Silver Springs Winery

Silver Springs Winery
4408 State Route 414
Burdett, New York
USA 14818
Phone: 717-669-8723
http://www.silverspringswinery.com/

Contact: John & Sari Zuccarino
Email: [email protected]

John and Sari Zuccarino, owners of SilverSprings Winery located on the east side ofSeneca Lake, want you to leave their winerknowing a lot more about wine than whenyou came in. “Education is important,” says
John, “because customers need to understand the
in grapes and styles of winemaking.”Silver Springs Winery is one of the few FingerLakes wineries where you will actually meetand be served by the owners on a daily basis.

“It’s important for us as the owners to relate to
customers on a personal basis,” continues John.
“It allows us to hear directly what the customers’
needs are.” John has even created a series of online
educational videos about wine. (www.wine101.tvThe Zuccarinos are passionate about presenting afirst-class tasting experience, evidenced in theirritual of rinsing tasting glasses with the next wine to be poured to make sure that no remnants ofthe previous wine remain in the customer’s glassto cloud his or her tasting.

Silver Springs Winery opened in 2004, and John gives credit to his Italian heritage and a long line of winemakers for his decision to get into the winemaking business. When he was just ten years old, he was helping his grandfather make wine. His roots trace back through hundreds of years of family winemaking in Italy. In the United States, his great-grandfather operated a winery in
New Jersey before prohibition, and John says that members of the Zuccarino family are involved in the wine industry all around the world, including Australia, Argentina, and Canada.

John takes a minimalist approach to winemaking. He feels that the yeast selected for fermentation is one of the most important parts of winemaking. John uses his own proprietary yeast cultures that he keeps in a locked vault. All of this attention to detail pays off in the final product.

Highlights of Silver Spring’s wine lineup include the 2002 Merlot ($19.95) with deep blackberry tones; the 2007 White Merlot ($14.80), an excellent blush wine with vivid strawberry notes; a unique semi-sweet 2008 White Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.80) with watermelon, berry, and
kiwi highlights; a 2007 Pinot Grigio with layers of apple, pear, and tropical fruit; and a heavenly 2004 Gewurztraminer Ice Wine ($42.00)bursting with complex honeyed citrus flavors.

“Knowing that we are leaving a legacy makes it worth all of the work,” says John of his passion about details relating to winemaking and the customer experience. “We know that we have a responsibility to future generations as curators of this land. One hundred years from now, I
want what Sari and I have started here to still
be continuing.”

Winemaker: John Zuccarino

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