We are delighted to share that we have been selected as a Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Winery of the Year for 2023. This is the 13th time that we have received this honor and the news is very exciting. The W&S Fall 2023 Buying Guide, which profiles each of...
Wine writer, Stuart Pigott tasted through and reviewed a selection of our wines, including Rieslings, sparkling wines, and red wines. Highlights include our 2018 Cuvee Brut, garnering this remark, "A very elegant and creamy sparkling wine with a wonderful, seamless...
We are excited to share that our vineyards at both our Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard sites, and Standing Stone Site have been received the New York Sustainable Winegrowing Certification. To learn more about the certification process as well as the list of vineyards, see...
Wine & Spirits Magazine reviewed our 2021 Rieslings and a selection of our Sparkling wines for their Summer 2023 issue. 11 wines received over 91 points and Senior Correspondent Patrick Comiskey included tasting notes and highlights for each of the wines. Of the...
We are very excited to share the news with you that we have received our Demeter Biodynamic Certification for our 33-acre HJW Vineyard. This is the culmination of many years of exploratory work in the vineyard and we are proud of our team here and looking forward to...
At Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, we are uniquely situated as a winery, vineyard, and grapevine nursery to explore potentially successful varieties and fast-track a time-consuming process in order to determine the viability of a grape in a wine-growing region. We are...
The New York Wine and Grape Foundation announced the recipients of their 2023 Unity Awards and Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard received the Winery Award. According to the Foundation, “The Unity Awards were created in 1990 as a way for the community to recognize, encourage,...
Washington Post Food & Wine Columnist Dave McIntyre highlights our Extra Brut Riesling in "3 Exceptional sparkling wines to toast your love this Valentine's Day." He writes of the wine, "“Hermann J. Wiemer was a Finger Lakes pioneer in riesling and sparkling wine....
Experience the incredible aging potential of Riesling and learn about the winery’s history with the variety as part of our ongoing “Featured Library Flight” series. We will have a selection of library Rieslings available to taste as a pre-set flight on select days in...
This time of year is often marked by celebration and family. Nothing is better than sharing some wine with the ones closest, and this flight captures that spirit of joy and conviviality. This flight includes: 2013 Blanc de Blanc with notes of brioche and warm citrus...
We are lucky to have a plethora of wines that pair remarkably well with the chaos of "The Thanksgiving Plate!" This year we enlisted the help of our resident sommeliers at Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard and Standing Stone Vineyards to work up some pairing suggestions and...
Our Riesling HJW Vineyard 2020 has been named the #45 wine in this year's list of the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines. Spectator writes regarding the honor, "Through blind tastings performed by Wine Spectator’s editors, these 100 bottles were chosen from over 8,800...