Please join us for a seated tasting with Kirsty Harmon of Blenheim Vineyards and Corry Craighill of Sunset Hills Vineyards.
Kirsty and Corry will guide us through a tasting of their Chardonnays and Cabernet francs plus a surprise or two.
We are so excited for this event. This will be an intimate gathering and conversation with two of our favorite winemakers.
Don’t miss out!
Monday Nov 4th.
7pm.
hello@marketstwine.com/434-202-0511 for reservations.
$35 per person.
After graduating from UVA in 2011, it was Corry’s love of travel that first led her to the wine industry. She soon found herself working the harvest in far off places like New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and France, with a few closer to home in Oregon and Virginia. She called both King Family and Blenheim Vineyards in Charlottesville home for a while, working harvests and spending time in the lab learning the ins and outs on winemaking, but it was her stretch in Oregon that showed her this wasn’t just a job, but a way of life. Although she’s been tempted by opportunities in Sonoma, CA, her desire to start her career as a winemaker in her home state of Virginia has kept her planted close to home. It excites her that Virginia is still in the early experimental phase of winemaking, and she really believes in the quality of wine that can be crafted here. Outside of the cellar, Corry earned her WSET Level 3 certification and looks forward to continuing her wine studies. If she’s not drinking a Virginia Chardonnay, you’ll most likely find her with a glass of Pinot Noir in her hand. When she’s not in the cellar, she’s likely out hiking, playing her cello or gone for a run.
Born in the Netherlands, Kirsty has spent a majority of her life in Charlottesville. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1998 with a degree in biology, Kirsty developed an appreciation for wine through a job that allowed her to apprentice with famed Virginia winemaker Gabriele Rausse.
After making wine for several years in Virginia, Kirsty graduated from U.C. Davis with an M.S. in Viticulture and Enology in 2007. After graduation, Kirsty spent six months at Domaine Faiveley in Nuits St. Georges, France as a recipient of the 2007 Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Scholarship, in 2008 she worked as a harvest intern at Craggy Range Winery in New Zealand as a recipient of the Dough Wisor Memorial Scholarship. Kirsty joined Blenheim Vineyards as winemaker in June of 2008.