Who we are

Birnbaum Vineyards is a family-owned winery (father and son, Jay and Seth), committed to cultivating the highest quality vinifera grapes and a wine-making approach based on hand-harvesting and minimal intervention.

When Jay and Seth Birnbaum met Bob and Kathy Ruis, former owners of Sunrise Hill Vineyard, a special connection was formed—a commitment to preserving the tradition of meticulous grape cultivation and a vision of producing the highest-quality wines on site.

This year marks the debut release of our 2024 wines, made exclusively from grapes grown on our single-vineyard estate, Sunrise Hill, located on the western shores of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region.

We will be releasing a Dry Riesling, Dry Gewürztraminer, Blaufränkisch, and Merlot, all limited productions.

We hope you try and enjoy our wines, and please feel free to reach out to us if you want to learn more.