Often, we use the juxtaposition of our Railroad and Willow sites to demonstrate the power of terroir and the complexity of the soils in a very small distance. Located with less than a half mile span between them, the soils at Willow are finer and sandier than Railroad, whose soils are heavier and dense, dominated by gravelly loam. Both wines are farmed in the same way and treated equally in the cellar, yet what a contrast in the glass. The terroir of Railroad tends to give Riesling power, richness, and texture. It resembles the same sort of locomotion carried through the site in the days of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.

vineyard details

East side Seneca Lake - Lodi
Soils: Honeoye and Lima silt loam on shale
Harvest Date: Oct. 15
Spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrel
Residual Sugar: 0.18% (1.8 g/L)
Alcohol: 12.5% by vol.
Production: 340 cases

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