2016 Riesling, Dry

The Goldman vineyard is just over one acre, the first Riesling planted by Mel and Dorothee in 1998. The vineyard sits next to the winery and tasting room on the west side of Keuka Lake. On the flatter and more western edge, the soils are a silty-loam formed from glacial till with large stone fragments that have stratified over time. As the vineyard starts sloping towards the lake, the soils change to be more loam-based with large amounts of dense glacial till, where bedrock sits only 10-feet below the soil surface.  

The 20 Rows vineyard is our largest estate site, just over four acres, and is located on the east side of Keuka Lake. Made of mostly clay sediment with dense glacial till the soils are moderately well-drained as they slope down toward the lake.

The Evergreen Lek vineyard is one of our oldest Riesling sites, with just over 1½ acres planted in 1999.  The site is made of soils mixed with slate and glacial deposits, perhaps bringing the characteristic minerality to its wines.