Richard Olsen-Harbich & Murray's Cheese Expert

Teaches at Murray's Cheese

Bedell Cellars is a pioneering, family owned winery in the Long Island wine growing region dedicated to quality and creativity in everything they do. With a commitment to sustainable farming, Bedell has hand-crafted wines in small batches for thirty-four years, using methods that define the regional style — artistically blending grapes grown in their unique maritime terroir. Bedell wines have achieved critical acclaim and were proudly served at the 2013 U.S. Presidential Inauguration.

Richard Olsen-Harbich is a pioneer in Long Island winemaking with over 30 years of experience. He wrote the North Fork of Long Island appellation into existence in 1986, and is the only Winemaker in Eastern North America to use entirely indigenous yeasts. Rich developed the first Bordeaux/Long Island consultation partnership with M. Paul Pontallier of Chateau Margaux and also helped found Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing, the first third party certification program for vineyard sustainability on the East Coast.