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New York State Wine - Local Our Commitment at O'malia's is to visit several New York State Wineries each year. We feel that New York State has some of the best wines in the country. Personally touring the wineries helps us pick some excellent selections from each winery to keep in stock at our store. We are eager to hear of new wines and wineries that customers may have already visited and tried. Customer requests are welcome and we would be happy to keep requested wines in stock. It may not be well known, but Northeast America is the home of the grape, with dozens of species. There are more varieties grown here than anywhere else in the world. Chautauqua County boasts a higher percentage of vineyard acreage than anywhere in the United States outside of California. This is partly the result of historical tradition and partly due to an ideal microclimate that helps produce grapes of the most excellent quality.
Chautauqua County is the western-most region of New York
State and is the gateway to the wine and grape country which
blankets the southern Shore of
Lake Erie.
Chautauqua County has a grape and wine heritage that lies
deep in the history of the area.
The signing of the Farm Winery Act in
1976 allowed individual grape farms to establish small wineries
limited to a maximum production of 50,000 gallons per year. Passage
of this law in NYS resulted in an increase in the number of wineries
from 14 in 1976 to over 80 in 1986.
Merritt Estate Winery,
2264 King Road, Forestville, NY, 14062,
1-888-965-4800,
www.merrittestatewinery.com
The history of the Merritt Estate
dates all the way back to the late 1800's. Back then the original
homestead belonged to the parents of Marguerite Merritt-Sample,
which means Merritt Estate has been in the family since the late 19
th century. William T. Merritt turned the estate into a fully
functioning winery back in 1976, and since then his son, Jason C.
Merritt, joined the family operation in 1998. The father and son duo
dedicate themselves to their small vineyard and devote their time
and energy into producing quality fruit for their impeccable wines.
For them, it's not about quantity, but about the value of harvesting
superior grapes. Merritt Estate is located in the largest grape
growing region of New York State. The grapes and wines produced in
this area rival the quality of premium vintages throughout the
world. The winery offers tours, tastings, a gift shop, and catering
for weddings and other events at the winery.
At O'Malia's we carry Merritt's full
selection of wines. They are all excellent selections,
and depending on your tastes, there is something for everyone to
enjoy. *We would also like to note that Merritt's Bella Rosa has
the distinction of being our best selling wine in our store!!*
Reds:
*Bella Rosa,
750 ml. or 1.5 Lt., Sweet Red; a full bodied lambrusco style wine;
share this wine with friends at any meal; best served chilled.*
Cabernet Franc, 750
ml., Dry Red; a rich, full bodied dry red with ample fruit
overtones; goes well with red meats; best served at room
temperature.
Cabernet Sauvignon, 750
ml.; Dry Red; a full bodied red wine with rich fruit
characteristics; goes well with any meal; best served at room
temperature.
Chautauqua Red, 750 ml,
or 1.5 Lt; Semi-dry Red; a medium dry burgundy wine; excellent with
pizza and highly flavored meals; enjoy this wine at whatever
temperature suits you best.
Merlot, 750 ml.; Dry
Red; a full bodied dry red with a hint of sweet cherry; this wine is
fermented in stainless steel and aged in oak barrels; serve with
red meats, pasta with red sauce or other
hearty meals; best served at room temperature.
Wine Masters Choice,
750 ml.; Dry Red; a rich mellow blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot; great paired with any meal; best served at
room temperature.
Blush:
Chautauqua Blush, 750
ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Semi-Sweet; light and fragrant; perfect with any
meal or delightful in a wine cooler; best served chilled.
Whites:
Chardonnay, 750 ml.;
Dry White; traditional bone-dry with
light oak and
fruit overtones; great paired with any meal; whites are generally
served chilled, but enjoy this wine at whatever temperature suits
you.
Chautauqua
Niagara, 750 ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Semi-sweet White; fruity with
a crisp grape taste; best served chilled.
Chautauqua
White, 750 ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Semi-dry White; a light medium
dry Chablis; perfect with fish or fowl; best served chilled.
Delaware,
750 ml.; Semi-sweet White; a rhine style wine with a pleasant fruit
aroma and a clean crisp finish; great paired with any meal; best
served chilled.
Edelweiss, 750 ml. or
1.5 Lt.; Semi-Sweet White; fruity with a flowery aroma and fresh
taste; great paired with any meal; best served chilled.
Gewurztraminer, 750
ml.; Semi-dry White; off-dry, rich and aromatic; excellent with
white meats, best served chilled.
Pinot Grigio, 750 ml.;
Dry White; light and flavorful with bright acidity; excellent with
any meal; best served chilled.
Riesling, 750 ml.;
Semi-Sweet; elegant and fruity white wine; great paired with any
meal, best served chilled.
Specialty Wines:
Late Harvest
Delaware,
375 ml.; Sweet White Dessert; pungent grapey sweet with vanilla
characteristics; delicious chilled and at room temperature.
Mereo, 750 ml. or 1.5
Lt.; Semi-sweet Red; unique, mildly sweet mulled wine with the
flavor of cinnamon, clove and lemon; serve warmed for the perfect
enjoyment or add to warmed apple cider for a delicious drink!
Sangria De Marguerite,
750 ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Sweet Red; fresh and fruity with natural citrus
flavor; serve it over ice, or as a festive fruit punch, recipe
included!
Strawberry Festival,
750 ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Sweet Blush; a blend of grape wine with natural
strawberry flavor; luscious served chilled with desserts and sweets;
also serve over ice cream or as a spritzer!
Vidal Ice Wine, 375
ml.; Sweet White; a sweet, crisp white wine with intense fruit
overtones; great served alone or with dessert; serve chilled for an
icy crisp taste.
Johnson Estate Winery,
8419 West Main Road
(Route 20), Westfield,
NY 14787;
716-326-2191 or 800-DRINKNY (800-374-6569),
www.johnsonwinery.com
Grapes have been grown on the Johnson
Estate for well over a century, and the Johnson Winery, established
in 1961, is now the oldest exclusively estate winery in New York
State. All of the choice European and American wine grapes used to
make our wines are grown within 3000 feet of the winery. This
allows us to take full advantage of the chateau system of
wine-growing and making. Every vintage is a “handcrafted” limited
production, and the entire vinification process, including the
crushing, pressing, fermentation, aging, and bottling occurs on the
estate under the Johnson Family’s direct control. Thus, the superb
quality of our wine is constantly supervised from the vineyard to
the bottle, and, like the finest wines of
Europe, Johnson
Estate wines are “grown, vinified and bottled in the Chateau
Tradition.”
Wines in stock at O'malia's:
Reds:
Freelings Creek Cabernet,
750 ml.; Dry Red; Classic oak aged Cabernet Sauvignon; Rich red
currant and blueberry aromas blend with hints of vanilla and toasted
oak; best served at room temperature.
Freelings Creek Merlot,
750 ml.; Dry Red; Silver medal winner in the Great Lakes Wine
Competition as well as a Bronze medal winner at the International
Eastern Wine Competition (May '07) ahead of well known
California &
Australian Brands; best served at room temperature.
Chancellor, 750 ml.;
Dry Red; A Bronze medal winner in the 2007 Great Lakes Wine
Competition; A classic and very dry Lake Erie Area Chancellor
varietal red wine; best served at room temperature.
Chambourcin, 750 ml.;
Dry Red; A lush and
rich Lake Erie Area Chambourcin varietal dry red wine; best
served at room temperature.
Marechol Foch, 750
ml.; Semi-dry Red; Dry to semi-dry red, fresh and mellow, best
served at room temperature.
Chautauqua
Rouge, 750 ml.; Semi-dry red; A Bronze medal winner in the
2007 Great Lakes Wine Competition; a mellow, light bodied Beaujolais
style Lake Erie Area red table wine; best served at room
temperature.
Ives, 750 ml. or 1.5
Lt.; Sweet Red; A mellow and distinctive Lake Erie Area Ives
varietal wine; excellent chilled or at whatever suits your tastes.
Concord, 750 ml. 1.5
Lt. or 3 Lt.; Sweet Red; deep and rich with pronounced grape flavors
and a silky mouth feel; tastes just like you're eating the grape off
the vine; serve lightly chilled, it is great for punch.
House Red; 1.5 Lt. or 3
Lt.; Semi-sweet Red; delightful fruity red blend for everyday, best
served chilled.
Proprietor's Red, 1.5
Lt. or 3 Lt.; Semi-dry Red; Soft, fruity, and aromatic, serve
chilled or at room temperature.
Whites:
Freelings Creek Chardonnay,
750 ml.; Dry White; crisp and dry with hints of citrus, pear, and
delicate European Oak; best served chilled.
Seyval Blanc, 750 ml.;
Dry White; crisp, attractively fruity and moderately dry white table
wine; in order to capture its freshness and flavor, the wine is
given a slow, cool fermentation and then bottled soon after; made
entirely in glass lined tanks as wood masks this wine's delicate
character; best served chilled
Vidal Blanc, 750 ml.;
Dry White; silver medal winner in the 2007 Great Lakes Wine
Competition as well as Bronze medal winner at the International
Eastern Wine Competition (May '07) ahead of well known
California &
Australian Brands; a slightly aromatic, dry Lake Erie Area Vidal
Blanc varietal white wine; best served chilled.
Chautauqua
Blanc, 750 ml.; Dry White; a light, Rhine style Lake Erie
Area blended white table wine; best served chilled.
Delaware,
750 ml.; Semi-sweet White; fruity and distinctive Lake Erie Area
Delaware
varietal white wine; best served chilled.
Liebestropfchen, 750
ml. or 1.5 Lt.; Sweet White; O'malia's best seller for Valentines
Day - aka "Little Love Drops"; Rich, Lake Erie Area
Delaware
varietal white wine; best served chilled.
Niagara, 1.5 Lt or 3
Lt.; Sweet White; fresh grape taste, excellent alone or with
dessert; best served chilled.
Blushes:
Chautauqua
Blush, 750 ml.; Semi-sweet Blush;
fruity, Lake Erie Area
Delaware
varietal wine, best served chilled.
Pink Niagara, 1.5 Lt. or 3 Lt.;
Sweet Blush; rich, fruity, and
grapey; best served chilled.
Specialty Wines:
Vidal Ice Wine, 375
ml.; Sweet White; silver medal winner in the 2007 Great Lakes Wine
Competition as well as Bronze medal winner ahead of almost all well
known Canadian & European entries at the Eastern International Wine
Competition (May ' 07); best served icy cold.
White Ipocras, 750 ml.;
Semi-sweet white; an Elizabethan recipe using cinnamon, cloves, and
secret spices. Great on a winter's evening, or perhaps on ice as a
summer Sangria.
Red Ipocras, 750 ml.;
Semi-sweet red; an Elizabethan recipe using cinnamon, cloves, and
secret spices. Great on a winter's evening, or perhaps on ice as a
summer Sangria.
Cream Sherry, 750
ml.; a Silver medal winner in the 2007 Great Lakes Wine Competition
as well as a Bronze medal winner at the International Eastern Wine
Competition (May '07) ahead of well known
California &
Australian Brands; Johnson Estate's first ever Cream Sherry.
Port, 750 ml.; bronze
medal winner at the International Eastern Wine Competition (May '07)
ahead of well known
California & Australian Brands; Johnson Estate's first ever
Port.
A fine winery that offers guided
tours, wine tastings, catering services, picnic groves, a private
beach, paddle boats, hiking trails, a gift shop, and private fishing
areas.
In stock at O'malia's:
Sweet Concord, 750 ml.;
Sweet Red; a traditional sweet grapey concord wine; best served
chilled.
Dry Concord, 750 ml.; Dry
Red; a unique dry grapey wine; serve chilled or at room temperature.
Niagara, 750 ml.; Sweet
White; delicious, like drinking fresh Niagara grapes in a glass;
best served chilled.
Rambo Red, 750 ml.;
Semi-dry Red; goes well with red pasta sauces and pizza, serve
chilled or at room temperature.
Sweet Rambo Red, 750 ml.;
Sweet Red; a sweeter version of the Rambo Red; best served chilled.
Riesling, 750 ml.;
Semi-sweet White; a traditional Chautauqua Riesling, delicious and
fruity; best served chilled.
Sweet Agnes, 750 ml.; Sweet
Bush; light and fruity; goes well with any meal; best served
chilled.
Vetter Vineyards, 8005
Prospect Station Road
Westfield, 14787, 716-326-3100,
www.vettervineyards.com
Current owners Mark and Barbara
Lancaster bought the wine estate from the Vetter family in October
of 2003. Mark has over 20 years experience in the wine industry and
Barbara has been in the business since 2000. Our passion for wine
has brought us here as we look forward to producing smaller batches
of quality wine that can be made from our Estate grown varieties
such as Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Riesling Cab Sauv
and Cab Franc and many, many others.
In stock at O'Malia's:
Barcellona Red, 750 ml.; Dry Red;
delightful aged in light oak with berry flavors; best served room
temperature.
Seyval Blanc, 750 ml.; Semi-dry
White; light and fruity; best served chilled.
Cracker Ridge Rose, 750 ml.; Sweet
Blush; light sweet and grapey; a blend of
concord and
Catawba grapes; best served chilled.
Niagara, 750 ml.; Sweet White; smooth
and fruity; best served chilled.
Riesling, 750 ml.; Semi-dry White;
complex fruit; crisp; best served chilled.
Blueberry Chambourcin Port, 750 ml.;
delightful sweet dessert wine; chilled or room temperature.
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This site was last updated 02/24/08