Meet The Winemaker: Susana Esteban's Portuguese Wines - 6pm-7:30pm - 3/2/25Meet The Winemaker: Susana Esteban's Portuguese Wines It still sort of blows my mind that were hosting world renowned winemakers in The Tasting Room here in little ol Middlesex, Vermont. But they keep asking to host so I keep saying yes. In 2012, Susana Esteban was the first woman to ever be awarded Best winemaker of the Year by Revista de Vinhos, Portugals premier wine publication. And now, 13 years later, she has established herself as one of

and their farm dates back to 1641

causes the stuff to evaporate from the bottle at an accelerated rate

her interest in sherry and all-things oxidative lead us into a collaborative fermentation project loosely called Lost Causes and Desperate Cases that focused on different historical techniques for making oxidative wines in the spirit of sherry

You might find Molise to be your new favorite wine region

99% Muscat Bailey A 99% & 1% Pinot Noir

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Columbia Valley in Washington

Pairing suggestions: Boeuf Bourguignon

This process concentrates both the sugars and flavors and helps break down the interior of the apple

Given its proximity to Nuits-Saint-Georges

Features fresh peach and lime with a solid acidic backbone

The Pinot Noir is sourced from 3 different vineyards in the Willamette Valley -- Wahl

10% Chardonnay