Welcome to Wines By Design!
We are a full service, on-premises wine making facility and wine-making kit supplier, located in Rochester NY. If you’re interested in making your own wine, come on in and we can help! We have hosted families, small groups, wedding parties and corporate team building events.
Or, if you are already an experienced vintner and are simply looking for supplies, we can help with that too. While our primary focus is wine-kits, check in with us, if we don’t have it in stock, we can probably get it for you!
For more detail on how your time will be spent making your very own wine, please see: our process.
Recipe: Pull Apart Ham and Gruyere Loaf
From our friends at Winexpert: Double Noir!
Wines By Design – we’ve moved!
Wines By Design (WBD) has moved to our new location!
Juice Sale 2020
For all you home vintners: Once again, we’re having our annual Fresh Juice sale.
Wines By Design – COVID-19 update 4
Once again, we’d like to announce additional changes to how we will do business at Wines By Design.
Recipe: Pull Apart Ham and Gruyere Loaf
PDF version: Pull Apart Ham and Gruyere Loaf
Wines By Design – we’ve moved!
Yup, that’s right! We’ve moved. We’ve got a little more elbow room and more space for social distancing and just a really nice atmosphere (if we say so ourselves!). We’re just 3 miles west of our old location. Oh, did we mention that it’s an old farmhouse?
Our new address is: 3392 Buffalo Rd, Rochester NY, 14624 (on the north side). We’re between Elmgrove Rd and Manitou Rd, so those visiting us from the Eastside may want to consider 531 to either Elmgrove or Manitou, or taking 490 to the Gates exit and traveling west on Buffalo Rd. Look for our sign out front!
We are still practicing safe social distancing. We’re doing the middle steps for everyone and asking that if you’d like to come in, please reach out and schedule an appointment with us. We’re taking small groups at this point. See more on our latest COVID update post.
If you have any questions (or concerns), please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] or give us a call at: (585)235-1090.
Please stay safe!
The Wines By Design staff
(Note: Some people have asked: Yes, we ARE able to start wines for you if you so desire. We would need to take a phone order up front however. (And NO, sampling is not available, sorry))
Wines By Design – COVID-19 update 4
We have always been classified as an “essential” business, which allowed us to continue to move your wines “forward” through the process. We have been bottling for some and others have chosen to wait (semi-patiently).
While we would like to offer to continue bottling for you, at this time guidance allows us to open for LIMITED bottling. We know that some of you are eager to return, but we’ll do it slowly. By appointment only (and for VERY small groups – ideally 2 people). If you’d like us to bottle for you, you can drop off bottles, or check in with us if you need some.
As previously stated, we have also begun sampling/starting (again, in VERY small groups – ideally 2 people) by appointment only. We will be masked and gloved, and would ask that you wear a mask as well (and be in good health). You can email us at [email protected] or call us at (585)235-1090 to schedule an appointment.
We will continue to review the situation and guidance as we move forward through the phased re-openings. We appreciate your patronage, and look forward to when we can return to business as usual at WBD!
Thank for your understanding and cooperation, and please, stay safe!
Recipe: Summer Drinks – Sangria
- strawberries
- raspberries
- 1 sliced orange
- 1 cup halved grapes
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/2L bottle of lemon lime carbonated drink
- 1 full chilled bottle of red or white wine.
- Mix together
- Let chill for 2 hours and serve over a couple of ice cubes
- We like a Merlot as a base!
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Business Hours:
| Tue – Fri: | 3:30p – 7:30p |
| Sat: | 9:00a – 2:00p |
| Sun & Mon: | CLOSED |
Continuing Education
Looking for something to do? Got four nights free? How about joining one of classes, we’ll show you how to make your very own delicious wine!
Wedding
Why not share your special day with all your guests? Let them take home part of your special day, a bottle of your very own wedding vintage.
A Night at Home
What’s better than a night by the fire, some artisan cheese and a bottle of terrific wine you’ve made yourself?
We heard many great things about you, so we decided to check you out for ourselves.
(BTW: They were right!)
We cannot say enough good things about Wines By Design. The quality of the wine is better than most bottles of wine you can buy at the store, plus you get to tell your friends and family you made it on your own!