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$10 per person event (includes small bites to pair)Sunday 11/17/24 4:00pm-5:30pmTriangle Wine Company Southern Pines144 Brucewood Rd, Southern Pines, NC 28387Originally from upstate New York, Michele D’Aprix worked as a bartender in Boston while studying Organic Chemistry at UMass. Her ability to multi-task was finely honed behind the bar. Those years in service, along with her extremely limited lab skills, landed Michele her first winery job at Dry Creek Vineyard in California as an assistant to the enologist.
She loved the job so much that she decided to enroll in UC Davis’s Fermentation Science program and 5 years later she earned her 2nd degree in Viticulture & Enology.
In search of more experience, Michele found work at wineries in the Rhône Valley and South Africa, finally arriving in Bordeaux, where she trained with the accomplished and highly-regarded vigneron Stéphane Derenocourt. Fully-immersed at this point, she studied his methodology in both the vineyard and cellar, combining the fine art of organic farming and minimal intervention winemaking. Ready to add her own touch after few years, Michele became the winemaker at a small property in the Montagne-St Emilion A.O.C. where she developed a solo project, calling it “Pentimento.” At the start of it, and to this day (much to her surprise), she is the only American woman making her own wine in the region of Bordeaux. She now splits her winemaking efforts
between Bordeaux, Costières de Nîmes (France) and Montsant (Spain), where she has multiple projects. Michele spends a large amount of her state-side time working the market with her distribution partners.There will be food pairings to match the tasting of four wines! Don’t miss this special event! Seating is limited so secure your spot!!