Discover St. Innocent Winery

At Online via Zoom

Wine lovers, join us for the third chapter of our new wine tasting series, "French Roots, American Soil: An International Love Story,’’ featuring French-inspired wineries from the United States. We will be joined by Mark Vlossak, Founder, President, and Winemaker of St. Innocent Winery to discover Burgundy-caliber Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs from Oregon's Willamette Valley.

The tasting menu for the evening will include:
2018 St. Innocent “Freedom Hill Vineyard” Chardonnay | $35.99
2017 St. Innocent “Temperance Hill Vineyard” Pinot Noir | $46.99
2017 St. Innocent “Momtazi Vineyard” Pinot Noir | $44.99

Interested in attending but don't want to drink? Wine purchase is not necessary to attend these events, all are welcome to attend to learn and enjoy discovering a new winery.

Series Pass to access all 3 events

$20/$27

Individual Ticket

$10/$15

*Wines not included in the price of the ticket.

To order the wines, please email Chelsea Bell at chelsea@gordonswine.com with your order and she can arrange for store pick-up or delivery. Please place your order at least three business days before the event date to ensure a timely delivery. Discounts of 10% off mixed 3 bottles, 15% off mixed 6 bottles, and 20% off mixed 12 bottles can be provided for any of the wines featured in this event series (discount does not apply to wines already on sale).

For 15% off your purchase of any non-sale French wines through Gordonswine.com, contact Cultural Manager Clémence Bary Boloré via email to get the discount code.

About St. Innocent Winery

St. Innocent began as an idea conceived in a moment of passion and inspiration in 1983. Mark Vlossak spent the next five years studying, taking classes, and apprenticing with Oregon wine pioneer, Fred Arterberry. In 1988, St. Innocent Winery was founded. Our goal is to produce wines that respect the quality and tradition of the Old World in one of the newest and most exciting wine growing regions on the planet: Oregon's Willamette Valley.

About Mark Vlossak

Mark Vlossak is the Founder, President, and Winemaker of St. Innocent Winery in Jefferson, Oregon. During his university training, he developed a love for Champagne. After reading an article in 1983 on American sparkling wine in Bon Appetit magazine, he was inspired to become a winemaker. Andre Tshelishev was quoted: "the greatest sparkling wine in America will be made in Oregon, not California, because it is the right place to grow Pinot noir and Chardonnay, the grapes of Champagne." During his training, he apprenticed with Fred Arterberry, Jr., the first Oregonian to make sparkling wine. Fred also produced the first vineyard-designated Pinot noirs in Oregon, something Mark would soon become famous for producing.

Mark has always made our wines, oversees the vineyards, and represents St. Innocent in the national marketplace. We have grown from 600 cases in the first year to our current production of roughly 6,200 cases, yet each wine is still handcrafted.

He made the Wine Advocate's first 94 point wine in 1994 and by 2002 had made six of the first twelve 94 point wines. Mark was honored by the Wine Advocate in 2002 and again in 2004 as one of their "Wine Personalities of the Year", one of two Oregon Winemakers to receive that honor.

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