, the tasting room pourer was a little on the surly side (especially when we asked her about a very friendly former employee and her whereabouts). The wines didn't move me as much this time and the temperature inside the barn was very stuffy. There are better options on Cayuga Lake than this. Sorry it see it fall to three stars, but there you have it..... read more

Stay away from the reds though that goes for just about any Finger Lake winery. Cabernet Franc is astringent and Chancellor has no flavor and no legs. Both served in essentially aperitif (too small) glasses. Water is served warm. Pizza is small-not enough to share if you're hungry. They give you tiny paper (hors d'ouvre) plates to eat it if that gives you an idea. read more

All the wines are unique and delicious. Mostly dry. I also love the gift shop and the wood fired pizza and cheese plates. Cheery and nice staff also. The old barn is a cool setting. read more

TERRIBLE winery. The place itself was just a barn with overpriced tchotchkes. I went with a large younger group and they let us do a tasting and as soon as we paid, aggressively and rudely kicked us out without any explanation. The service was abominable and ruined our nice day. Way better wineries all around the finger lakes area. read more

Cayuga Ridge Winery is my kind of winery. It's a no nonsense winery set in an old barn surrounded by vines. They have an old wood bar set back in the barn for tastings and have a very knowledgeable staff (Tom was our wine guide and he was great!!! Props to him). There is the requisite winery gift shop items, but they keep it limited, which is good. I cannot stand wineries that feel like gift shops mascerading a wineries. Their wines were solid. Our favorites were the "Chancellor" - a dry, mellow red for $9.50 a bottle and the "Cayuga White" - their dry white for $8.50. Those two seemed to be the two favorites of the staff, and we could see why. Delicious. If I were awash with money, I would have bought a case of each. Cayuga Estates also has a vine rental program - a program I've never heard of before. Basically, you can rent ten vines, attend workshops about caring for those vines, and then you get to harvest and keep all the grapes from those vines. Cayuga can also make wine for you from your grapes for a reasonable fee. Check out their website for details about it. It's a great idea. So in closing, if you want a no nonsense winery that focuses its energies on the wine, a great tasting experience, and not some crappy gift shop, then check out Cayuga Ridge Winery. I'll definitely be stopping back for more bottles next time I'm up that way. read more

Didn't enjoy any of their wines, although the large tasting barn is just the kind of rustic chic that I love. The grounds, the barn, the open space - it's beautiful. The Copper Oven next door smelled outrageously good, that smell of pizza crust charring and cheese bubbling was intoxicating! Unfortunately, the wines all lacked body and character, both white and red. If you like restored barns, this place is worth a stop. If not, save the $3 for a tasting elsewhere. read more

Good wines but not too accomidating for large groups. I would have liked to try there fresh pizza!

Absolute shithole. Liars who claim one thing over the phone when you make a reservation and then tell you something completely different when you show up. Came with a tour of people and we were turned away at the door. read more

Loved the wine! Very nice personable hostess giving us our tasting! Gave us extra wine samples! Loved the whole vibe of the barn and antiques! Quaint! read more

Yum yum yummmmmm! There were four of us, so we tried four of the pizzas. All were very tasty, my favorite was the figgy piggy or BBQ. What a great menu and drink selection. Service was great and the location/ambiance was awesome. Price was a little steep, but had a great lunch and experience. Will def. go back. read more

The wines were all really great that we tasted, and I loved that it was in a big beautiful barn. We were here on a Wednesday afternoon (10/19)and our only complaint was that they needed two people not just one girl working. So our tasting took forever, and we actually wanted to buy wine but we didn't want to wait another 15-20 minutes to be cashed out, because the girl there was running back and forth trying to do tastings and cash people out so she'd be gone 10 minutes between tastings. It's still harvest season and even though it's fall there are still plenty of people out at wineries this time of year. Not the girls fault but definitely a staffing issues. read more

Fun. Great place to visit and have a tasting. If you're spending the day at tastings this is one great place to set out for a picnic lunch as well. read more

Great Family run Winery. All sorts of space to enjoy. There is a small cozy tasting room with fun wine focused retail products and the huge barn for larger groups. They have events where you can do tastings in the wine basement with the barrels and the Wine Maker which was great. The copper Pizza oven in the nice weather is a super addition. They truly make an effort for you to have an enjoyable visit and get excellent wine! read more

This was our Fave winery out of the 6 we visited! Our girl was great in explaining each wine and she was super cool and friendly. A+!!!

We really didn't enjoy any of the wines we tasted here. The Thirsty Owl right next door was much better.

Nice winery to visit while touring wineries in the Finger Lakes. Beautiful barn setting and the staff was very nice. They also have a restaurant that looks great. read more

The Cayuga Ridge wines. though interesting and drinkable, are not stellar. However, we really enjoyed our visit, and look forward to returning next year.The "official" tasting room was closed, but we tasted in the kitchen of the café. The host, Luca, was a lot of fun, and after the tasting he took us back to see the "official" tasting area in the huge old barn, and invited us to watch what was happening on the crush pad. Glad we stopped!!! read more