About Prejean Winery
When your route brings you through Penn Yan, Prejean Winery gives you another way to experience the Finger Lakes: arrive with time, taste deliberately and pay attention to what makes this producer different. For navigation, head to 2634 Route 14 in Penn Yan, NY 14527. Give yourself enough travel time that you are not arriving rushed, especially if this is the first scheduled tasting of the day. For a first visit to Prejean Winery, keep the questions place-focused: what is grown or sourced in New York, what is made here in Penn Yan, and which wine best explains the winery's style? In the Finger Lakes, lake, slope and vintage matter.
Riesling is the best-known regional reference point, but the area also rewards visitors who explore Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, sparkling wine and less familiar cool-climate bottlings. Let the winery guide you toward the wines that best explain its own vineyards or sourcing. A good first tasting starts with context. Ask whether the winery recommends a flight, a smaller curated set of pours or a particular sequence. If there is an estate or local bottling that matters to the producer, include it.
If you are visiting during harvest season, festivals or a holiday weekend, expect the experience to be busier. Confirm reservations and event details in advance. For Wino Notion, the appeal of Prejean Winery is the role it can play in a balanced day of tasting. Pair it with one or two nearby wineries and let the contrast between them become part of the experience. If Prejean Winery 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.
