WINE · SENECA LAKE
Early December (two weekends) · Seneca Lake Wine Trail
The Event
The wine trail's holiday event, Deck the Halls runs across two early-December weekends and pairs each participating winery's featured wine with a holiday recipe and a themed ornament. Guests drive the trail, collect ornaments at each stop, and end the weekend with a full tree's worth of hand-picked glass keepsakes.
The tasting rooms are decorated, the fires are lit, and the lake holds a steely December light that feels cinematic rather than bleak. A weekend built for couples and small groups who already love the trail and want to see it wearing its winter best.
What to Expect
Themed ornament at each participating winery
Paired wine-and-holiday-recipe stations
Runs two weekends, giving flexibility on dates
Decorated tasting rooms, fires, and deep-winter lake views
Quieter than Fall harvest but fills quickly — book by October
Why This One Matters
“The only holiday weekend in the region with its own ritual — you leave with a tree's worth of ornaments and a case of wine.”
Planning Your Stay
Pair It With
DINING · ROCK STREAM
Award-winning artisan cheese from a family dairy — plus farm-fresh ice cream. One of the great Finger Lakes Cheese Trail stops.
Visit →WINERY · DUNDEE
The quiet giant of Finger Lakes Riesling — single-vineyard bottlings set the benchmark for the region.
Visit →DINING · BURDETT
Small-batch coffee roasters and café on Main Street in Burdett — our first stop most mornings. Locally roasted beans, serious espresso, pastries.
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