Farm winery comes to a Finger Lakes city

Alex Frederickson, Megan Hall and Camila Tahim cut the ribbon on their new business.

For some people, the term "farm winery" still needs explanation since it's a relatively new, and sometimes confusing, term. And, when you create such an enterprise in an Upstate city's downtown area, it might be even more confusing.

But, such is the case of Wicked Water, which recently celebrated its official grand opening at 78 Castle Street in downtown Geneva. The Fingeer Lakes farm winery is owned and operated by Megan Hall, Alex Frederickson and Camila Tahim, who use only New York-grown products to create their small batch wines. (The "farm winery" designation requires 51% or more.)

In addition to their own wines, they are offering samples of other New York State wines in their tasting room. Only New York-grown and produced wines are sold in their wine shop, by the glass and in tasting flights. Hall, a viticulturist, curates the wine list, while Frederickson and Tahim are the winemakers. They have a 2014 Riesling and soon will add a red and a rosé.

Wicked Water, which invites customers to bring in their own light foods to dine in while sampling the wines, is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. Phone: (315) 781-5100.

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