Ripe for growth?

AURORA - Gary and Rosemary Barletta started Long Point Winery in 1999 with just one wine.

As a new member of the Cayuga Wine Trail and only the second winery on the Cayuga County side of Cayuga Lake, the Barlettas planted an acre and a half of Chardonnay while making their first wine, Ciera Rose, using Vidal Blanc and Grenache grapes they had purchased.

By the time Long Point officially opened its doors on the weekend of the Wine and Herb Festival in 2000, the Barlettas had produced just 3,000 gallons for about 1,300 cases of wine.