Oregon Wine Class with Kirk Sutherland of Erde Wines

Monday, December 16th we are welcoming back our friend and former colleague Kirk Sutherland who has been living and making wine under his Erde label in Portland, Oregon for the past few years.

Being based in Oregon and Washington allows Kirk to work with some of his favorite grapes, including Albariño, Gamay, Pinot Noir, and Grenache. His time working with Brianne Day and Division Winemaking Co. were crucial for a number of reasons. Both are exacting in their requirements for the fruit they purchased for their wines, driven to finding the regions best organic and Biodynamic farmers. What Kirk has done so successfully is to prioritize the important work of maintaining and cultivating friendships and connections with this community of winemakers and growers. 

As a small operation, he had a leg up on many because of his time in the NY wine scene at the helm of New York's top wine programs. Before working at Vanderbilt Ave he was running the show at Roberta's, Blanca, Marlow & Sons, and Diner. Combined with his frequent visits to Oregon fostering relationships and working harvests, this put him on the short list of people to call when there was fruit to be had from some of the best organic, biodynamic, and no-till vineyards in the region — such as Johan in the Willamette and Underwood Mountain in Washington's Columbia Gorge.

Tickets for these events have been selling out in a matter of hours so act fast!

• 1 hour class and Q&A with winemaker Kirk Sutherland in an intimate setting
  
• Tasting sessions of 4 wines during the class
  
• Pizza prepared by our friends at Simó
• Event will take place Monday, December 16th from 6:00-8:30pm at our shop, 573 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn NY

Cheers,

Jonathan Kemp