Sun, Sea, Soil, Wine: Winemaking on the North Fork of Long Island

Long Island's longest-tenured winemaker weighs in on what makes the North Fork so unique for fine wine production.

Growing up a stone's throw away from New York City in a small house on suburban Long Island, Richard Olsen-Harbich always dreamed of being a farmer. After graduating from Cornell with a degree in viticulture, he found himself back on the Island at the heart of an emerging wine region that was struggling to find itself. Starting from the ground up with little information or exper...