Wine Barrels Photo Courtesy Standing Stone Winery
I have just heard from Martha Macinski or Marti as she is known to everyone in the Finger Lakes. She updated me on the happenings around the Standing Stone Winery that she and her husband Tom have owned since 1991. They have just finished pressing frozen grapes to make Riesling Ice and Vidal Ice. The grapes are not picked frozen but are picked as late harvest and then frozen commercially so that they may be pressed to make Ice wine. The Riesling Ice 2012, Vidal Ice 2011 and the Riesling 2012 are all ready and will be bottled in early March. One of the nice things about stopping by the tasting room during the winter is that there are fewer people visiting so Marti and her staff will have more time to talk and share details about the wine. The vineyard crew is busy fixing any trellis components that have broken over the previous growing season. Pruning will start in February and after that task is completed the vines will be tied up before bud break in the spring. There was some concern that the recent spike in temperatures would reduce the snow cover that protects the vineyard during the winter but the cold nights and the return of normal winter weather prevented any damage to the vines. Marti made me laugh when she told me that ” You would be surprised how much work it is to taste 10 barrels of Standing Stone Saperavi.” I know it is a tough job but I guess someone has to do it :-). They will be bottling some 2010 and 2012 wines in April and May with the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon and the Merlot being of reserve status and reportedly delicious! Thanks to Marti for keeping me informed on the latest news from Standing Stone Winery which is on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake in Hector, NY. If you want more info you can visit the website www.Standingstonewines.com or go to their Facebook page.
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wpawinepirate 
Great article! I love Standing Stone Winery and we are heading out that way at the end of April for a long weekend. My buddy lives in Canadaigua so we always go to Keuka or Seneca Lake wineries for the day when we visit from Michigan. We will be stocking up as usual from Dr Frank, Standing Stone, Damiani, Fox Hills and a few others.
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I am glad that you enjoyed the post! I put up several Finger Lakes entries on my blog in June of 2012 you may want to take a look at them also. Please tell Marti at Standing Stone that Rich (wpawinepirate ) said “Hi” and that we hope to visit soon.
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