Lakewood Vineyards

This is one of our favorite wineries/vineyards that we visited on our trip. We enjoyed our tasting out under the heated deck with a great view of the lake. Our server was attentive and informative in suggesting wines we might like and adding a few extra samples. We also enjoyed walking the grounds through the vineyard with a glass of wine.

Love Lakewood Vineyards. Of the wineries were visited this was the best for wine and vineyard views. You can't see the lake from it though. It's the only winery I saw where everyone was checking out with huge numbers of bottles. The wine tasting was fun too as they do it with everyone together at the same time every 15 mins or so. First place I'd go if back in the area.

Lakewood was our favorite Seneca Lake stop this visit. It's in close proximity to Watkins Glen, and I would encourage you to stop in and pay them a visit. This is a third generation winery with some great history. Jordyn who took care of us (part of the family) is super knowledgeable, charming and wise beyond her years. She provided great insight and guided us to some fantastic wines.

Lakewood has a nice view of the lake from both inside and out. The vineyard is just off the deck as well. We were able to take advantage of an outdoor tasting. They added permanent heaters which is a nice touch. The price for tastings are reasonable, for what the area is charging. They do provide you with a wooden token, that you can use as a discount off a couple bottles of wine. Hardly anyone does that anymore and we appreciated as it's a nice touch.

UPDATE: We visited again (Aug 2023) and Lakewood remains our favorite winery in the region. Great family run location with knowledgeable staff, relaxed atmosphere and some great views. They did allow us to take the trail down to the gazebo with a glass of wine, which was an added bonus this trip. Catherine made our experience even better!

This is a huge place but extremely well done with great wines, friendly staff and many places to relax and enjoy their offerings. We bought several bottles after a very enjoyable wine tasting experience.

We came to Lakewood Vineyards for a tasting on a trip to see the fingerlakes and Watkins Glen. We were met at the door by friendly staff who lead us to the counter for our tasting. A nice gentleman served the wine and explained each one as he poured. Their Niagra wine was our favorite. It was light and fruity, like grape juice. After our tasting we perused the cute gift shop and then headed out to see the vineyards in the back. It was absolutely beautiful! I would definitely recommend coming here.

Abby Rose is the best wine here and you can't beat the price for it. I had to grab 2 bottles for home.

I came up with my kids on this visit but still wanted to enjoy some wine. I looked up vineyards that were family friendly and Lakewood came highly recommended. I would agree with everything I read!! The staff were super nice, didn’t even blink an eye when my kids came in with me, and our wine guide even gave us extra crackers for the kids. Delco David was amazing as a wine guide/pourer. He was knowledgeable about the wines, friendly, kept up conversation with me while my kids and husband walked around, and overall was awesome. They have 2 tastings for $5 each. I did the dry tasting and liked all but 1 of them. You also get a token when you taste wine that allows you to get $3 off on 2 bottles of wine. Their wine is reasonably priced ($14-20ish). They have a huge vineyard you can walk around and look at the lake and grapevines. They are also dog friendly! Highly recommend!!

This was my first winery visit ever. They set the bar high. The guy doing the tasting was personable and humorous. Classy. This was the first stop heading north from Watkins Glen. $5 for a tasting.

Decided to hit Lakewood on a rainy late-April Sunday for the facility tour and tasting. Tracey guided the tour (only 4 of us, but that made for extra attention and Q and A) and took us through several phases of the wine-making process on the winery grounds. Very unique perspective on the production and history of wine, future goals for the industry and ways to reach consumers. Learned more on this tour than any other wine tour I've been on; friendly, fun, knowledgeable, experienced and extremely inviting and outgoing. This was a A+ attraction and helped me find out more about the things I look for in wine.

Beautiful winery, good views(despite the smoke in the air). Friendly staff, good wine, Reasonable pricing on tastings. Great dogs.
Would definitely recommend stopping.

Purchased a couple of bottles of Long Stem Red. Paired it with a pasta in vodka sauce with crumbled sausage. In a word, amazing. Fruit forward that lasts through the finish. The bottle describes it as "jammy." I would have to agree. A very enjoyable wine. Looking forward to the second bottle when the time is right.

My wife loves wine and really wanted to do a wine tour and tasting. I am not a huge wine fan but had fun learning about the process of making wine. The tour guide had a lot of passion and energy and was very knowledgeable.

We stopped by one our way back to Buffalo from Watkins Glen.
What an absolute find! The wine tasting experience is so cheap! We tasted more than 7 wines loved most of them. The location is stunning, the staff friendly and knowledgeable, the little shop has some great cheeses on offer.
If ever I'm in that part of the world again, I'm definitely stopping by for a visit.

This was my favorite winery out of all we visited on the west side of the lake. The wine was rather cheap compared to the other wineries we visited. I loved their reisling wines. The outdoor “hike” was super cute and fun and scenic and my dog loved it <3

First time visiting a winery. There were about 10 of us on the tour with a seasoned guide who had a great wit and interesting comment’s interspersed throughout the hour long walk through the vineyard. He poured several different wines for us to try along the walk. Some of his language was too technical for me being a novice but he was willing to answer all my questions.

My office took a day trip down to Seneca Lake for a wine tour and Lakewood Vineyards was one of our stops. Easily the best winery I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. The interior layout was clean and beautiful. The highlight of the visit was looking out on the beautiful vista under the gorgeous pergola. Their guided wine tasting was well-thought-out and structured in a way that allowed for an optimal tasting experience. If you're into sweeter wines, I recommend their Vivan Muscat. Lakewood is definitely a must-visit.

Definitely one of the must-visit vineyard.

We stopped by the Lakewood Vineyards while visiting Glen Watkins and Seneca Lake. There were many groups of people picnicing by the vineyard. Wine-tasting was three rounds with 1 out of 2 option offered in each round. I can't remember all the names but enjoyed the samplings.

Walk down the vineyard goes all the way upto the lake ands was pretty picturesque. You see many different kind of grapes along the way.

It was a great experience, kind ans attentive customer service. We did a wine tasting, most of the wines won an award and I particularly loved the Muscat 2021 and the Long Stem White 2021.

Pd. There are trails open to the customers.

Every single wine we tried at the tasting we bought. They are all amazing and could be considered "every day wines". The prices are unbelievable for the quality. The property is large and beautiful. Pup friendly inside and out. "Javier" our Taste Leader was so amusing I wanted to be his best friend. We were in and out in 30 minutes but had the best time and and the best wines. Highly recommend making this a stop on your Seneca Journey!

Nice and helpful staff explain each wine. Tastings available. Beautiful views of vineyard and Seneca lake.