246 New Yoek at the "Woeld's Columbian Exposition. 



Germania Wine Cellars occupy a very pleasant location on the hillside 

 near the JPleasant valley. Th'is company coiiiines its enerp^ies to the 

 making of champagne and a few varieties of still wines. The leading 

 brand of champagne is the " Excelsior." The post office of this vicinity 

 of the Lake district is Eheims. It should be noted that all, or nearly 

 all, of the makers of wines are growers as well of grapes which they 

 use for their wines. The Hammondsport Wine Company is situated 

 in the village of Hammondsport. The principal business for many 

 years was still wines but of late they have been making a tine brand of 

 champagne, knoAvn as the " Golden Age." There are various other 

 wine cellars in the village. About four miles from Hammondsport is 

 the Urbana Wine Cellar on the west shore of the lake. The- lead- 

 ing production of this company is champagne, the leading brand being 

 the " Gold Seal," though much still wine is made. The plant has been 

 nearly, if not quite, doubled within the past two years. This com- 

 pany' was organized in 1865, and they are extensive growers of grapes. 

 Two or three miles further down the lake, at Gibson's Landing, is the 

 Keuka Wine Company, organized a little later than the Urbana Com- 

 pany. The principal business has been the making of still wines, but 

 for a few years they have been making champagne. The leading 

 brand is the " L. K. W." The Helvetia Wine Cellar is located at 

 Keuka, on the easterly side of the lake, and manufactures still wines 

 exclusively. 



At Penn Yan are situated the wine cellars of the Empire State 

 Wine Company, the Hammondsport Vintage Company and other 

 makers. The leading productions of these companies are still wines, 

 though the Empire Company is beginning to make champagne. 



The Irondequoit Wine Company have their vineyards and wine cel- 

 lars on the shores of the Irondequoit bay, near Rochester. They are 

 producers of still wines, made and sold entirely for medicinal purposes. 

 Messrs. H. T. Dewey & Sons, though situated in the city of New 

 York, have a large percentage of their wines made on the shores of 

 Lake Keuka. They exhibited champagne as well as many varieties of 

 still wines. Seneca lake was represented by wines from the cellar of 

 H. T. & J. D. Henderson. They are makers of a few varieties of very 

 good wines and are extensive growers of grapes as well. 



Nearly all the wine makers make brandy, some of them of a very 

 good quality, as will be seen by examination of the lists of awards 

 made at the exposition. The Pleasant "Valley, Urbana, Germania and 

 Brocton companies, in addition to their exhibit of wines, made exhibits 

 of the grapes from which their wines are manufactured. There may 

 be found a number of other wine cellars in various localities in the 

 State. The ones mentioned are those who made exhibits of their pro- 

 ducts at the exposition. 



New York is the leading State in the production of American cham- 

 pagne and is only surpassed in the amount of still wines by California. 

 The list made at the exposition will tend to establish and confirm the 

 fact that wines made in this State are of good quality, especially the 

 champagnes, and indications are that the business is rapidly increasing 

 and soon to become one of the leading industries of the State. A 



