About Song Hill Winery
Song Hill Winery is a small, family-run producer in Victor, drawing on hand-picked fruit from the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario areas to make ultra-premium sparkling and still wines, chiefly from Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The tasting room opens seasonally on weekends, and a private experience walks guests through five or six wines paired with small gourmet bites. Visitors single out the sparkling wines and the Cabernet Franc.
About Song Hill Winery
If you are planning wine time around Victor, Song Hill Winery gives you an entry point into the Finger Lakes without requiring every stop on the day to follow the same format. The winery is located at 521 County Road 9, Victor, New York. Build outward from that address rather than assuming every winery in the region sits close together. If you only have time for a short stop, make it deliberate. Ask for two or three wines that show the winery's range and include one bottle with a strong connection to the local region when available.
At Song Hill Winery, the most useful context will come from the winery itself. Ask where the fruit comes from, what happens on site and what the team wants a first-time visitor to understand before choosing a favorite pour. For first-time Finger Lakes visitors, the region makes more sense when you taste with geography in mind. Deep lakes help moderate the surrounding vineyards, but each site still has its own exposure, elevation and farming choices. Ask which wines are most tied to the winery's preferred vineyards.
Build a little flexibility into the day. Winery hours, traffic and tasting conversations can all make a tightly timed itinerary feel rushed. If this is one of several stops, leave enough time to enjoy the visit and use a designated driver or arranged transportation. Wino Notion would use Song Hill Winery as a conversation stop: a place to ask where the fruit comes from, how the wines are made and what the winery wants a first-time visitor to understand. If Song Hill Winery becomes one of your priority stops, leave enough time to enjoy the tasting rather than treating it as a quick check-in. What tends to stay with people is the conversation, the unhurried pace, and a wine or two that finally makes sense.
Visiting
On County Road 9 in Victor, at the northern end of the trail and the closest stop to Rochester. Confirm hours ahead, as production is small.
Song Hill Winery is a member of the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail, which links wineries from Victor down through Canandaigua to Naples.
