Clara Kann's guest appearances

Clara Kann

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Seeds and the City

Eric Adams

Donald Trump

Alex Gibney

Ray Isle

Karen Cooper

Yemi Amu

Marc Lamont Hill

Randy Shaw

Walt Whitman

Caitlin Zaloom

Grace Lee

Sarah Parcak

James Wilson

Orson Welles

Ed Schoenfeld

OwlTail

Devin Shoemaker

(9/23/21)The streets of Brooklyn may not be considered ideal terrain for cultivating wine grapes, but what about our rooftops? In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Rooftop Reds director of operations Clara Kann and founder Devin Shoemaker join us to discuss their unique approach to winemaking.

Clara Kann and Devin Shoemaker on cultivating wine on a Brooklyn rooftop

Join Elyssa + Alina on a visit to the worlds first commercially viable rooftop vineyard! The 15K sq ft Brooklyn rooftop of Rooftop Reds is demystifying wine by providing access to anyone who wants to enjoy a non-presumptuous glass and check out the 168 growing grape vines. Learn about low intervention winemaking, the true essence of terroir, and why Clara is hearing voices. (Episode recorded pre-pandemic.) Reach Clara &amp; Rooftop Reds at: http://www.rooftopreds.com ; @rooftopreds Reach Elyssa + Alina at: www.seedsandthecity.com ; seedsandthecitypodcast@gmail.com ; @seedsandthecitypodcast Thanks to Horti for sponsoring this episode. Get your indoor plant subscription at heyhorti.com and use code "seedsandthecity" for 10% off your first month *** QUARANTINE HOME DELIVERIES FROM ROOFTOP REDS Order NY state grown and produced wine from www.rooftopreds.com during your quarantine. Stay in, stay sane, and enjoy locally grown beverages delivered right to your door. Now shipping to 38 states.

Join Elyssa + Alina on a visit to the worlds first commercially viable rooftop vineyard! The 15K sq ft Brooklyn rooftop of Rooftop Reds is demystifying wine by providing access to anyone who wants to enjoy a non-presumptuous glass and check out the 168 growing grape vines. Learn about low intervention winemaking, the true essence of terroir, and why Clara is hearing voices. (Episode recorded pre-pandemic.) Reach Clara &amp; Rooftop Reds at: <a href="http://www.rooftopreds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rooftopreds.com</a> ; @rooftopreds Reach Elyssa + Alina at: <a href="http://www.seedsandthecity.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seedsandthecity.com</a> ; seedsandthecitypodcast@gmail.com ; @seedsandthecitypodcast Thanks to Horti for sponsoring this episode. Get your indoor plant subscription at <a href="http://heyhorti.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heyhorti.com</a> and use code "seedsandthecity" for 10% off your first month *** QUARANTINE HOME DELIVERIES FROM ROOFTOP REDS Order NY state grown and produced wine from <a href="http://www.rooftopreds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.rooftopreds.com</a> during your quarantine. Stay in, stay sane, and enjoy locally grown beverages delivered right to your door. Now shipping to 38 states.

#17: Clara Kann: Rooftop Reds. The first rooftop vineyard in the world to prove urban viticulture is commercially viable, is growing wine grapes in Brooklyn, NY