Fox Run Vineyards

This month we are delighted to feature the wines of Fox Run Vineyards.

In their own words: Long before the hundreds of travelers, wine-tasters, and oenophiles graced the tables and tasting bars of Fox Run, it was cows that explored the property. For more than a century, Fox Run was a dairy farm. The first grapes were planted in 1984, and in 1990 the Civil War-era dairy barn was converted to a winemaking facility by Larry and Adele Wildrick, the founders of Fox Run Vineyards. In 1994, Scott Osborn and his first business partner, Andy Hale, purchased the winery from the Wildricks. Now with 50 acres of east-facing vineyards on glacial soils, the winery produces a remarkable range of limited-production, estate wines.

Today, Fox Run crafts some excellent wines in a wide array of styles. From casual and refreshing Riesling and Chardonnay (even in a can!) to more elegant and complex single-vineyard expressions, it’s legitimately hard to choose our favs. Not to mention they are one of the few wineries to make delicious dessert-style fortified ports. Long respected for their approach to and support of the Finger Lakes region, it’s a treat for us to invite you to discover Fox Run Vineyards.

The featured wines!

2018 Silvan Riesling I 2018 Cabernet Franc I Ruby Port

Discover why we love these wines, what’s inside the bottle, and try a few easy food & wine pairings!

During my conversation with Scott, two things he said really stood out…

The first was how he could trace the beginning of his passion for Finger Lakes wines to tasting one particular wine. In his words: “I tasted their 1982 Chardonnay and it just blew my mind”. How cool is that? How amazing that a bottle of beautifully-crafted wine can change the trajectory of your life!

Second, I really enjoyed learning about the Fox Run approach to being a part of the community and supporting each other. Again, Scott - in his words - remembering what he told his newly-hired winemaker back in 1995: “If any one of our neighbors calls you up and says ‘I’ve got a problem’ – you help them. The better our neighbors do, the better we’re going to do, and the better our wine region is going to do.”

I invite you to listen to the entire interview below. We wore masks in Scott’s office, so the sound is a bit muffled here and there, but the story-telling was brilliant.

Cheers - R