Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail & Finger Lakes Wineries at a GlanceWelcome to the Canandaigua Lake Region of the Finger Lakes!
The Canandaigua Wine Trail is a collection of wineries found along the western edge of the world-famous Finger Lakes Wine Region in New York State. It features outstanding wines, a variety of local shops, attractions, restaurants, parks, and some of the region's most spectacular scenery overlooking beautiful Canandaigua Lake. You'll find more than just great wine. Quick Links: Finger Lakes Wineries |
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| Casa Larga Vineyards |
| 2287 Turk Hill Road
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 223-4210
website | Finger Lakes winery with special events and meeting facilities. Browse through their specialty wine and gift shop, taste award-winning wines and more. Winery hours are Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday 12 pm-6 pm, year-round. Please call for tour times and extended holiday hours.
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| | Finger Lakes Wine Center at Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park |
| 151 Charlotte Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-9016
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| Located in the beautiful Sonnenberg Gardens. Gift shop features gourmet foods from 40+ Finger Lakes wineries and food vendors. Open daily from mid-May through mid-October at 11:00 am. Call (585) 394-4922 for winter hours.
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| | Imagine Moore Winery |
| 197 North Main Street
Naples, NY 14512
(585) 374-5970
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| | One of the first wineries established in the Naples Valley. Situated in a circa 1865 barn with panoramic views of the Naples Valley. Handcrafted premium Finger Lakes wines. Call for hours. |
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| | New York Wine & Culinary Center |
| 800 Main Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-7070
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| The New York Wine & Culinary Center's goal is to support, inspire and delight your taste buds.
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| | Widmer Wine Cellars |
| 1 Lake Niagara Lane
Naples, NY 14512
(585) 374-3200
(800) 836-LAKE
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| Winery and Gift Shop where you will find your favorite wines, from Chardonnay to Champagne. Inventory of wines made on the premises, as well as a large selection of wines from Canandaigua Wine Company. Walk through the entire wine-making process, from fields of grapes to the aging cellars. Widmer has become one of the largest, most successful wineries in the eastern United States. Also on site: The Manischewitz Winery is the world's largest producer of kosher wines. Open year round. Call for hours.
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| | Wilhelmus Estate Winery |
| 3627 E Lake Rd
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-2860
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| | Wilhelmus Estate Winery is located 1 1/4 miles south of the city of Canandaigua on East Lake Road. Sample premium Finger Lakes vinifera and hybrid wines. Gift shop with beautiful oak barrel and wine motif furniture, Finger Lakes art, note cards, T-shirts and souvenirs, as well as wine baskets and wine accessories. Open April through December (Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday 12 to 6 pm. CLOSED Mondays). Winter Hours: January through March, weekends only or by appointment. |
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Canandaigua LakeLocation: Finger Lakes, New York
Lake type: Ground Moraine
Primary inflows: none
Primary outflows: none
Catchment area: lots
Basin countries: United States
Max. length: 16 mi (25 km)
Max. width: 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Surface area: 10,750 acres (43 km²)
Average depth: 127 ft (39 m)
Max. depth: 276 ft (84 m)
Water volume: 429 billion gallons (1.6 km³)
Shore length: 36 mi (58 km)
Surface elevation: 688 ft (210 m)
Islands: Squaw Island
Settlements: Canandaigua, Naples, New York
New York's Canandaigua LakeCanandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes, in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Chosen Spot" in the Seneca language. The city of Canandaigua is located at the northern shore of the lake and the village of Naples is just a few miles south of the southern end. Travelling west to east in the Finger Lakes region, it is the first of the major, or larger Finger Lakes (or coming from east to west, it is the last major Finger Lake).
Canandaigua Lake is 15 1/2 miles (25 km) long, 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km) wide, and has a shore line of about 36 miles (58 km). Near the northern end is Squaw Island. About fifty percent of the surrounding land is in forest, but most of the remainder is under agriculture.
Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park is located in the City of Canandaigua on the north end. It offers a boat launch for powerboats and fishing access from May to mid-October.
Squaw Island is an 11,000 year old island located at the north end of the lake. It is the smallest Fish and Wildlife Management Area in New York State and one of only two islands in the eleven Finger Lakes. The Seneca recall that the island was used to hide the Seneca women and children during the Sullivan Expedition against the Six Nations of the Iroquois in 1779 . The island is one of the few places on earth where an extremely rare form of carbonate of lime forms deposits on pebbles (conglomerate). It is a feathery light rock which is calcified from algae filtered by sand and pond scum. The rock, locally called "water biscuits", is hard in the water but crumbles if allowed to dry out. In recent years the island has been eroding rapidly from the forces of ice, wind, water currents and development changing the wave patterns. In 1977, New York State Department of Environmental Conversation installed a cedar log buffer around the island to help preserve it. Its size was approximately two acres (8,000 m²) in 1853, it shrank by 75% in 162 years, then to one quarter acre (1,000 m²) in 1971. Today only 55 feet by 145 feet of the island remains. A newly formed group called the Squaw Island Preservation Society has raised citizen support to protect the island and its unique place in science and local history, after state officials said they would no longer maintain it. Work on the preservation was completed in Summer 2001.
Physical characteristics of the lake are:
* 16.57 square miles (43 km²) of surface area
* 15.8 miles (25 km) long
* 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide
* 276 feet (84 m) maximum depth
* 127 feet (38.8 m) mean depth
* 688 feet (210 m) above sea level
* 35.9 miles (58 km) of shoreline
o 34.7 (97%) private
o 1.2 (3%) public
* 429 billion US gallons capacity
Points of interest- Sonnenberg Mansion and Gardens, at the north end of the lake.
- County Road 12 into Naples (town), New York at the South end of the lake, which is known for its beautiful views of the lake and is a favorite of fall travelers. Also along the road is the new South Bristol Overlook.
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