2024 Women in Wine Celebration Dinner

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Urban Connoisseurs Founder, Marcia Jones is back with Executive Chef and Osteria la Spiga co-owner, Sabrina Tinsley for the 5th Annual Women in Wine Celebration Dinner. We're bringing amazing women in wine to Seattle to share their wines and pair them with amazing dishes (4 course dinner). This is an opportunity for community to celebrate and support diversity in the wine industry, get the meet these amazing women, and taste artistic food creations.

The Women in Wine Celebration Dinner was created as a way for the connoisseur to experience diversity in the wine industry while also enjoying great wines and cuisine paired with these. Urban Connoisseurs, LLC started this event in Florida, and moved it to Seattle post pandemic. We're in our third year, and growing. Each year, 4 women in wine are nominated by the previous years' women in wine. The winemakers submit 3 varietals to chef Sabrina Tinsely, and we review each wine and select 1 wine from each winemaker. VIP guests have to opportunity to taste the wines not selected during the VIP reception, as well as a few wines from some of the returning women in wine.

Proceeds benefit the BLACK WINEMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND, that in 2023, awarded 3 - $10K scholarships to students studying viticulture, enology, and like sciences. These awards are one step closer to helping the next generation of Black Winemakers. Your support is greatly appreciated!

MENU

First Course
Love Cork Screw Pinot Grigio
Il Contadino Scombussolato
House crostino smothered in cheese fonduta, bartlett pear and spinach, arugula emulsion

Second Course
Sip & Share Wines Riesling
Zuppa di Pesce
Spicy Malaccan-Portuguese halibut soup

Palate Cleanser

Sorbetto al Limone
Lemon sorbet palate cleanser

Third Course
Fog Crest Vineyard 2018 Estate Pinot Noir
Tortelli ai Porcini con Sugo alla Norcina
Porcini filled tortelli with sausage cream and truffle sauce

Fourth Course
Frichette Winery 2021 Red Mountain Malbec
Stracotto di Agnello
Wine braised lamb shoulder, balsamic mustard onions, crispy chickpea cake

Dolce
Wine Infused Chocolates by Chef Michael Poole

MEET THE FEATURED WINEMAKERS

Chrishon Lampley, vintner and owner, Love Cork Screw Wines, Chicago, IL. Love Cork Screw, a lifestyle brand focused on wine, entertaining, and relationships. Chrishon has a mission to not only reinvent the wine industry but also to create a more inclusive and sustainable experience for all. Love Cork Screw has grown to sell over 1 million bottles of wine nationally. 

Nicole Kearney, Winemaker, Sip & Share Wines, Indiana, IN. Nicole started Sip & Share Wines in 2016. Sip & Share Wines is a boutique winery producing a diversity of handcrafted vegan wines. She the 7 Words Wine Collection, all of the wines are vegan. In 2020, she released the Gem Collection of limited production wines.

Rosalind Manoogian, vintner and vineyard owner, Fog Crest Vineyard, Sebastopol, CA. Rosalind and her husband converted a 30-acre old apple orchard in Russian River Valley of Sonoma into what is today, Fog Crest Vineyard. Fog Crest Vineyard got its name from the dense fog that accumulates over the valley. The vineyard which got its start selling premium quality grapes to other winemakers now has its own signature wines: a Pinot Noir, a Chardonnay, and a Rosé. Rosalind owns the only Black woman-owned vineyard in Sonoma.

Shae Frichette is a winemaker and co-owner, Frichette Winery, Red Mountain, WA. Shae is the first Black women winemaker in the state of Washington. Shae blended 15 years of facilitation, coaching and corporate experience with a love for wine.Their 15 acre vineyard and winery features premium wines including Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Syrah, as well as Shae own brand, Sashay. 

MEET THE VIP WINEMAKERS

Nicole Camp, winemaker, LaShellé Wines, Woodinville, WA. Nicole Camp is one of only 2 Black Female winemakers in Washington state. LaShelle wines is a small hand-crafted winery located in the heart of Woodinville’s Warehouse District. Nicole opened her winery the summer of 2021, and is creating some of the best quality wines in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Her passion is for family, fun and creating lasting memories.

Theodora Lee, Ms. Theodora Lee, a senior partner and trial lawyer at Littler, founded Theopolis Vineyards in 2003. In the wine world, Ms. Lee is known as Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards. Her passion for wine began upon her arrival to San Francisco from Texas in 1987, primarily due to the influence of her law firm mentors, many of whom owned vineyards. In 2001, she purchased sheep land in the Yorkville Highlands of Anderson Valley, and began developing her 5 acre vineyard. n 2003, Ms. Lee planted her 5 acre vineyard, which produces award-winning Petite Sirah, EVERY HARVEST!

Donna Stoney, winemaker and owner, Stoney Wines, Willamette, OR. Donna has spent three decades building a career that places people and their quality of life at the center of everything that she has done. A serial entrepreneur, Donna is the Founder of Stoney Wines as well as the Executive Director at StoneyBrooke Residential Services LLC. When she opened Stoney Wines in 2019 she made history becoming one of Oregon's first back female head winemakers. This was not her first history-making endeavor. In 1978, she became Oregon's first black female case manager for Multnomah County's developmental disability services agencies. Donna is committed to taking down barriers and unifying people wherever she goes and in whatever she does.

MEET THE TEAM

THE CHEF

Executive Chef, Sabrina Tinsley, co-owner of Osteria La Spiga, Seattle. Sabrina has taken her Verdun lineage, Louisiana heritage, and combined it with her love of Italy. She and her husband established Osteria La Spiga to bring authentic Italian cuisine to the Pacific Northwest. Her ability to taste the flavor profile in wines, and create cuisine specific dishes is what excites us about this evening event!

THE HOST

Once again, Urban Connoisseurs Founder, Marcia Jones, has created the Perfect Blend! The Mission of Urban Connoisseurs, LLC is the connect the Black winemakers to the wine connoisseurs. We do this primarily by creating wine events and blending the experience with some amazing chefs!