Fulkerson Winery
Seven generations of Fulkerson family farming in Dundee, where they sell juice and grapes to home winemakers alongside the estate wine production.
Caleb Fulkerson staked out land on the western slopes of Seneca Lake in 1805 and planted a black willow walking stick into a spring to mark the claim. Grapes have been growing on that same property since the 1830s. Five generations later, Sayre Fulkerson graduated from Cornell with a degree in pomology in 1975, spent time at Glenora Wine Cellars, then bought a grape juice plant in 1979 and built a loyal following among home winemakers before he and Nancy opened Fulkerson Winery in 1989. Sayre still makes the wines, a range that runs from Riesling and Merlot to less common varieties including Dornfelder and Albariño. The family plot where Caleb and his wife Deborah are buried, in coffins made from a tree grown from that original willow branch, sits on the hill behind the property. Tastings run four wines per flight, no reservation required for groups of five or fewer.
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