Name: Lucas Vineyards
Rating: 4.8

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My wife and I met when we...

9/2/16

My wife and I met when we were students at Cornell, and so it was only natural for us to come back and have our wedding in 2015 in Ithaca. When we lived there, we enjoyed wine-tasting, and Lucas was a favorite of both of us. We decided to order our guest favors from them in the form of bottles of Tugboat Red and Tugboat White with personalized labels. It was simple to order online, and the labels came out exactly how we had planned, with the cases ready to pickup on time. The staff was friendly and helpful, and provided us with various discounts based on the amount of wine we purchased. Our guests loved having a bottle to drink in their hotel rooms or to travel back with and enjoy later, and we're still getting compliments on our good taste a year later. Would recommend Lucas to anyone looking for a personal touch for their event.
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Classic,quaking place with great wines.

5/17/16

Classic,quaking place with great wines.
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We love Lucas Vineyards! They have great...

5/12/16

We love Lucas Vineyards! They have great staff and tasty wines. Their gift shop has unique items. The view is gorgeous! I highly recommend a visit.
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This winery has a great boat theme...

3/15/16

This winery has a great boat theme with beautiful views. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Tugboat red was our favorite wine.
Source: google Gerard Rosso

The BEST wine slushies in the finger...

10/31/14

The BEST wine slushies in the finger lakes, and for that matter, the planet! We also love their Cabernet Franc...oh! and the Syrah...and now that I'm thinking about it their Riesling is really fantastic...and the Seyval Blanc is fabulous! And then there's...
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About Winery and Wines

The Lucas Vineyards story begins in 1974 when Ruth Lucas and her family moved from the Bronx of New York City to a 60 acre farm in Interlaken, New York. Rooted in the family was a common dream of creating a successful family business through grape growing in the Finger Lakes region which was just starting to thrive. The young family all chipped in and tended to the farm; pounding posts, tilling soil, trimming vines, and finally harvesting their first crop of grapes in 1978. When a feeling of loss set in after selling their carefully tended grapes to a winery that combined theirs with tons of others, the Lucas family made a brave decision to start making their own wine under the Lucas Family Vineyards label. The first 1980 vintage, consisting of less than 500 cases of Cayuga White and Estate Red, took home gold and silver medals, and the Lucas family knew they made the right choice. The founders of the winery were Bill, a tug boat captain from the New York harbor; Ruthie, the oldest daughter with a creative and adventurous spirit; Billy, the hard working and able bodied son; Stephanie, the youngest daughter with natural hospitality and customer service skills and Ruth, the matriarch and pioneer of the first winery on Cayuga Lake.