Forge Cellars

Partners, Louis Barruol (Château de Saint Cosme in Gigondas, France), and Richard Rainey have been working together since their first vintage in 2011 to produce hand-crafted, terroir-driven, bone dry Riesling and cool-climate Pinot Noir. Focusing on the east side of Seneca Lake, the duo works with several premier sites with considerable slope, and an abundance of different clones and soils. In addition to their own biointensively-farmed vineyard, they have long-term relationships with growers throughout the region.