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!
This Friday, April 10, join us for the first in this series as Sommelier Erica Archer invites Sur Lie to join us in bringing you a 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 $134 all-inclusive of food, wine, tax, service, and delivery. “Seating” is limited to 10 deliveries of wine-dinner-for-two in the Greater Portland area.
Sur Lie is a tapas-style, farm to table restaurant in downtown Portland, Maine—and is doing an awesome selection of their menu for curbside pick-up. Their cuisine is American contemporary…and eclectic mix of influences from all over the world. Sur Lie uses the tapas trend as a way to bring people together and create a very unique dining experience. The food focus is on the amazing and beautiful bounty of locally sourced ingredients that Maine has to offer. Their first year open they were awarded Best New Restaurant by Down East magazine. And co-owner Krista Cole was awarded The Rising Star restauranteur from Maine Restaurant Association.
Chef Jef Wright is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy, he has worked in a wide array of cuisines and restaurants both large and intimate. For many years he worked in Atlanta GA, with Richard Blais, former Top Chef winner, and focused on molecular gastronomy as a means to reimagine and refine traditional southern dishes. His passion for continued learning has taken him to Philadelphia and New York where he worked in both a 2 Michelin star restaurant and for a large and well-known upscale restaurant group. His style is best described as heavily influenced by traditional French and Spanish cuisine with a love for upscale Southern always focusing on refined techniques. He was the opening sous chef at The Garrison in Yarmouth, where he helped the restaurant attain a 4-½ star review from the Press Herald. Jef is thrilled to be stepping back into the role of Executive Chef and leading the kitchen at Sur Lie. He looks forward to sharing his excitement and passion for delicious, sophisticated cuisine with Portland.
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.
