Prejean Winery

My wife and I are fine wine lovers who have traveled to the Finger Lakes for our anniversary every fall for the last 20 years. Over that time we have come to think of Prejean as a must stop winery. Overall the wines are exceptional and well crafted, nothing but the most obvious love of wine making as science and art. No commercial puppy mill for weekend tasters here. Art in a glass without undue pretense or attitude. During our visits we have also come to know Tom Prejean, the owner and wine maker whose passion exudes from initial nose to lingering after taste.
I has not been all perfect. There was a year when some Chardonnay seemed to turn too quickly once we got it home and Tom, passion now for customer service, promptly replaced the defective bottles.
A tip of the hat to you Tom Prejean. We, for two, appreciate your craft and thank you for your work. We would be great friends if we lived closer and, who knows, perhaps the distance won’t be the biggest obstacle! In the meantime, I toast you with some exceptional Reserve Chardonnay.

The most reasonably priced winery for great wines on Seneca Lake for both the tastings and wines. $ 2 tasting for 5 wines. We left with a bottle of the Goldfinch Chardonnay and Goldfinch dry Riesling. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly, making the tasting a great experience.

I am from California and I am currently studying to be a wine sommelier. In late August I took a trip to the Finger Lakes wine region to taste and learn about the wines in the area. One of my stops was the Prejean Winery tasting room. The young man working the tasting room, Troy, really went out of this way to explain the wines in the tasting room. Troy showed professionalism and passion for his work and really made me feel welcomed. I recommend anyone to come by the Prejean tasting room and experience their wines.

Rocky and his wife are delightful people and they are veterans in the wine game. Definitely worth a stop on this side of the lake.

Great selections of wines. The guy behind the counter knew what he was talking about. We tried about 10 wines total and ended up buying a bottle of their «Cabana Frank». It has a unique blend of reds that are sweetened, very good body and feel. It’s a hot seller as well.

A quaint and quiet type winery with a friendly staff to taste some good wines. Many were more on the dry and sweeter side, and should be served chilled.
It’s a winery kind of on the smaller side, but with a nice selection, and laid back vibe to come in and do a tasting. Some quality white wines here such as their Reisling and Gewürztraminer, along with a selection of dry and sweeter reds.
An amazing discovery here was a wine that we were told is great to make frozen slushies with! Yup — we were even given the recipe. Their Cabana Frank wine made as a slushy with ice and sherbert.
Frozen wine shlushies for this lushie? Whoa — this might be dangerous!

One of my favorite wineries to visit in the Finger Lakes.
They have the best sweet wines, many of them have received awards. The selection of dry wines is great too, though I am a fan of sweet wines in general.
Staff is consistently friendly and helpful.
Cute little gift items in the shop. Love their t-​shirts, saying «Life is too short to drink bad wine.»
All of the wines are made from grapes right there in the field, nothing imported. Would love to go back again next time I’m in the area!
P. S. YOU NEED TO TRY the Cabana Frank wine as a slushy with ice and sherbert… best drink ever, esp in the summer.

Local and friendly feel here. Nothing fancy but very tasty Rieslings and they even have a Cab Sauv and Cab Sauv blend that are respectable. Definitely don’t see a lot of that in the region. The operation here is fond of French varietals and it shows. Prices are very good, especially compared to places like Fox Run (yikes).

Another oldie but goodie on the Seneca Lake trail. An airy tasting room, lots of wines from sweet to dry, a view of the lake from the other side of the main road — this winery is very similar to Hosmer on Cayuga Lake. I concentrated on reds here. The pinot noir was very good, but I was really wowed by this varietal I never had before: Marechal Foch. Notes of elderberry and currants. They had several reds to keep dry fans happy, including a tasty cab sauv and a lighter (compared to Virginia) cab franc.
For the white fans, they offer Gewürztraminer (both regular and dry), dry Riesling and a crisp pinot gris.

Everyone was pretty quiet but friendly here. We brought home two bottles of their Red Lotus which I’m sure out sweeter wine drinking friends will love.

I liked their tiger-​lily wine. They have dry and semisweet wines, staffs are friendly.

I lived in Syracuse in the mid to late 90s, and Prejean was one of our favorite wineries to visit. The woman behind the counter used to always recognize my wife, so we always got a nice welcome.
The wines were always good, especially the whites like the gewurstraminer and reisling.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been, but if I still lived in the area, I’d be sure to stop by.
Also, they used to make great mulled wine during winter. If you can get there on a winter day in the middle of the week, you’ll have the place all to yourself.

There is a lot to like about Prejean Winery: great dry and semi-​dry wines (even for me, a semi-​sweet drinker), knowledgeable, friendly staff, who are very attentive, and amazing ports.
Prejean seems to specialize in the semi-​dry, which is unusual for the Finger Lakes region, known for sweet and semi-​sweet wines. They also have a large number of reds, again, unusual for a mostly white-​wine area. They also have a sweet red, which I found to be a bit cloying; and a semi-​dry red blend which was excellent. I was, however, disapointed with the Pinot Gris. There was nothing bad about it, it just wasn’t very exciting.
The owners are the staff, at least when we were there, and they are both friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable – and very good salespeople. Expect to walk out with more wine than you intended.
My favorites there were the ports. I am not really a port drinker or expert, so take what I say with that in mind, but the two ports I sampled and purchased were the best I have ever had. Sweet without being cloying, fruity and just bit tangy, they had a rich, velvety feel in my mouth. Loved them!
Edit: They also will refund the price of a tasting from a purchased bottle of wine, and offer discounts based on the number of bottles purchased, starting at 3 bottles.