Finger Lakes AVA

The Finger Lakes AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Upstate New York, south of Lake Ontario. It was established in 1982 and encompasses the eleven Finger Lakes, but the area around Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, and Cayuga Lakes contain the vast majority of vineyard plantings in the AVA. Cayuga and Seneca Lakes each have their own American Viticultural Areas completely contained within the Finger Lakes AVA (Cayuga Lake AVA and Seneca Lake AVA). The Finger Lakes AVA includes 11,000 acres (4,452 ha) of vineyards and is the largest wine-producing region in New York State.

Finger Lakes AVA
Wine region
Sparkling wine made in the Finger Lakes region of New York
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established1982, amended in 1987
CountryUnited States
Part ofNew York
Sub-regionsCayuga Lake AVA, Seneca Lake AVA
Climate regionContinental
Total area2,600,000 acres (1,052,183 ha)
Size of planted vineyards11,000 acres (4,452 ha)
Grapes producedBaco noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catawba, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Chardonnay, Chelois, Colobel, Concord, Corot noir, De Chaunac, Delaware, Diamond, Dornfelder, Gamay noir, Geisenheim, Gewürztraminer, Himrod, Isabella, Ives noir, Lakemont, Lemberger, Leon Millot, Malbec, Marechal Foch, Melody, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Muscat Ottonel, Niagara, Noiret, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot noir, Riesling, Rkatsiteli, Rougeon, Saperavi, Sauvignon blanc, Sereksiya Charni, Severnyi, Seyval blanc, Siegfried, St. Vincent, Syrah, Traminette, Verdelet, Vidal blanc, Vignoles, Villard noir, Villard blanc, Vincent, Viognier
No. of wineries103
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