The presence and impact of COVID-19 has caused us all to live life differently…likely for longer than we would all hope. Our small business prides itself on working with and supporting other locally-owned small businesses. These friendships and our willingness to support their small businesses is as strong as ever. And for now, the Wine Wise experience will be coming to you virtually and it’s going to be awesome. We hope to see you on the screen—fine wines in hand of course!
On Thursday, June 4, join us for as Sommelier Erica Archer invites Sur Lie to join us in bringing you another delicious 4-course virtual wine dinner-for-two. Erica has selected two delicious wines that you’ll love to have in your repertoire that pair beautifully with the delicious savory dishes that Executive Chef Jef Wright has prepared for the occasion.
Ticket price is $165 all-inclusive of food, wine, tax, service, and delivery. “Seating” is limited to 15 deliveries of wine-dinner-for-two in the Greater Portland area.
Your Chef
Chef Chris Gould began his culinary career at the age of 15 as a summer dishwasher and prep cook at the Bethel Inn in Bethel, ME. When asked to return the following summer, he said yes, but only as a cook on the line. He spent the following summer on the line working sauté and when it came to deciding where to go for college his chef Steve Stone pointed him toward The Balsams Hotel in Northern New Hampshire. The Balsams had an accredited ACF (American Culinary Foundation) apprenticeship program where chef Chris trained under several Certified Master Chefs and Bakers such as Chef Roland Henin, Chef Phil Learned, and Chef Steve James.
After graduating from The Balsams Chris landed in Boston in 2006 and started working at Clio Restaurant as a Garde Manager cook; within a year he was chef tournant including taking on the position of sashimi assistant at Uni Sashimi Bar. In 2009, he helped Chef Ken Oringer and Chef Jamie Bissonnette open Coppa Enoteca as the opening sous chef. Later that year Chef Oringer had Chris return to Uni Sashimi Bar as his chef de cuisine where he spent the next three years. He also met his wife and business partner, Paige Gould at Clio and in October 2012 the two moved to Portland, ME.
Chris and Paige spent two years making Central Provisions a reality, and in February 2014 they opened the doors to national acclaim, including nominated for best new restaurant in the nation by the James Beard Foundation. Three years later they opened their another Portland restaurant, Tipo, specializing in Neapolitan pizzas, pasta and small plates.
Your Sommelier. Archer is a true oenophile, having obtained high levels of certification in her field. In 2010, she was awarded the Wine Spirit and Education Trust Level Three Advanced Certification in Wines and Spirits (with merit), became a Sommelier in the American Court of Master Sommeliers, and received her Certified Wine Professional award from the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California. Erica is the principal of Wine Wise, a wine education and events service and is skilled at creating truly creative and memorable wine experiences that take guests beyond a typical tasting with her intimate understanding of what makes each wine unique. And she’ll do it with her trademark down to earth style and sense of humor.
