The Vineyard
The Beardslee Homestead vineyard, which provides grapes to our on-site Masseria Distillery & Winery, is a destination on the New York State Distillers Guild Distillery Trail and could be a stop on your New York State Wine Trail! Less than 90 minutes from the Finger Lakes Wine Region, our Central New York vineyard has been newly planted over the past four years with more than 1000 grapevines of various cold-hardy varieties including Frontenac red, Frontenac white, and Frontenac gris. We also feature Marquis, Muscat, and Traminette. The vineyard is planted in North-South rows with full East to West sunshine throughout the day. It is also located along the Unadilla River Valley creating a micro-climate that should enhance their growth. The vineyard makes a lovely setting for a picnic or wedding reception or simply a stroll. Located right across the street from the main house, it is both accessible and private and has long-table seating for a wine-tasting or dinner party of 40 people! Come and fulfill your dream of hosting a long-table wine-tasting dinner at The Beardslee Homestead.
In 2026, The Beardslee Homestead is considering a new concept: Adopt a Row. For a certain amount of money, still to be determined, you and your family would provide financing necessary to enhance the sustainability of our vineyard. In return, you would be entitled to the grapes of one row to pick and make your own wine here at the Homestead year after year. Adopt a row of vines and follow its growth step by step for a whole year.Observe the vine and grapes grow until they become a bottle of wine. Live the experience that we live as grape growers and deeply feel the love of our daily work. Share all the important moments in the year from planting to training, from pruning to picking, from pressing to bottling, from your own label to your own tasting! More information will follow in the Summer of 2026, so come back and check.
The Masseria Winery is now fully licensed by the State of New York and produces wine and vermouth.
OUR PLANTINGS
2021: Frontenac Red, Frontenac White, Arandell, Marquis
2022: Osceola Muscat, Geneva Red, Black Spanish
2023: Frontenac Red, Frontenac White, Vidal White
2024: Frontenac Red, Frontenac Gris, Marquette
2025: Traminette
2026: Traminette
2027 Frontenac Gris
TOTAL VINES AS OF 2026
Frontenac Red 200
Marquette 200
Osceola Muscat 150
Frontenac White 100
Traminette 300
Frontenac Gris 350
Marquis 50
Geneva Red 50
Black Spanish 50
TOTAL: 1,450 Vines as of 2027
In 2027 and beyond, the vineyard will plant only Frontenac Gris and Traminette.
