About Forge Cellars
When your route brings you through Burdett, Forge Cellars gives you another way to experience the Finger Lakes: arrive with time, taste deliberately and pay attention to what makes this producer different. The winery is located at 3775 Mathews Road, Burdett, NY 14818. Build outward from that address rather than assuming every winery in the region sits close together. The Finger Lakes have enough wineries that the best visits come from slowing down.
Pick a lake or a small group of neighboring towns, leave room for lunch and scenery, and use each tasting to understand how one producer differs from the next. Use your time at Forge Cellars to connect the location with the wines. Ask which vineyards or growers matter most to the releases you are tasting and what the team believes distinguishes this winery from nearby stops. If the winery sits outside a dense tasting region, double-check the address and hours before setting out.
A dedicated drive can be worth it, but the visit is better when you know what experience is available. The most memorable winery visits often come from one or two good questions rather than a huge flight. Ask what the team would pour for someone new to the winery, where that fruit was grown and what changed in the current vintage. The Wino Notion approach at Forge Cellars is simple: arrive curious, taste deliberately and leave with one clear idea about what makes this producer different. If Forge Cellars becomes one of your priority stops, leave enough time to enjoy the tasting rather than treating it as a quick check-in. The best wine-country memories usually come from the conversation, the pace of the day and one or two wines you understand better when you leave.
