Philip Patston

9.1

Very good. Rich and full with a nice zip to the finish. Off dry so some RS. Tropical fruit. Well made wine. Maybe this winery is back on track. — 4 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.0

Impactful, linear, a little austere. Chalky, melon, white cranberry, white fig, sage, nettles. — 5 years ago

Connor Smith

9.1

Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.

If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇

At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.

Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.

Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤

Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.

Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌 — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.3

10yrs young! Wow, I would have guessed this was 1 to 2 yrs old. Bright youthful red fruits with earth and flowers. Really good! — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Hick-up! That was tasty. — 8 years ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.5

These are lovely Santa Ynez valley pinots... — 8 years ago

John Damaske

9.2

Like this a lot, fruity but not too sweet. Easy to drink — 4 years ago

Brian Grech

8.9

Pleasantly surprised — 5 years ago

with Ashley

Camille Rogine

9.6

My favvv white wine so far. Aromatic, bright crisp dry, rose petals. — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

It can’t all be wine. — 6 years ago

with Tyler

Simon Weston

9.5

Rich gold color, nose of honey & fruit, taste to match the nose and enough sweetness and acidity to end to satisfy without being syrupy. Wonderful glass to finish a meal. — 7 years ago

Pavel Fedotov

9.2

It's perfect Sauvignon Blanc from NZ. — 8 years ago

JP Body

9.4

12.99 pour un bon riesling local — 8 years ago

N O

8.9

strawberry ice cream — 5 years ago

Doug Brown

9.4

Enjoyed this red blend very much — 5 years ago

Elisa Scavino

9.2

Delicious! So happy to have tried it!!! — 5 years ago

Jason Hayes

9.3

Unctuous and beautiful showing wine straight away. Burgundian in style and notes-reminiscent of a Cote De Nuits. Great balance and acidity with dark fruit, cassis and ripe plums. Really, really nice. — 6 years ago

Naoki Otani

9.1

初日から美味しい
6.27.2018 Kazu — 7 years ago

Ben LaBolt

9.2

Nice sipping Pinot — 7 years ago

Laura

9.4

Very refreshing! Great acidity, light tannins, citrus / apple flavor — 8 years ago

with Josef