Division Winemaking Company
https://www.divisionwineco.com
Kate Norris Co-Owner and Winemaker…
….the most mystical, magical thing about wine is that it’s a moment in time captured in a bottle.
Kate norris
Kate Norris
Division Winemaking Company an award winning urban winery in Portland, Oregon, US makes approachable and balanced wines with great price to quality value. Kate lived in Boudes, France surrounded by vines and with several village winemakers.
Kate met her business partner Thomas Monroe Co-Owner and Winemaker in California. Thomas moved to St Louis for business school and as part of his degree wrote a business plan for a winery. 2008 both Kate and Thomas moved to Auvergne and Beaujolais regions of France and studied academic and practical winemaking. What drives Kate to make wine?
…incredible way to connect with mother earth…and at the end of the day it makes people happy.
Kate Norris
Kate supports “no rules” in winemaking an example is the Pinot Noir method carbonique which is considered a barrier breaker. The carbonic method fermentation a popular process in Beaujolais. When Kate moved to Oregon and started using the same method. It was not common and considered cheerful or less serious. Kate thinks the process unravels the wine’s pure essence and inspires wine drinkers to try something different.
Mimi Casteel a local woman winemaker and wine grower in Oregon with her own wine brand Hope Well has been an inspiration for Kate.
Naked Wines….and Women Winemakers
https://us.nakedwines.com/winemakers/index
Meet the Winemakers
Camille Benitah
The beauty of great wine is in the stories of those who made it. That story is paramount.
Camille Benitah
Bordeaux born Camille brought her French passion to award winning Napa Cabernet.
Montse Reece
Winemaking changes with the seasons. Don’t be afraid to change with it.”
Montse Reece
Leaving Spain for Sonoma, Montse earned her stripes in the Pedroncelli family, becoming only the third winemaker in the iconic winery’s 90+ year history.
Nova Cadamatre
Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure is a lesson. Pick yourself up and keep going.”
Nova Cadamatre
Nova graduated in winemaking from Cornell becoming the first female US winemaker to earn the title Master of Wine. She’s now the proud vineyard and winery owner of Trestle Thirty One in the Seneca Lake region of New York’s Finger Lakes.
Wine and Jazz
Perfect time of the year to enjoy Rosé…Difficult to choose between the two wine club Rosé wines…So resolve the issue by enjoying a glass of each!
Mindi ABair
Two Rosés mentioned above are –
Vive La Musique Rosé Sparkling Wine Methode Champenoise
&
2022 Flower Child Sonoma Coast Rosé
The sparkling wine is a collaboration between Mindi Abair and Spaghettini restaurant and Jazz club in Southern California. Sparkling wines are the only wines that touch all of your senses – sight, smell, taste, and sound (bubbles).
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