Long Point Winery

I hate to say this about this place but this is just a stop, sip and maybe grab lunch to-​go from here if you’re hungry (they do make sandwiches here) and move on kind of winery. The layout was a bit strange. you have a bar area on one side and one little table across for tasting that managed to fit 6 of us, squeezing us together elbows to elbows. The staff were unwelcoming and rushed us through our tasting session. After the tastings, we decided to have lunch here at the tasting table since the bar was already filled with a bachelorette party. And due to the unpredictable weather forecast, we were stuck here because of a terrible downpour. At some point, there was a guy who came over to our group, pointing outside at the picnic table under a flimsy tent while it was raining perhaps for more space or just to get out of the way. No thanks! The food was pretty decent here nevertheless. It’s roughly $ 10 and I got a massive size Italian Grilled Cheese that came with chips and pickles on the side.

Long Point is a great place to stop if you’re checking out Finger Lakes wineries! The best part about visiting this winery is the absolutely amazing, breathtaking view they have of Cayuga Lake. Tasting is fun, but I’d much rather just buy a bottle of their Vidal Blanc and drink it out back in the Adirondack chairs with a few friends, soaking up the beauty.
The wines are all pretty solid. Lots of different fruity wines that are fun to try, too. The tasting room can get pretty crowded, though, and sometimes the staff doesn’t seem particularly attentive or engaging.
This place gets bonus points in my book because they have a winery dog.

The wines here are good, but here’s the thing — I don’t remember anything specific about any of them, that were that unmemorable to me. I hadn’t had anything to drink before coming here, as we stopped here on a whim on our drive back home the morning we left Ithaca after our 3 day/​2 night trip there to get one last winery in.
The tasting room was a little small, but the outside grounds were quite expansive. I really appreciated that they had a big tent covering outside with a number of picnic tables so that you could sit outside with some wine and food and enjoy the view.
The tasting room staff were friendly enough, but there was something not quite as welcoming to me as other places I had been to. Maybe that was just my impression/​experience. We didn’t have a chance to try the food here, as the sandwich place is only open certain days.
Overall, my experience here was just average, and I highly doubt I will come back or recommend this place to anyone else.

We ordered food and we aged 10 years waiting for our sandwiches to be made. The sandwiches were better than Big Macs from McDonalds. It could have been worse.

Great reds and a very competent and courteous staff! Had a great lunch here as well.

Nice variety of reds. It’s hard to make decent red in fingerlake region. But this place has various reds and dry whites. Very simple tasting room with nice open vineyard space.
Ross who helped us has such a great personality, we felt so comfortable to try things and share our opinion. He was very knowledgable about wines as well. We got few bottles of reds from there. If you love dry reds, this place is one of the spot to drop by.

I have visited Long Point Winery on two occasions with two different groups of friends. The first time was in May, where we had a tasting, ate some very good sandwiches and sat outside and enjoyed the mindblowing vistas.
The second time was in October, and we also did a tasting and spent a bit less time outside since it was colder. However, we had to walk around outside because, as I said earlier, the view is FANTASTIC.
The wines themselves were very well executed. I purchased several bottles of the Vidal Blanc. Friendly and knowledgeable pourers. Between the quality wine, the well executed sandwiches and (most notably) the incredibly open views, Long Point is a must-​visit if you are in the area.

This little winery in the Finger Lakes region of New York makes the best Vidal Blanc anywhere. We travel there frequently to stock up our wine fridge.