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New York State has a wealth of award-winning wineries, breweries, and cideries in every corner of the state, many of which welcome children—and sometimes even well-behaved pets. Added amenities and activities for kids, caregivers, and designated drivers make it easy for everyone to have fun together.
Vineyard-side tasting rooms often double as casual farm-to-table restaurants and some wineries offer unique lodging. The grounds are lovely, hosts are gracious, and parents can taste delicious craft beverages as children frolic amid sun-kissed vineyards and rolling hills. Photo Credit: @keeponadapting on Instagram.
Updated: 07/27/2026 | Originally Published: 07/24/2018
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Long Island Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Pindar Vineyards, Peconic
In Long Island wine country—rated one of the world’s top 10 wine regions—a host of wineries entertain families. Plan a visit to Pindar Vineyards, once rated one of the world’s top family-friendly wineries by Wine Enthusiast. The covered patio behind the tasting room is perfect for an afternoon picnic.
Greenport Harbor Brewing Co., Peconic
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An expansive lawn offers a safe space for kids to be kids, while adults enjoy fruity lagers and ales that highlight the season’s harvest, like a pumpkin/yam beer, or get tropical by sippin’ on their limited release nectar blender. Children can nosh on kid-pleasing eats like chicken fingers, fries, and hot dogs. Sunsets are especially spectacular here, and live music completes the experience on weekends.
Harbes Family Farm & Vineyard, Mattituck
With an eight-acre barnyard adventure zone, Harbes Family Farm & Vineyard on Long Island is all about fun for everyone. Grown-ups can taste award-winning merlot or cabernet in the rustic wine barn. The farm-style playland captivates kids with a giant playground, obstacle course, and so much more! In autumn, there’s apple-picking, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and a huge corn maze.
Hudson Valley Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Arrowood Farms, Accord
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Arrowood Farms is a brewery, distillery, and event venue rooted in the heart of the Hudson Valley. They proudly brew their beer with 100% New York State ingredients, many grown right on the farm. Their house-made spirits are crafted with locally grown grains, and the kitchen serves seasonal, locally inspired comfort food. The taproom and scenic grounds offer a scenic space for food, drinks, and events of all kinds, from free live music and small performances to ticketed concerts, all family-friendly! Kids can explore the grounds, meet the chickens, and hang by the duck pond, while adults enjoy a pint of an award-winning brew. They even host outdoor movie nights Fridays through October, often showing family favorites like Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc.
Millbrook Vineyards & Winery, Millbrook
Millbrook’s five-star tastings—highlighted on Bravo TV’s "Sell It Like Serhant"—showcase prestigious award-winners, from Cabernet Franc to the special Tocai Friulano. On weekends, enjoy vineyard and mountain views from the Taproom Terrace with family-friendly cheese plates and snacks. Families are welcome to bring lawn games and picnic on the grounds, and the vineyard regularly hosts a variety of events! Score amazing views of the Shawangunks on a hike along the vineyard trail.
Pennings Farm Market and Orchard, Warwick
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Give the fam a taste of the farm life and country flavor at Pennings Farm Market and Orchard. Located just 90 minutes from NYC in Warwick, home of the popular Applefest, kids will love running around the play area and checking out the friendly goats and chickens after enjoying some fresh baked cider donuts and heaping scoops from the ice cream stand. Adults won't be able to resist sips of Pennings Cider at the beer garden (plus live music on the weekends!), farm-to-table dining at the Harvest Grill, and browsing farm-fresh goods at the market and taking home a some flowers of two from the garden center. Don't forget to make time for apple picking when the season starts!
Capital-Saratoga Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery, Altamont
For an ideal day-trip, visit Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery, a 100-year-old farm and orchard near Albany. The cidery and brewery craft hard cider and beer with ingredients grown on the farm—from apples and pears to hops and barley. Kids and adults will love the pizza in the outdoor Biergarten. Grown-ups can order tasting flights, or beer and cider by the glass. After tastings, families head out to pick berries, apples, or pumpkins, depending on the season. Kids will also love exploring the farm, meeting furry friends at the petting zoo, playing in the sandbox, and partaking in the fun-filled seasonal events including baby animal days, picklepalooza, Maple Fest, and the Renaissance Festival.
Saratoga Winery, Saratoga Springs
A favorite country place for families, Saratoga Winery is only four miles from downtown Saratoga Springs. This super-friendly winery features a rustic restaurant where Thursday and Friday you can get lunch and dinner featuring artisan pizzas, falafel nachos, assorted burgers and sandwiches. Kids even eat for free on Thursdays! Saturday and Sunday you can enjoy a delicious brunch menu. Parents sample unique wines as children play on the wide-open lawn. You might even see future winemakers (the owners’ young children), lending a hand. Tasting bar selections range from traditional varietals like Cabernet to the signature melomel, made from fruit and honey with a century-old recipe.
Central NY Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
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Cooperstown, famed for baseball history and the Hall of Fame, was once America’s hops capital. Headlining the Cooperstown Beverage Trail, Brewery Ommegang now crafts world-class Belgian-style beers on a former hops farm. Enjoy table service on the patio amid lush foliage and sample delicious beers and ciders with perfectly paired food. The cafe’s soft pretzel sticks and frites are a big hit with kids of all ages, and there’s a 9-hole disc golf course right on-site!
Finger Lakes Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Heritage Hill Brewhouse & Kitchen, Pompey
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Heritage Hill Brewery offers a brewery and restaurant nestled on a working crop and livestock farm just outside Syracuse. While adults sip on craft beer flights and dig into smoky BBQ favorites like pulled pork nachos, drool-worthy smash burgers, and savory Sunday brunch dishes, kids can roam the farm, kid around with the goats, and conquer the obstacle course playground. The fun doesn't stop there! Explore the onsite Brewseum for a deep dive into regional brewing history, or check out a packed events calendar featuring everything from a strawberry festival to a hot air balloon festival, plus seasonal happenings like a haunted barn and brunch with Santa.
Castel Grisch, Watkins Glen
Located off the beaten path in the historic road racing town of Watkins Glen, Castel Grisch offers panoramic views of Seneca Lake that can be enjoyed inside the tasting room or on the outdoor deck along with a crisp Riesling, velvety Baco Noir, or sparkling red or white. Sunday Brunch, offered June-October, features dim sum, Japanese-style fried chicken, red wine–infused French toast, and charcuterie boards, plus a free mimosa with every meal. Kids will love playing disc golf and roaming among the massive dinosaur displays at the winery's Lost World, which is transformed into a dazzling lights festival in winter.
Arbor Hill Grapery & Winery, Naples
On Canandaigua Lake, Arbor Hill Grapery & Winery delights children with antique cars, old-time buildings, and juice flights of sparkling grape juices infused with raspberry or peach. Adults choose from a variety of wines, from an aromatic Riesling to an heirloom vintage rosé. The wine shop has regional cheeses and specialties like grape pie. Kids go for grape-flavored salt water taffy and gummy bears made from the vineyard’s Concord grapes. The whole family will enjoy live music and weekly trivia nights at the winery, along with a delicious food menu including kids meal deals.
Thousand Islands-Seaway Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Thousand Islands Winery, Alexandria Bay
A historic farmstead beside the picturesque St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands Winery has a cheery easy-going vibe. The winery produces twenty-three different varieties of wine in five categories, and you can drink your wine (even enjoying 2 wine samples for free!) on the outdoor porch while the kids play nearby on the 19+ acre grounds. Enjoy the venue’s events that are fun for the whole family including cookie decorating classes, pirate palooza, and the grape blossom festival.
Coyote Moon Vineyards, Clayton
Coyote Moon Vineyards promises a howlin’ good time on their 400-acre farm in Clayton (also home of the Antique Boat Museum) in the Thousand Islands-Seaway region. Their cutting-edge northern climate wines garner accolades across the country. The tasting room has more than just wine. Satisfy your sweet tooth with fresh baked delights including giant cinnamon buns, chocolate croissants, cookies, macarons, chocolates, and more!
Greater Niagara Family-Friendly Wineries, Breweries, & Cideries
Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards, Gasport
Family is a keyword at Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards and Becker Farms Brewing Co., 340 bountiful acres just 30 miles from Niagara Falls. This 130-year-old farm produces abundant delights, from plump blueberry pies to wine, beer, and hard cider, all grown and crafted on the property. Seasonal and weekend events include a petting zoo, pedal carts, corn maze, live music, apple and pumpkin picking and more! Winery and brewery walking tours with barrel tasting are available Saturdays, led by winemaker Andres Vizcarra.
Cheers! Don't forget to visit our Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries, and Wineries pages for more craft beverage inspiration. For even more ideas and information visit the New York Wine & Grape Foundation and New York State Brewers Association.
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