Red Tail Ridge Winery

Red Tail Ridge

The best winery I went today has the fewest pictures because they had the best wine all-around (No time for photos). No fancy pavilions or restaurant style seating (I stood the whole time), just great tasting wine. I bought an entire case for my home stock. Please go by and support the true craftsmanship of Red Tail Ridge Winery. This is the place you were trying to find. Stop by and get yourself some great wines.

Hands down the absolute BEST vineyard in all of the Finger Lakes! My fiancé and I had a wonderful wine tasting with Bruce followed by a tour of the Vineyard and their facilities. We are already planning our next trip once the renovations and hospitality center have finished being built, but if you’re in the area make it a point to visit—I promise you won’t be disappointed and the quality of their wines supersedes that of any other one in the area!

We were recommended to go here by another winery, and boy, are we pleased that we managed to get a reservation! The tasting room is smaller and without a view, which may put some people off, but it just provided a more intimate setting where we could spend time learning about, and of course, tasting the wine. Our guide, Ed, was fantastic and very knowledgeable. The wines themselves are great. We only the tasted the dry wines, as that's our preference, and all were great. We definitely left with a few bottles!

Wow what a heavenly place. A beautiful tasting room and a comfortable terrace with just stunning views of the vineyards and lake Seneca. An afternoon that will live long in our memory.

Jesse and Jordan were so accommodating to our small group. They were kind and quick to serve. They told us valuable information and joined in on all of our fun. They even let us enjoy our snacks while we tasted. They were so much fun and we really hope to come back again! I would definitely recommend a visit!

This was the first winery I visited in the Finger Lakes that actually had a vineyard, and a beautiful vineyard. The tasting was super quick and informative (you can choose 5 wines from a list). I personally loved the Dornfelder, but they had a lot of unique wines that I’ve never tried before which I really appreciated.

Wonderful tasting experience. Previous reviews have said that you sacrifice quality view for quality of wine but they have rectified that with the new tasting room. One of the only vineyards we found with a serviceable pet nat. Wonderful service. Would return

Wonderfully delightful visit to Red Tail Ridge winery. The new venue is spectacular and matches the special uniqueness of the wine. What also stands this winery apart is the service. Jenna, our host, was informative and engaging. Definitely a must visit!

Best winery in the region! Bobbi and Kelly both are lovely conversationalists and extremely knowledgeable about the viticulture and history of the winery. Highly recommend the Blanc de Noir and the Bloc 907 Auslese Riesling.

This was the third of four wineries we tried. It sounded like it used the most organic/natural practices of the three. (We had really wanted to go to Bloomer Creek but realized they were open only one day a week.) The setup is not fancy, just a small building for the tasting room, no view or anything. We made an online reservation, and we were the only three there. At first the server was standoffish, but she quickly warmed up and gave us very helpful guidance on which wines to select for our flights. We loved all of the wines we tasted, especially the natural-yeast Riesling. They had some lesser-known German reds that were rich and delicious as well. All of the wines we had were interesting, and we all bought some to take home. Red Tail Ridge is definitely on my repeat-visit list.

Jenn saved the day. She was very knowledgeable and took over when our experience didn't start off well. Jenn treated us as friends of the industry. Would return because of her! Great sparkling wines!

Friendly Wine consultant Shomari, who was knowledgeable about the products. I enjoyed each of his recommendations. The wines were rich, with a great variety of selections of whites, reds and sparkling. He was also able to give food pairing suggestions.

Great wines! I thought Bob's descriptions of the wines during the tasting were both educational and entertaining. A must stop on any Finger Lakes wine tour.

We went to have a tasting and we definitely got more than we paid for. One of the owners was there pouring for us and spoke with us at length about the history of the region, the soil composition and the different types of grapes that grow well in different regions. And don’t get me wrong, he’s not just a talker who won’t shut up. We asked a bunch of questions and he answered all of them in wonderful fashion. He was really nice and welcoming. Oh and the wines taste great, all of them. 10/10 would go back and drink all of their wine.

Made reservation online easily. Tasting room staff were excellent, friendly and informative. Reds better than whites in my opinion but the white wines were good by my standard & I've been tasting wines for decades.

One of the more enjoyable wineries I've been to a tasting at. Driving to the tasting room you get a nice look at the vineyard and how well its kept.

The staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and not pushy. They have a very wide selection for tastings and have some specialty wines available for individual paid tastes.

The normal fare of 5$ for 5 wines is also available from the "normal" menu.

Everything I tried was good - even the reds are better than most wineries in the area (though not as good as the whites).

The tasting room is nice but not particularly fancy.

Don't let the group reviews fool you, this place is a one of the FLX best kept secrets. Amazing wines at reasonable prices and friendly staff. We ended up buying the Riesling for the open bar at our wedding. Needless to there were no bottles remaining at the end of the night. Good Karma is also a great wine and a portion of the proceeds are donated to a local food bank.

Outstanding winery in FLX, the best we visited. Gabby did a wonderful job and was very knowledgeable about the different red wines that they produced.
Being from Oregon and a lover of Pinot Noir, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of their Pinot Noir, which is in the Burgundian style that I prefer.
Their German and Italian reds were all excellent and I loved "Rebel with a Cause" which is a blend of Blaufrankisch, Teroldego and Lagrein, three grapes that I wasn't familiar with. Each individually are excellent, but are outstanding when blended together.
Left with a bottle of all the wines that I mentioned and will definitely return in 2022 when my daughter graduates from Syracuse in the Spring.
Finally, they now have an outdoor pavilion that is open on weekends and takes advantage of the beautiful lake view that they have of Seneca Lake. While I enjoyed our tasting in their quaint tasting room, I found the pavilion to be an excellent option to drink a glass of Lagrein while we enjoyed the view of the lake before our next winery.

We had so much fun tasting their wines! Some of them are very unique

One of our favorites in FLX! Very knowledgeable staff who made the experience very nice. Most of the better vineyards have a no limo policy so don't be fooled by their reviews. Roses (Cab Franc and Pinot Noir) were both very good. Great sparkling rose. Rieslings are great too.