2025 Uva White
Notebook: Refreshing and pure sunshine in a bottle. We love Vidal Blanc and its ability to provide a wine with a bounty of ripe fruit flavor and pleasing acidity. It truly feels like a Finger Lakes original as you rarely see dry wines made from the varietal anywhere else.
This is the second vintage white blend in our ‘Uva’ series, inspired by the Peace & Plenty pattern of the barn quilt on the side of our tasting room. The ‘Uva’ series is home to ‘everyday’ wines, friendly companions that speak to the unique bounty of the Finger Lakes.
Blend: 85% Vidal Blanc - 15% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Sawmill Creek Vineyards
Harvest Date: Vidal Blanc: October 21st, 2025 | Chardonnay: October 1st, 2025 at 21.9 Brix
Fermentation: Vidal Blanc was fermented in stainless steel. Chardonnay was barrel fermented in French puncheon.
Aging: Vidal Blanc was tank fermented and aged. Chardonnay was barrel fermented and aged for 4 months in French puncheon. Blended on February 21st, 2026. Filtered and bottled on April 6th, 2026.
ABV: 12.6%
Cases Produced: 300
Vinny Aliperti started his wine journey making wine as a teenager with his relatives, never considering it would one day become his profession. After graduating college with a liberal arts degree and a stint in the Peace Corps, an opportunity to pursue commercial winemaking on his native Long Island was presented and he never looked back. From 1997 through 1999, Vinny apprenticed under winemaker Roman Roth at Wolffer Estate, producing mostly Chardonnay and Merlot at its state-of -the -art facility.
In early 2000, Vinny moved his family to the Finger Lakes to work at the legendary Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, where he was first exposed to Riesling production. In 2001, Vinny joined the startup Atwater Estate Vineyards, where he continues today heading up winemaking operations for over 15 varieties. Its 8000 case facility produces estate grown wines, including multiple Rieslings, Gewurztraminer, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Franc.
With Atwater's blessing, Vinny and his wife, Kim, started their own label, Billsboro Winery, in Geneva, NY in 2007. Sourcing grapes from Sawmill Creek Vineyards on Seneca Lake, Billsboro specializes in producing small lots dry vinifera wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño, Syrah, and Pinot Noir.
