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We are very pleased to announce that the first annual Billsboro Winery Plein Air Art Festival which was held the weekend of August 22 - 24, 2008 was a great success. Photos and additional information will be posted shortly. We plan to make this an annual event.

Billsboro Winery's First Annual Case Club Party!

Saturday, July 19th at 6:30 pm

Join us for a fun-filled evening to celebrate Billsboro Winery's first year in business. The evening will feature wine tastings, advance barrel samples of the 2007 reds, blind tastings, live music, wood-fired pizzas, and much more! Cost is $15 per person for Case Club Members, $25 for guests.

Current Artists at Billsboro

We believe Art and Wine to be a perfect pairing. We regularly feature the work of different artists in our Tasting Room.

Dori Schnippert
Spring in Full Bloom--Watercolors

Living among a variety of farm animals and beautiful gardens on her homestead in upstate New York, artist Dori Schnippert is never at a loss for subjects. Dori works in watercolors, oils, and pencil. She is currently displaying a collection of spring flowers in watercolors at Billsboro Winery. Painting at Whortleberry Studio is a major part of Dori's life; however she also teaches secondary art, gives adult painting workshops and maintains a strong interest in art history through post graduate study. "Painting and teaching are so compatible; it's like maintaining two studios, one full of enthusiastic students and one full of solitude." Dori is one of the featured artists in Billsboro Winery's Plein Air Festival, to be held August 21-24.

Janet Russell
Landscape Artist--Acrylics

As an artist, Janet Russell has been drawn to the beauty of the Finger Lakes since her college days at Syracuse University. Since her recent retirement she has sought to build a body of work in which color and composition are used to punctuate natural scenes with a dramatic tone. Each canvas strives to offer something unique and different. Using different approaches in style and technique infuses the work with freshness and engages the viewer with the element of surprise. Janet is also a featured artist in our Plein Air Festival.

Ellen Lampman-Roisen

 

Ellen Lampman-Roisen is an artist living in Watkins Glen, NY. As a member of the Watkins Glen Art Trail, Ellen has a local studio with a focus on photography. Artwork content is regionally and environmentally based; appreciation and preservation of the Finger Lakes Region is a major influence of the work.

We are also currently featuring the work of Furniture Designer and Sculptor, John Lord. John is founder and creator of Riverbend Studios. John creates handmade and custom-order Wine Furniture crafted in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. John holds a Master's in Fine Arts from Syracuse University. Contact John at jlord1@rochesterr.rr.com.

Special Events at Billsboro Winery

Plan to hold your next party or gathering amid the rustic charm of Billsboro Winery. Our beautifully restored barn with its exposed stone foundation and post and beam construction offers a lovely rustic atmosphere for events. Plan something different, with our wood-fired pizza oven. We will work with you to tailor our space and menu to meet your individual needs.

A pleasant day on the deck	wood-fired pizza oven
Pizzas just out of the oven Lauren Long photo	Pizza oven at work Lauren Long photo

For information about booking Billsboro Winery for your special event, contact Kim Aliperti at Kim@Billsborowinery.com or call 315-789-9538.

Reviews and Press Mentions

See what the Detroit News has to say about Finger Lakes dry reds.

Eastcoastwineries.blogspot.com reviews our 2006 Cabernet Franc

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle writeup (fingerlakeswine.com)

Rochester Institute of Technology University News highlighted Billsboro Winery in a March 14 article about the partnership between RIT and the New York Wine & Culinary Center in Canandaigua.

Surprise Wine Finds from The Finger Lakes, an article on experts.longisland.com, mentions our Cabernet Franc.