Friday night Jim and I stopped by the Heron Hill Tasting Room located at their Ingle Vineyard site on Canandaigua Lake. I saw a sign outside saying they had wood fired pizza and a band on certain Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. Since this tasting room is exactly 10 minutes from our house, it seemed like a great idea to try out. We were not disappointed!
There appeared to be a diverse group of people from across the United States attending by the looks of the license plates in the lot. I'm sure many were staying at Bristol Harbour right down the road. The band, Aaron Lipp and Gabe Schiffler, had just started playing when we arrived. Unfortunately, the pizza oven was a bit behind, so Jim and I went up to the tasting room to sample wines while we waited. We really enjoyed the Reserve Pinot Blanc 2012, the Ingle Vineyard Unoaked Chardonnay 2012 and the Reserve Gewurztriminer 2012 of the white wine selections. In the reds, the Classic Cabernet Franc 2010 (a great year for reds) and the Ingle Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2011 were very different, but both delicious. The Reserve Blaufrankisch 2011 was out of this world if you like Blaufrankisch (a.k.a Lemberger). Their Eclipse Red 2010 is a red blend of Cabernet Franc (60 something percent), Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot and aged 22 months in French, Eastern European and American Oak barrels. For $16.99 it is a sweet deal and remember it is a 2010 vintage! Their Eclipse White 2011 is also a very nice blend of Unoaked Chardonnay (60%), Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. It is a dry .05% RS and a bargain at $14.99. Nice for the deck on a hot afternoon or with dinner.
Later, with pizza in hand and a glass of Cabernet Franc from the outside bar (you could get beer, too), we sat looking at the glorious view of the sunset, theVineyard and the Lake. It doesn't get much better than that!
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