Above & below: From the restaurant deck of the Showboat Motel in Himrod, NY, with a view of Seneca Lake, just after a brief rainstorm...

Glenora Wine Cellars, along the shores of Seneca Lake, Route 14, Dundee...

Inside the tasting room - a wine bottle tree decorates the entrance...

Miles Wine Cellars, in a restored mansion, graces the Seneca Lake shoreline in Himrod...

...in the back, a lovely terrace for relaxing and enjoying the wine...and the beautiful view!

The newly-constructed boathouse, where wine-tasting will eventually take place at Miles...

The mansion at Sonnenberg Gardens State Historic Park in Canandaigua, NY - the former home of Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson in 1863...

Above & below: At the entrance to the public gardens and greenhouses...

Spanish Moss hangs inside one of several themed greenhouses on the property...

Another view of the mansion, which offers self-guided tours with docents present to answer any questions along the way...

Exquisite public gardens, including Italian, Japanese and Rock to name a few, cover the extensive landscape at Sonnenberg...

The unique viewing tower in the Rose Garden...