HAMMONDSPORT, NY (WENY) -- Some Finger Lakes wineries are preparing for the possible impacts of the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. With wine making being one of the biggest industries in the Finger Lakes region, some local winemakers are being forced to rethink their sales going into the 2025 season.

"You know, we're all just looking at this with our fingers crossed and saying, you know, we're gonna see what happens," said Jordan Harris, Winemaker and COO at Heron Hill Winery in Hammondsport, N.Y. "It seems to be changing every single day," he added.

In response to the United States' imposed tariffs on many Canadian goods, the provinces of Ontario and Quebec have pulled United States-made alcohol from store shelves. This leaves winemakers like Harris unable to sell their products across the northern border.

"By pulling American wines off the shelf, it's just freeing up shelf space for those Canadian products," Harris said. Adding, "I don't see our wine ever making its way back there because people will get used to buying local, they'll get used to buying the local wines they didn't know about."

Harris said Heron Hill Winery is not feeling the effects of these tariffs yet because the busy season hasn't started. However, with the summer season just around the corner, Harris said he believes Heron Hill and other wineries will see an impact. Not just because of the ban on American alcohol sales in some parts of Canada, but also due to a possible decrease of Canadian tourists visiting the region.

"From a traffic standpoint, I know that there's been a whole lot of push back on Canadians coming to America right now, so that could hit us in the summer.  You know a big portion of business is travelers that come in from Canada, come around the Finger Lakes they come for a winery," Harris said.

Heron Hill Winery struck a deal with a Canadian distributor to expand their wine sales in Canada in early February. But, the winery was never able to ship any wine across the border under the new deal before American products were pulled from shelves.

Despite the uncertain future with selling Finger Lakes wine to Canada, Harris said one possible solution to offset potential losses is expanding sales to places like the Buffalo area.  He said this is because a lot of the wine currently sold there is imported from Canada.

Harris also said tourists from places like Buffalo, who may have previously traveled over the border to taste wine, may decide to try wine domestically instead.