Wine Tasting Class

2207 West 11th Street,Cleveland OH 44113

10 March, 2022

Description

An exclusive night of Wine & Food featuring wine by women wine makers. $45 per person including tax and tip, three wines and food pairing. To celebrate women in our industry, please join our Executive Chef, Natasha Pogrebinsky, our GM Jill Petrak and our longest running wine rep Tracey English for a fun night of wine produced by women wine makers. Wine will be paired with a light dinner. Wine will be available for retail by the bottle during the event. Please visit our website for full details about the wine and menu. Natasha Pogrebinsky Executive Chef Natasha Pogrebinsky has been dubbed “chef extraordinaire” (Michelin Guide, 2015), “mother of eastern European cuisine in America” (C&M, 2014), voted “Best Chef’s Tasting” (Village Voice, 2014), and has appeared in multiple TV shows. After 15 years of owning and running restaurants in NYC, Chef Natasha returned to her beloved hometown, Cleveland, to join the vastly creative and talented pool of chefs and culinary professionals. In early 2018 Pogrebinsky was chosen as one of the “Most Interesting People of 2018” (Cleveland Magazine), and now is at the helm of The South Side and Hi & Dry in Tremont. Building close relationships with farmers, local producers, and home grown media outlets and of course the customers, is at the top of Chef’s priorities. Natasha’s culinary point of view has always been to promote the influences of Eastern Europe on mainstream culinary menus, and with that the sense of community, the belief that food should be simple and honest, of the highest quality, at the same time being revolutionary and spontaneous. A difficult balance to achieve, but one that drives trends, makes an impact, and most importantly leaves you feeling happy and full. Chef's kitchen staff is 50% women with many of the leadership roles held by women. Jill Petrak General Manager, The South Side Jill Petrak (left) is the General Manager at The South Side and has been with the restaurant since day one. Jill is the also the Bar Manager and creator of many of our famous cocktails. Cocktails are updated seasonally, using fresh ingredients. Jill also infuses all our flavored vodka and gin for a truly unique taste. One of Jill's assistant managers is also a woman. Many of the leadership roles in the Front of House are also held by mostly women. Tracey English Owner, Private Reserve Fine Wines Tracey was one of the first women to break into wine sales in NE Ohio, an Industry which used to be dominated by men. After graduating from The Ohio State University, she started her restaurant career working at One Nation Restaurant in Columbus and as she rose through the ranks, she was recruited by wine distributors to sell wine for them because of her enthusiasm, knowledge and work ethic. English joined a local distributor and worked her way up to become a on-premise sales manager before joining her brother as an owner at Private Reserve Fine Wines in 2001. Tracey loves visiting wineries all around the world. In addition to California, Washington and Oregon, she has travelled internationally to Canada, Australia, Italy, Argentina, Chile, France and Spain. Tracey is usually found promoting her wines in NE Ohio, when she is not providing a lap for her adopted cat Brutus. ABOUT THE WINE MAKERS: Winemaker, Susie Selby - Selby Vineyards Sonoma Selby Winery was founded in 1994 by Susie Selby, Winemaker, and her father, David K. Selby, M.D. Dr. Selby was a Vietnam war hero, a marble sculptor, and a world-renowned spine surgeon who traveled internationally, primarily to Europe. These trips were instrumental in an affinity for old-world wines that he and Susie shared starting with the first vintages of Selby Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Susie learned to make wine in a hands-on apprenticeship environment, starting as a tasting room manager, then a forklift driver/Cellar Master and eventually becoming the Assistant Winemaker at a larger winery, while still making the Selby Wines. Prior to his sudden death in 1997, Dave and his wife Nancy, who lived in Dallas, would travel frequently to Wine Country to taste blends with Susie and enjoy the food and wine of the region. After Dave passed away Susie decided to continue the dream of Selby and managed to do it on her own through a lot of hard work and challenges. Today she still has no partners or investors. Selby Winery produces over sixteen different varietals and has won numerous awards and accolades. “Enjoy wine; enjoy life,” will continue to be Susie’s approach to being a winemaker. That expression, like the wines, is a reflection of the passion, the fun and the enjoyment that Susie and Dave shared. Molly Lippitt - Consulting Winemaker, Michael Pozzan Winery Molly Lippitt Lyman was raised in the Sonoma Valley, where she cultivated an early fascination with wine. Molly's first job out of college was in the lab at Sebastiani Vineyards, the same winery where her father had spent more than three decades as operations manager. Molly has spent much of her career working hands-on in the cellar, focusing on the detail and finesse of crafting fine wines. Molly has worked under and alongside multiple top echelon winemakers, including Heidi Barrett, Philipe Melka, Mike Hirby, and Julien Fayard. Molly's winemaking past includes positions as Winemaker for Volker Eisele Family Estate, Associate Winemaker at Moone-Tsai Vineyards, and Assistant Winemaker at Paradigm Winery. Additionally, Molly has worked with with Duckhorn Vineyards, Relic Wine Cellars, and Talisman, as well as Whitehaven Vineyards in New Zealand. Molly lives in Sonoma Valley with her two small children. Winemaker - Chelsea Laboon – Montoya Vineyards A Vineyard Driven Approach To Winemaking. Raised in San Luis Obispo amidst the blossoming wine region on California’s central coast, Chelsea has covered every step of the winemaking process over the decade she’s spent in the wine industry. After earning a B.S. degree from the esteemed Viticulture and Enology program at the University of California, Davis, She set out to make wine across the wine regions of Californian. Intrigued with the sensitivity of grapes from year to year and location to location her work has taken her across the wine regions of California, from producing complex Pinot Noirs of the Santa Ynez Valley to the elegant Cabernets in Napa Valley, to balanced Chardonnays, in the Santa Cruz mountains. She’s put her experience and expertise into developing balanced and compelling wine for occasions small and large, from an intimate reunion of old friends, to warm family dinners and refined celebrations. For Montoya Vineyards, Chelsea’s goal is to create memorable wines that bring people together, serving to enthuse and delight time and time again. When she’s not enjoying a glass of wine you may find her hiking with her dog, Laszlo in the Big Sur, exploring a botanical garden, or playing an eclectic board game with her husband.