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Apollo's Praise, Riesling 'The Knoll - Lahoma Vyd', 2025

White Wine from New York, United States
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For more than a decade, The Knoll was the Finger Lakes Riesling Kelby James Russell was best known for, and now he owns the hill it grows on. Kelby started making wine from Lahoma Vineyard, on the west side of Seneca Lake, at Red Newt Cellars in 2012. In April 2023 he and Julia Rose Hoyle bought the nearly 20-acre property from grower Ken Fulkerson. Their label, Apollo's Praise, is named for "Glorious Apollo," a song Kelby sang with the Harvard Glee Club as an undergrad. As they describe it, The Knoll is the smallest and highest of Lahoma's four hills and has the starkest sandstone soil. That's a rarity in the Finger Lakes, and they credit it for the richness of the fruit, while the slope and free-draining soil let the grapes hang late into October. The Knoll is also where Kelby first cold-soaked Riesling on its skins, back in 2013, which he counts as a breakthrough for himself and for the region. They call it their "flag-planting" wine: a dry Finger Lakes Riesling meant to stand next to the world's best, "ripe but bracing, explosively fruity but smoky." And no, it isn't named after the Knoll estate in Austria. The growers who planted and named the site had never heard of it.

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More about Apollo's Praise

Kelby James Russell and Julia Rose Hoyle established Apollo's Praise in 2023 with the purchase of the Lahoma Vineyard on the west side of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes. The vineyard's sandstone soils are uncommon in the region and lend their Rieslings a real opulence and ripe generosity that stands out in any lineup. Both winemakers have deep experience in the region, and their vision is to make wines that honor terroir-driven expression. This is still early, but the potential here is genuine.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Riesling
The Knoll, Lahoma Vineyard (Seneca Lake AVA)
5 days of cold soaking on the crushed skins
Cold settled before being racked into a small tank
Fermented for 4 months in a small tank
Native yeast fermentation
Aged 10 months on its lees
12.7% abv

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Pork schnitzel with lemon, smoked trout with crème fraîche and dill, Thai larb or green papaya salad with grilled shrimp, or pan-fried lake perch.

Tasting Profile

Expect a dry Finger Lakes Riesling on the riper side: lime, white peach and apricot with a smoky, stony edge. The late-hanging fruit and time on the skins before pressing typically give it a rounder, more textured palate than most of the region's Rieslings, while firm, bracing acidity keeps it taut through a long, mineral finish.

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