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Lorenzo's wine list is the reliable older sibling — not flashy, occasionally overpriced, but genuinely solid for a downtown Italian in upstate New York. Send your friends here knowing the Brunello and the Oregon Pinot will carry the night.

Owera is a weekend afternoon well spent — scenic, unpretentious, and genuinely proud of what it grows. If you're near Cazenovia and want to drink local without apology, this is the stop.

Laci's isn't a destination wine bar, but it's doing something right — a focused Iberian list that actually matches the menu in a city where that's genuinely rare. Send a friend here with the explicit instruction to order the Cava and the Albariño.

Coleman's is a great Irish pub that happens to have wine on the menu — emphasis on 'happens to.' Order a Guinness, grab a Jameson, and if someone at the table insists on wine, point them toward the Dr. Frank and move on.