heron hill vineyards
Heron Hill cultivates its grapes from three different vineyard sites encompassing a total of 43 acres including 16 acres of grapevines onsite and
23.5 acres of vinifera grapevines from our owner’s Ingle Vineyard, located on the west side of Canandaigua Lake
"Boot prints in the vineyards, not tire tracks" - Heron Hill's vineyards are sustainably farmed with nature-friendly viticulture practices. We are not certified organic (very few wineries in the country have this certification), however we only use organic fertilizers.
The terrain of the Finger Lakes Region makes it a unique location for yielding superb wines.
The lakeside hills, the gravelly loam soil, and the exceptional growing climate of warm days and cool evenings all add to the quality of the wines produced here. In addition, the low yield of the vineyards – an average of two tons per acre – contributes to a high concentration of flavor and quality. Interestingly, the Finger Lakes Region itself is referred to as “Riesling Country” because the German style climate and landscape is so well suited to producing top-notch Rieslings (77 percent of the state’s Riesling wine is produced in the Finger Lakes).