Fulkerson Wines
From classics like Riesling and Merlot to unique varietals such as Dornfelder and Albarino, the Fulkerson Wines family has something to please every palate.
Gruner Veltliner
An everyday light, crisp wine with lovely soft aromas of white peach. This lively fresh wine is taut with bright citrus tastes. Aromas of honeyed peaches. Flavors of bright citrus with a crisp mineral finish.
Gruner Veltliner grapes available as juice for home winemaking.
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry
Varietal:
Grüner Veltliner
Matinee
Himrod is a white table grape, released in 1952 by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. It is seedless and known for ripening quickly and its sweet flavor. Himrod resulted from a cross of Ontario by Thompson Seedless, a particularly successful cross which resulted in the eventual release of four cultivars, the others being Interlaken, Romulus, and Lakemont.
We are the only winery who produce a wine from the Himrod grape! U-Pick the grapes or get them as juice for home winemaking.
Style:
White, Regional (Hybrid)
Sweetness:
Sweet
Varietal:
Himrod
Moscato
Exotic ripe aromas of lush fruit. Your palate will be pleased with the taste of fresh pineapple, mango and citrus fruit. On hot summer days and cool fall nights, this luscious wine is great with many foods such as barbecue, spicy foods, and seafood.
2019 International Eastern Wine Competition: Silver
2021 NY International Wine Competition: Bronze - 90 Points
Style:
White, Regional (Hybrid), Heritage (Native)
Sweetness:
Sweet
Varietal:
Blend
Muscat Ottonel
This fruit forward wine is very light and crisp with aromas of white peaches which is complimented by a subtle sweet herbal finish.
Grown on an ancient river delta, our Muscat Ottonel planting is a little over one-third acre on a very quick draining Howard series gravel soil. Morning sun on the site, along with quick-draining soil limits disease pressure allowing for clean fruit, despite the high susceptibility of this variety to downy mildew. Muscat Ottonel Vines have good yield and are early ripening. The vines are more cold hardy than other varietals in the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera making the Finger Lakes an ideal area for growing this light and crisp varietal. 2016 was a good year for this varietal and a good sugar level was reached. The young vines did show some signs of drought during the unusually dry growing season.
Get our Muscat Ottonel juice for home winemaking.
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry
Varietal:
Blend
Niagara Ice Wine
Intense Niagara character envelops your senses with this new addition to our Ice wine lineup. This delectable wine will likely surprise you!
Style:
Heritage (Native), White
Sweetness:
Dessert/Ice
Varietal:
Niagara
Reserve Riesling – Bunch Select
Scintillating deep aromas of crisp lemon and peach on the nose. The palette is crisp, yet refreshing with a taste of apricot, peach and lemon-zest and a hint of gentle acidic-mineral in the finish.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
2019 International Eastern Wine Competition: 90 Points; Gold
Vinous; December 2019: 88 Points
Wine Enthusiast; September 2019: 87 Points
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry
Varietal:
Riesling
Dry Riesling
Other than Germany, the Riesling variety is better adapted to the Finger Lakes than any other area. Ours expresses both the spirit and delicacy that is developed by our cool, wet growing seasons and shale soil.
A sumptuous fragrant nose of succulent peach and orange zest lead you onto vibrant refreshing tastes of crisp citrus with a clean minerality and bracing acidity.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
USA Wine Ratings: Best in Show by Varietal; 90points; Gold
Vinous December 2019: 87 Points
86 Points: Tastings.com
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry
Varietal:
Riesling
Semi-Dry Riesling
On the nose a ripe pineapple aroma followed by juicy peach. Once this wine hits your mouth, clean flavors of nectarine and lemon citrus finish off with a crisp acidity. The grapes were grown on sand and clay soils imparting a complex flavor that maintains a crisp minerality. A superb "all occasion" wine to enhance appetizers, roast pork and even dessert such as apple pie.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
2019 Ultimate Wine Challenge: 86 Points
2019 Jerry Mead’s New World International Wine Competition: Silver
2019 International Eastern Wine Competition: Silver
2021 NY International Wine Competition: Bronze - 91 Points
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Semi-Dry
Varietal:
Riesling
Sweet Riesling
A blend of our estate Rieslings, fermented in such a way to preserve all of the natural Riesling flavor and sweetness. Grown on one of the best sites on our farm, The Riesling planting which is utilized for our Juicy Sweet cuvee is situated on Howard Gravel soil. The vineyard is situated on the lower half of the original 1805 family farm. The light Howard series gives a light tropical and peach nose and flavor, with good minerality, while the cool site with good morning sun limits disease pressure, yielding clean fruit.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Sweet
Varietal:
Riesling
Riesling Iced Wine
Our estate grown Riesling grapes were harvested at optimum ripeness and then frozen before pressing. Very smooth, yet intense.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
92 Points - Vinous
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dessert/Ice
Varietal:
Riesling
Tequila Barrel Riesling
Silver Tequila Barrels were used to age an off-dry Riesling for 4 months before bottling. This is a fun, small production wine we hope will be a big hit! Hints of agave with a touch of sweet character in an off-dry Riesling.
Our Riesling grapes are available for U-Pick and as juice for home winemaking.
Wine Enthusiast; September 2019: 85 Points
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry, Semi-Dry
Varietal:
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Delicate aromas of tropical fruit and lemon. Refreshing tastes of melon, green apple and peach. Soft herbaceous flavors round out the finish.
Our Sauvignon Blanc grapes are available as juice for home winemaking.
95 Points, Sauvignon Blanc Winery of the Year: 2019 NY International Wine Competition
95 Points, Sauvignon Blanc Winery of the Year: 2021 NY International Wine Competition
Style:
White, Classic (Vinifera)
Sweetness:
Dry
Varietal:
Sauvignon Blanc