We don't list every winery — we list the ones that are doing something the wine itself can vouch for. The pours where the producer is in the tasting room. The hillsides where the view does half the work. The pet-nat experiments and the serious Rieslings.
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Family-owned estate winery on Fosterville Road in Aurelius, planted on the southwest side of the Owasco basin starting in 2003 — Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Chambourcin from a small, hands-on vineyard. Not lakefront and not a polished tasting-room operation; you'll likely meet the winemaker at the counter on a weekend. The honest answer to whether Owasco has wineries: yes, one worth the ten-minute drive.
Farm winery on Erron Hill Road in Locke, opened in 2006 by brothers who planted their first Aurora and Frontenac vines as hobbyists in 2001 — cold-hardy varietals, local craft beer alongside the wine list, and live music on the patio some weekends. About twenty minutes from the lake's east shore, not a stop you stumble on. Call ahead outside summer weekends.