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Wine Travel: Sheldrake Point

September 7, 2007 at 3:35 PM | 0 Comments

Okay, it's not Napa, but there are some great finds in New York's Finger Lakes wine country. We'll be drinking it all in this week, and mapping our favorites.

Down by the shore of Cayuga Lake, Sheldrake Point is another off-the-main-drag winery and tasting room that we love. It also has a nice bistro that makes it a perfect stop in the middle of a marathon day of wine tastings.

First, though, the wine: Sheldrake offers up a combo of free tastes and a premium list, so you can decide how much you'd like to drink. The list of wines is fairly large, and it's estate grown, meaning the stuff in the bottle comes from the vines you just drove past. Most of the basic bottlings are quite nice; don't bother with the over-priced barrel reserves.

After a tasting, it's lunch time. Sheldrake's Simply Red Cafe has some cheese plates and appetizer-y stuff, but go for the entrees. The mussels are steamed in green curry, and the quiche is nice and hearty. Just make sure to leave room for the "Slow Ass" molasses, apple and raisin spice cake.

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· Sheldrake Point [Official Site]
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