Introduction

This blog is dedicated to the wonderful wines of the Finger Lakes region in New York.  I will taste the wines and provide descriptions and ratings of them, though I won't use the typical 100 point scale.  Most of the best wines in the Finger Lakes have been rated on this scale anyway and you can find those elsewhere.

There are a few reasons why I am doing this.  First, I think the wines of the Finger Lakes has some great wines, and I also think that some of these great wine are oft overlooked.

Second, the region is beautiful.  The lakes from late spring to early fall offer excellent weather and recreation.  If anyone wants to visit, they can use this blog to find recommendations of wineries and restaurants.

Third, I love to drink wine and this gives me just one more excuse.

The rating system.  I will rate the wines on 1-10 scale, though I wouldn't suggest taking that too seriously.  People's tastes differ on wines, so I will try to describe in as much detail as possible.  My ratings reflect my tastes on a certain day, so feel free to ignore the number scale and just follow the description.

If you have a request for a write up on a wine or restaurant, or any other information about the Finger Lakes, pop it in the comments section.  I'll do my best to help out.  Please understand, I can only drink so much wine, stay fiscally solvent and retain my job.  I'll do my best.

Also important, I will remain impartial.  I am not an employee of any winery, nor am I affiliated with an organization promoting the region.  Obviously, someone employed by a winery of organization promoting the region doing some marketing would say that, so you can only take my word for it, but whatever.  Taste a few wines yourself, call me out if I am way off base.

Now the blog is called The Finger Lakes Wine Snob because I am being coy.  I don't know if my tastes would qualify as particularly snobbish.  Like most rational buyers, I will prefer a good wine at a lower price.  I really like wines that offer a variety of flavors, one that moves across the palette and keeps you interested as it does.  If it is nothing but sweet and sugary, I probably won't rate it well.  The same if it purely dry with no other flavor, then I probably won't rate it well.  If you think a wine is better than I say, post it in the comments.  Remember, whatever differences we have, we all like to drink wine.  If you don't like to drink wine, than you may want to ask yourself what you are doing reading and disagreeing with a wine blog.