Bloomer Creek Vineyard

Disgusted. We tried to make it here couple of times, given all the positive media coverage, but they were always closed. This time they were open. Unfortunately.
The sign on the door said «No parties over 6». When we came in, the tasting station was hugged by a group of 12 people. They were all middle aged, well mannered, and very responsive, though.
My problem is with the way that the tasting was conducted. Young lady was lecturing this large group about origins of wine production. Between the time we came in and the time we tried the first wine took good 10 minutes.
Why are you treating the people that come through your door as complete novices? Some of us come to the Finger Lakes to experience wines and wineries as connoisseurs, wine drinkers, and even potential commercial purchasers. You charge $ 5 a person for a chance to try terrible, poorly made, underperforming wines. Isn’t it enough of the insult? Do you need to make us suffer through the half an hour of completely illiterate tirade full of some ill-​conceived wine legends?
When Bloomer Creek became «The It» winery of the Finger Lakes in the eyes of unscrupulous wine media couple of years ago, I was surprised. Given a fact that such serious wineries as McGregor, Shaw, Shalestone, etc. don’t receive any recognition at all. But I figured that the angle of an artist from New York marrying a farmer-​turned-​wine-​maker was enough of a draw to justify all of the attention. And, of course, I assumed that the wine was good enough for all this media attention not to be in vain. Obviously, there is no integrity left in this wine peddling, points-​driven business.
Like I said, disgusted.

One word… incredible! Great wine, great atmosphere and a very knowledgeable staff. Torah was a lot of fun to work with and really takes her time to explain the wine. Learning more about their wine making process made the experience. Make this a stop on your finger lake wine tour!

I am from California and I’m currently studying to be a sommelier. In late August I took a trip to the Finger Lakes wine region to experience and learn about the wines in the area. One of my stops was the Bloomer Creek vineyard tasting room. The young lady working at the tasting room, Tora Bonnier, was very professional and really took time to explain the wines in detail. Tora showed passion and energy in her work. I was very impressed with Tora. I recommend anyone to stop by to Bloomer Creek Vineyards and hopefully have a chance to speak with Tora about their wines.

Wines are good to very good, and the winery’s philosophy is interesting. So from that perspective this place earns 3.5 stars. But this afternoon the owner blew it for us. When I mentioned to a fellow patron, who is a winemaker from Virginia, that Shaw Vineyards on west side of Seneca is well worth a visit, the Bloomer Creek owner rolled her eyes and chided me for making the suggestion, something about how one should discover places on one’s own or by kismet or whatever. (She seems to want to be «cool,» so much so that she basically suggested that word of mouth for a small business is bad. Wow.)
My reply, delivered matter of factly: That I will be sure not to tell anyone about Bloomer Creek.

Beautiful tasting room. Amazing wines. What else do you want?

I tried to visit the vineyard today — opening hours started at noon, and I arrived at 12:30 with two friends. (Coincidentally, another car of people arrived at the same time.) When we walked in to the tasting room, Debra was doing some ironing and said they weren’t open yet. When my husband apologized and said that he thought they opened at noon, Kim explained that their hours did begin at noon, but they got a late start and offered to pour for us, but Debra very brusquely said she didn’t want us tasting when she had things out, and that we could come back in an hour. After such curt and frankly rude service, we certainly weren’t going to come back in an hour to check if she had decided that she was ready to be open by that point!

Bloomer Creek is the first winery that I’ve visited in the finger lakes region with red wines that can compete with their counterparts from more well known wine regions. The winery seemed like a one man shop with a well decorated cozy interior. We had a complimentary tasting of preselected wines. Since the actual winemaker gave the tasting, we were mercifully spared much of the BS that usually goes with wine tasting. Definitely stop here.

I brought in 8 of my friends over Memorial Day weekend and Kim was a fantastic host. Although busy, he took the time to explain their winemaking process and provide details about each of our tastings. Kim and Debra have put a lot of TLC into their operation and its paying off big time as several of their wines can be found in many notable Manhattan restaurants. A stop at Bloomer Creek Vineyard is an absolute must if you’re on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.

Amazing wines! MUST STOP while you are vacationing in the Fingerlakes.
Wonderful husband and wife owned business. Excellent wine and incredible experience at this place.
Looking forward to visiting again next year because the bottles purchased will not last long in this household. :)