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Fall Bright has been providing winemaking supplies, grapes,
juices (plus brewing supplies) for amateur winemakers since 1978. An old grape packing house provides a home for Fall Bright, 10110 Hyatt Hill, Dundee, NY 14837
Call us at 607-292-3995.
Overlooking Keuka Lake from the east side,
near Wayne, NY
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Wine
Region in Central New York State, USA!
Our
vineyard, Pa'tridge Run Farms, on Hyatt Hill and Fall Bright are for sale. This link takes you to a
table listing the varieties, row count, acreage and trellis system. We overlook
the Bluff from
Hyatt Hill
on the east side of Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes Region, Central NY. We
are located on the Keuka Lake Wine Trail.
Did I say
dogs? Keuka Lake
Gordon Setters Kennel
Do you want to know HOW
TO MAKE YOUR OWN WINE?
Come to Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe!
Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe is located on
a country road snuggled against one of the oldest continuously worked vineyards
in the Finger Lakes in NY. This vineyard site was first planted to grapes in 1865 and
though the varieties that grow now are not of those original vines, it has been
continuously worked. Fall Bright supplies quality Finger Lakes produced grapes
and juices, plus the latest needs in wine and beer making supplies for the
amateur winemaker and brewer. High on Hyatt Hill Road overlooking Keuka Lake
near Wayne, NY, a picturesque old grape-packing barn provides an appropriate
setting for the shop.
Established in 1977, Pa'tridge Run Farms
is a family owned vineyard dedicated to growing quality wine grapes and
providing quality juices for the amateur winemaker.
It was partnered with
a modern juice plant and supply (winemaking and brewing) shop, Fall
Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe, in 1978. After a couple of years in business,
our winemakers were requesting more Vinifera and French Hybrid varieties than we
grew. So in 1982 we, Tom
and Marcy Mitchell, along with Tom Jr., Megan and Corlin, began replanting
our farm to grape varieties that were or would be in demand by amateur
winemakers. To date there are 20 acres of premium grape varieties including 8
Vinifera, 14 French Hybrids, and 5 American , plus 3 table grape varieties.
We have several different trellis systems, never a dull moment. Tom and I
put this presentation together for a winemaking seminar and he did not get much past the
first couple of pages! Flachbogen is not in this presentation nor is his
Keuka Delta system that we have the Riesling on.
Vineyard
Trellis Systems
Several other varieties are purchased from other quality-oriented vineyards in
the Finger Lakes. Attention to detail in the vineyard from pruning, to
vine care, crop regulation and selection of optimum harvest times assures the
quality our customers demand.
Grapes are picked both by hand (for grape orders)
and by machine. The fresh fruit is crushed and de-stemmed and pressed with an
imported 4-ton bladder press. From there the juice flows into refrigerated bulk
tanks for chilling to 30 degrees F. It may then be settled and/or
filtered, then pumped into tanks in a walk-in cooler to hold for pickup.
Red Vinifera varieties such as Cabernet
Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carmine, Merlot and Pinot Noir are sold as grapes
only, assuring a HIGH QUALITY WINE for the hard working winemaker. All other
varieties are available as grapes or juice. Crushing and de-stemming into your
container is included free with grape orders. Advance orders are
recommended; though not always necessary, they help avoid disappointment.
Grapes
and juices must be picked up at Fall Bright and cannot be shipped.
However, wine and brewing supplies are
shipped by UPS or USPS every day.
Check out our WINEMAKING and BREWING SUPPLIES right here. Click on the
product list on the right for our new shopping cart.
Accepting Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Pay Pal online and
in-store. A hard catalog is printed and mailed annually in August.
Send your postal address to
winemaking@fallbright.com
(Put our address in your address book!) OR
Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe
10110 Hyatt Hill, Dundee, NY 14837 · phone: 607-292-3995
Need advice or technical assistance? Tom and Marcy Mitchell and staff
have plenty of winemaking and brewing experience (although Tom is their main
brewing consultant!) and can help you. Luci, our main "in the shop
staff" won a silver at the NYS Fair with her Maiden's Blush this
year. We all have different levels of skills. There are also lessons
online. Come on! Learn how to make your own wine!!
Click
here for our list of supplies, some with instructions and grapes, juices
We never rent or sell our customers
data to anyone. All information is held strictly confidential.
We are privileged to have some of the
best amateur winemakers in the eastern USA among our customers, winning
accolades in local, state, and national competitions!
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