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Wine Tours in The Finger Lakes

Finger Lakes wine country is vast and varied, so it’s best to make a plan before you visit. There is so much wine to taste and experience and so little time!

What’s more, responsible wine tour enjoyment means making sure you have a designated driver or leave the driving to someone else. Here in the Finger Lakes, wine lovers are in luck.  A variety of wine tours offer you and your group an intimate trip to the vineyards and combine local winery and tasting visits with amazing views of the famous Finger Lakes wine country while you just sit back and take it all in.

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Experience the Finger Lakes

Finger Lakes Wine Tours - NY

USA Today 10Best Wine Tour Company

Welcome to the 2024 Wine Touring Season!

For over 17 years, Experience! The Finger Lakes has been recognized nationally as one of the best wine tours in the country, not to mention the number one wine tour in the Finger Lakes region!  

Our tours are like no other experience available in the region.

Explore our options below and learn more about what we can offer you.

Guided Tours are offered starting May 1, 2024 on Mondays, Thursdays and most Fridays. There will be only one tour a day for up to 7 people. It is important to book these early as they will be in high demand.

Curated Winery Tours will be offered each day as we roll them out. They are uniquely designed, elevated winery itineraries that create a day of enhanced wine tastings and immersive experiences at the top wineries in the region. You can book 2-6 guests on the curated wine tour of your choice offered on a given day.  Curated tours of 4-6 guests are private tasting experiences at each winery. Parties of two could have a second couple at each of your tastings.

Guided Wine Tours

Our Wine Professional Tour Guides lead you through a carefully curated tour

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Curated Winery Tours

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Clover Pond Vineyard

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Clover Pond Vineyard is a family-owned and operated estate vineyard that grows, produces and bottles all of their wines. The farm is comprised of 100 acres of vines, fields, and rolling hills with a view of the Helderberg mountains. Since 2014 Clover Pond Vineyard has cultivated just over nine thousand vines on sixteen acres of vineyard.

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Grondahl: Their second act? Running a winery in their 70's

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Joyce Besha and her husband Jim made their livings in the nursing and engineering fields, respectively. But at an age when many are well into retirement, they're expanding their Clover Pond Vineyard in Guilderland

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