Billsboro Winery is located on 28 acres overlooking the northern end of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes. It opened in 2007 and is owned by Vinny and Kim Aliperti. Vinny is the winemaker. In fact Vinny is also the winemaker for Atwater Estate Vineyards which we previously visited. The wines from Billsboro Winery areRead More
Archives for December 2013
Anthony Road Wine Company
http://www.anthonyroadwine.com Anthony Road Wine Company is located in Penn Yan in the Finger Lakes on the west side of Seneca Lake. It is owned by Ann and John Martini. The winemaker is Johannes Reinhardt and the vineyard manager is Peter Martini. They planted the vineyard in 1973 and the winery was opened in 1990. WeRead More
Bingham Family Vineyards completes purchase of Pheasant Ridge Winery
It had been previously announced that Bingham Family Vineyards purchased Pheasant Ridge Winery. December 9, 2013 – Continuing its mission of providing exceptional quality products to Texans, Cliff Bingham, President of Bingham Family Cellars, LLC announced today that the company has completed its acquisition of Pheasant Ridge Winery and its vineyards. “We’re excited to welcomeRead More
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard
http://wiemer.com Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard is located in Starkey, NY in the Finger Lakes. Hermann J. Wiemer emigrated from Bernkastel, Germany, in the 1960s bringing with him over 300 years of family winemaking tradition. He believed that Riesling and Chardonnay could grow nicely on the western side of Seneca Lake and first planted the vineyardRead More
Atwater Estate Vineyards
http://www.atwatervineyards.com Atwater Estate Vineyards is located in Burdett in the Finger Lakes on the southeast side of Seneca Lake. The winery is owned by Ted Marks and was opened in 2000. Since our visit they have now opened a tasting room in Watkins Glen. The view from the tasting room overlooks the magnificent vineyards whichRead More
Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars
http://www.lamoreauxwine.com Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars is located in Lodi in the Finger Lakes. The winery is owned by Mark Wagner, founder and vineyard manager, and Josh Wig, co-owner and winery manager. The winery opened in 1991. Lamoreaux Landing owns 101 acres of vineyards over 10 square miles. They are one of the few true estateRead More
Sheldrake Point Winery
http://www.sheldrakepoint.com Sheldrake Point Winery is located on the west side of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes of New York state. They also have a tasting room on the east side of Seneca Lake and this is the one we were able to visit. Sheldrake Point Winery recently gained more notoriety from the 2014 HoustonRead More
Finger Lake and Canadian Winery Visits
While Gloria and I were visiting hmm, fourteen Finger Lake, Canadian, and one other New York state winery in September, I decided it would be interesting to provide our experiences, much like we do for our Texas winery visits. Not only would it give hopefully an interesting perspective to non-Texas wineries that might provide encouragementRead More