Interpreting Wine Podcast: Ep 476: Ben Riccardi, Osmote, New York Winemaker Special, 1/8

Ep 476: Ben Riccardi, Osmote, New York Winemaker Special, 1/8

Jan 9, 2023

I’m Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the New York Winemaker Special series. Across these 8 episodes recorded in December 2022 we’ll be exploring the New York wine scene in the company of 8 different winemakers. Covering The Finger Lakes in the first 6 episodes and Long Island in the last 2.

We kick things off in the company of Ben Riccardi of Osmote. Ben owns 30 acres on Seneca Lake he’s in the process of cover cropping on the path to planting vines. While making wine from locally sourced fruit in his own winery.

(00:00:08) Intro

(00:01:18) Origin Story

(00:06:32) International Winemaker Influences

(00:10:03) The Finger Lakes virtual tour

(00:18:50) Winemaking community in the region

(00:23:29) Osmote winemaking projects

(00:31:24) The history of sparkling wine in the Finger Lakes

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