Visiting us?

Reservations are your best bet to ensure that you have the best educational tasting experience, but for those looking for a more impromptu or spur-of-the-moment affair, we offer wines by the glass and preset self-guided flights to enjoy on the property!

Our new Open Doors: Wiemer Event Series, are small, personal engagements where you get an in-depth experience into topics that we’re passionate about and excited to share with you.

Upcoming Events

Vineyard Spring Vine Tying

May 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Walk with Fred through the HJW Vineyard as he explains the decisions we have made during pruning and how we will tie these beautiful old vines for the coming growing season. You'll learn the ethos behind why we tie the vines, how we tie them and all of the ways they can be tied!

Farm Tour

May 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Visit us at Hermann J. Wiemer and enjoy a guided tour of our iconic HJW estate vineyard. Our Vineyard management team will accompany you into an exploration across the farm while they discuss Biodynamic farming practices.

“Fred Merwarth's restless exploration of his estate is an intellectual and aesthetic enterprise, resulting in a range of meticulously grown and thoughtfully made wines."

– Patrick Comiskey, Wine & Spirits Magazine

“This is one of the region’s indisputable flagships- one of its greatest estates.”

– Mark Squires, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

“Fred Merwarth of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard leads the Finger Lakes’ quality revolution.”

– Esther Mobley, Wine Spectator Magazine

“When it comes to Riesling, there is simply no one better in the United States.”

– Patrick Comiskey, Wine & Spirits Magazine

Founded in 1979

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard is a pioneer of viticulture and winemaking in the Finger Lakes. Learn more about our history and the estate today.

From the beginning...

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard has approached the health of our vineyards as the most vital component of winemaking. Learn more about our farming practices and vineyards.

Estate fruit is hand-harvested and hand-sorted.

Vineyard qualities are isolated, worked in small lots, and blended for balance and texture; fermentations rely on indigenous yeasts. Learn more about our winemaking practices.