Wine Enthusiast Magazine reviews our 2015 Riesling as well as a few Sparkling wines. Read the score here and look for them in the upcoming November Issue of the magazine.
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Reviews
Mark Squires from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate reviews our Rieslings from the 2015 vintage and select Dessert and Sparkling Wines. Read excerpts from the reviews here.
Press Release about Standing Stone Vineyards Transition
We are happy to announce that we here at Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard have been named as the successors of Standing Stone Vineyards by Tom and Marti Macinski, Standing Stone’s founders. We look forward to keeping you posted on this new venture. “Marti and Tom have been...
Reviews from JAMESSUCKLING.COM
Jamessuckling.com reviewed a selection of our wines. To read the reviews of our 2015s click here.
A New York State of Mind: Wine Enthusiast Reviews our Cabernet Franc Magdalena Vineyard
Anna Lee C. Iijima of Wine Enthusiast Magazine takes a look at New York State Red Wines and reviews "some of the most exciting, vibrant, cool-climate reds around." Our Cabernet Franc Magdalena Vineyard 2014 earns a 93 point rating and is selected as an Editor's Choice...
Winemaker/Co-owner Fred Merwarth on Levi Dalton’s “I’ll Drink to That!” Podcast
Fred Merwarth sat down with Levi Dalton of "I'll Drink to That!" podcast and discussed the history and future of both the winery and the grapevine nursery. Listen to the podcast here or with your favorite podcast provider. ...
Named to the Wine & Spirits Magazine 2016 Top 100 Wineries List
We have been selected as one of the Wine & Spirits Magazine 2016 Top 100 Wineries. Inclusion in the Top 100 is based on the overall strength of our portfolio. This is the 8th consecutive year the winery has been selected. This year we will be joining other Top 100...
WINE & SPIRITS August 2013
Wine and Spirits Magazine recognizes five of our 2011 vintage in the "Year's Best Riesling" scores. After blind tasting 151 Rieslings from the United States, Magdalena Vineyard Dry Riesling and HJW Vineyard Dry Riesling were recognized as the highest rated wines.
WINE SPECTATOR January/February 2013 Issue
"One of Finger Lakes' top Riesling producers, focuses on single-vineyard bottlings at the Hermann J. Wiemer estate on Seneca Lake."
WINE ENTHUSIAST January/February 2013 Issue
Titles Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard as one of the Five Top U.S. Dessert Wine Producers. "Hermann J. Wiemer is a Riesling mecca..." Read More.
WINE & SPIRITS – Top 100 Wineries of 2012
"USUALLY WHEN I HAVE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK with Fred Merwarth for these pages in late August/ early September, he's already begun harvest. For Merwarth, the owner and winemaker at Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyards on Seneca Lake, harvest is slightly more than the usual...
SAVEUR November 2012 Issue
Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Reserve Riesling 2010 ($29) A benchmark for great Finger Lakes riesling, this best-of-the-harvest bottling comes from an all-natural winery founded by a scion of a Mosel Valley winemaking family. Long-fermented to maximize complexity, it starts...