JUICES
Find locally pressed juices with locally grown fruit
Fruit juice may not seem at first to be a legitimate alternative to drinking, but once you realize what these folks are producing, it may sway your decision. While Upstate New York’s climate isn’t conducive to growing certain things, it ends up being perfect for others.
There’s a lot of different juices pressed here, but some of them are produced on entirely other level. You can get freshly pressed Riesling grape juice as a nice wine alternative. You’ll find blackberry juices that elevate your zeroproof cocktail to a whole new level.
Since it will likely be something you’re thinking as you run through this list, the task of dividing up New York into regions is nearly as complicated as deciding trying to create a hybrid grape to flourish in our climate!
Almost no one (even official state entities) has an agreed upon, official standard for separating the regions of the state. You will likely disagree with where some of the borders are drawn here. Try to remember the most important thing on this page is getting you connected with locally grown fruit juices in your area.
ADIRONDACK REGION Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Hamilton, Lewis, Warren and Washington County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
CAPITAL REGION Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
CATSKILLS REGION Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION Broome, Chenango, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
CHAUTAUQUA-ALLEGANY REGION Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
FINGER LAKES REGION Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Yates and Wayne County
Arbor Hill Winery
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The folks at Arbor Hill have been producing award-winning wines for decades. What sets them apart on this list though, is that they’ve actually won awards for their grape juice as well! They make a few different nonalcoholic juices. Their Healthy Purple is a concord juice that took a prize in the Florida State Fair. They also have some sparkling juices and iced tea concentrates.
Bully Hill Winery
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Bully Hill Winery in Hammondsport not only boasts a gorgeous view of Keuka Lake, but also a long list of reasons to visit. With a restaurant on site, a small museum and art gallery and gift shop, they also have a large tasting room.
They have their own Concord grape juice available all year round. It comes in a nice looking wine bottle with some fun artwork on the label, giving it an “adult” appearance that blends with the rest of their wines.
Buzzard Crest Vineyards
Buzzard Crest is the vineyard owned by the same people who own Barrington Cellars Winery. They’re using their own Concord grapes to press a red juice, and then Diamond and Niagara to press a white juice.
Buzzard Crest is unique to this list in that their juices are not pasteurized and have no added preservatives. You can buy different sizes to take home, and they’ve usually got some to drink on site. Because there is no pasteurization, they freeze all their juices to avoid fermenting.
Fulkerson Winery
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While there are plenty of wineries around the Finger Lakes taking their grape juice seriously, the folks at Fulkerson on Seneca Lake have raised the bar pretty high. They are now producing grape juice varieties using wine varietals like Catawba, Niagara and even Riesling. You can buy these on site, but you can also find them available in markets all over the region now.
Heron Hill Winery
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For over five decades this winery perched in the west-side hills of Keuka Lake has been a Finger Lakes favorite. They’ve got a gorgeous estate to spend time at and plenty of great wines. They also produce two nonalcoholic options.
Heron Hill produces a grape juice mixed with just a small amount of apple cider, making it one of the more unique grape juice options in the Finger Lakes. This one comes in a really mature looking wine bottle with some interesting artwork done by a family member.
They also produce Dancing Bear, which is a blend of grape juice and black tea.
Swedish Hill Winery
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Located in Romulus, this winery got its start in 1969 and is now one of the older wineries in the Finger Lakes. Their history is a long and celebrated one for the region, and their dedication to nonalcoholic options should be just as celebrated!
Swedish Hill makes two grape juices available in a really beautiful looking wine bottle. They make a Concord grape juice and a Diamond grape juice.
Wagner Estate Winery
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On the east side of Seneca Lake, the folks at Wagner have earned a great reputation for their wines. They grow their own grapes and produce their own wines all right on site.
They also produce a blush grape juice that is a blend of their own grapes.
HUDSON VALLY REGION Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
NIAGARA FRONTIER REGION Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
THOUSAND ISLANDS SEAWAY REGION Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence County
Nothing has been discovered in this region yet.
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