For those on the East Coast, it may be beyond our budgets to give a gift of a California wine tour. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t give a wine tour gift. Relatively new to wine making, New York is actually home to a number of wineries that can be visited. What many people are unaware of is that New York is actually the third largest producer of wine in the United States.
Most wineries in New York offer wine tastings and tours. Often the local limo companies will have package rates for day tours so that tourists can taste all the wines without fear of being unable to drive afterwards. If you are giving a wine tour gift to someone in the north east region of America, you will find day trips to be a very cost effective wine gift.
The Finger Lakes region in western New York has a wonderful climate for producing many grape varietals. The soil conditions are excellent and the lakes all around provide just the right balance for excellent wine production.
One outstanding wine gift choice for this area would be tickets on the Finger Lakes Scenic Railway. This is a 118 mile section of track which travels through the scenic wine country of the Finger...