Finger Lakes Royalty, Hidden in Plain Sight
Linden Street · Geneva · Upscale New American Tasting Menu · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 26, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed F.L.X. Table’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're in Geneva, New York — not exactly the first city that comes to mind when someone says 'serious wine destination.' Then you walk into F.L.X. Table and realize you've been sleeping on the Finger Lakes. The list is curated to the point of feeling personal, like someone actually thought hard about every bottle on it.
The list leans hard into Finger Lakes producers — Ravines, Hermann J. Wiemer, Boundary Breaks, Bloomer Creek — and makes no apologies for it. This isn't a hedge; it's a conviction. Riesling dominates in the best possible way, from bone-dry to off-dry, and the Bloomer Creek Chardonnay signals that the list isn't just a Riesling one-trick pony. Global options round things out for guests who need something familiar, but the message is clear: trust the locals.
By-the-glass specifics weren't publicly available at time of review, but given the tasting menu format, the real play here is the wine pairing — a curated progression of Finger Lakes pours matched to each course by staff who clearly know what they're doing. If you're going à la carte on pours, ask what's open; this team doesn't leave bad bottles sitting around.
Ravines Wine Cellars Dry Riesling — $55
Ravines Dry Riesling is a benchmark Finger Lakes bottle that would cost you meaningfully more at a destination restaurant elsewhere. Here it's priced like the team actually wants you to drink it, not just admire it on the list.
Bloomer Creek Vineyard Chardonnay
Everyone comes to F.L.X. Table for the Riesling, and rightly so — but the Bloomer Creek Chardonnay is a quiet overachiever. It's a small-production, low-intervention wine that most tables walk right past. Don't be that table.
Hermann J. Wiemer Blanc de Blancs
The Wiemer Blanc de Blancs is a legitimately excellent wine, but it's also the most recognizable name on the list, which means it's priced accordingly. If you're working a budget, the value lives elsewhere on this list.
Boundary Breaks Riesling + Seasonal vegetable course
Boundary Breaks Riesling has enough acidity to cut through roasted or glazed preparations and enough restrained fruit to stay out of the way of delicate vegetable-forward courses. It's the kind of pairing that makes you wonder why you ever reached for anything else.
The Bottom Line
F.L.X. Table is the rare restaurant where the wine list makes as strong a case for visiting as the food does — and that food is exceptional. If you're anywhere near the Finger Lakes and care even a little about what's in your glass, this one's non-negotiable.
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