Osmote Winery Finger Lakes

Ben feels that by adding to the viticulture of upstate new york osmote is helping to ensure that central new york remains a vibrant green ecosystem and that the finger lakes water stays protected by the green.

Osmote winery finger lakes. The patrician verona vineyard is located on the western shore of cayuga lake and has been a grape farm for three generations. Benny eventually became the associate winemaker allowing david to focus on growing city winery. 2018 osmote seneca lake chardonnay. Lenn thompson a proud pittsburgh pa native moved to long island more than a decade ago and quickly fell in love with the region s dynamic and emerging wine community.

These vines were planted in 1973 own rooted without grafting. These vines are trained on a high wire umbrella trellis where shoots are left to grow up from the cane then fall back down towards the middle of the row. Ben riccardi is a one man wine sourcing wine buying and winemaking team at osmote wines in new york s seneca lake region of the finger lakes. In our cold northern climate the vineyards thrive thanks to temperature moderation provided by the deep ice age carved finger lakes.

Tell us about yourself and osmote wines. Osmote osmote flx finger lakes cayuga white is a french american hybrid developed by cornell university in the 1940s and is grown almost exclusively within the finger lakes region. The combination of grape variety and trellis style on well drained soils allow for. 2018 chardonnay finger lakes osmote wines seneca lake.

Vineyard soil is gravelly glacial till on a steep slope. A digital and content marketing and community professional by day he. Cayuga white is a french american hybrid developed by cornell university in the 1940s and is grown almost exclusively within the finger lakes region. Whole cluster pressed naturally fermented in 400l french barrels 30 new.

2014 was the first vintage of osmote. These vines are trained on a high wire umbrella trellis where shoots are left to grow up from the cane then fall back down towards the middle of the row. I started this winery in 2014 as a means to bring my experience from around the world back home to the finger lakes and to make wines that would show my voice and this region s tremendous potential. When launching his osmote brand in 2016 riccardi made the clear decision to start with chardonnay.

After harvesting the red dechaunac grapes winemaker ben riccardi did a three day cold soak to. A finger lakes native riccardi developed his skills and philosophy of winemaking by working around the world including new zealand france chile sonoma and new york city with the goal to come back to the finger lakes to make his mark. Benny returned to the finger lakes because i always have really been in love with the finger lakes and the barrier to entry is low enough that i knew i could have my own winery. Where water keeps our region from freezing in the winter and from excess heat in the summer osmote celebrates that sense of balance in terroir with a similarly balanced style of winemaking.

Wine made with patience to exhibit the best traits of old vine finger lakes chardonnay.