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In 2021 wife-and-husband duo Ria D’Aversa and Mike Penn moved to the Finger Lakes to start a new wine adventure. Between D’Aversa’s background in viticulture and organic farming and Penn’s time winemaking — plus their combined experience working in California, Italy, France, and New Zealand — the two felt it was time to make their mark somewhere new. They landed on a site just 1,000 feet from the southeastern shore of Seneca Lake on glacial soils and launched Ria’s Wines in 2022. They make a range of cool-climate wines ranging from classics like Riesling and Cabernet Franc to Baco Noir and Vignoles.
