OSFIT May 10th, 2022 - 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (PST) - Amaterra Winery, Portland OR- In Person!
Join us for an In-Person Speaker/ Dinner event on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022- 5:30- 8:00pm (PST) at Amaterra Winery! Please see pricing below for registration fees.
We are excited to wrap up our OSIFT calendar year with you. Amaterra Winery, a new gravity flow winery and restaurant in Portland's West Hills. We can't wait to see you soon. Cheers!
About this event: We are excited to wrap up OSIFT calendar year with an in person event at Amaterra Winery, a new gravity flow winery and restaurant in Portland's West Hills. We can't wait to see you soon. Cheers!
Speaker: Matt Vuylsteke, General Manager & Executive Winemaker at Amaterra Winery Topic: Innovation in Winery Design: Maximizing Quality and Efficiency Event Schedule:
5:30-6:30pm- Social Hour/ Cash Bar
6:30pm- Dinner service starts
7:00-8:00pm- Speaker Hour
Dinner: Chef Jaime, previously of Departure Restaurant, will create a seasonal farm to table dinner, with a chicken or vegetarian option. Costs:
Members: $40
Non-Members: $45
Students: $15
Donation to OSIFT and student scholarship is appreciated.
About Matt Vulsteke
Matt Vuylsteke is the General Manager and Winemaker at Amaterra Winery. A native of Portland, Oregon, Matt graduated with a B.S. in Food Science & Technology, option in Fermentation Science and minor in Chemistry from Oregon State University. He later went on to complete his MBA from Concordia University.
2022 marks Matt’s 25th harvest. Matt started in the wine industry while in college as a cellar hand at Tyee Wine Cellars and as an undergraduate research assistant at the OSU Enology Extension Laboratory. In both positions he was fortunate to work for the notable Barney Watson. He spent time as a production enologist for The Hogue Cellars, at Domaine Serene team as an assistant winemaker, and has also held technical sales roles with BioMerieux and Pall, and the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture.
Matt and his wife Nancy founded a wine consulting company in 2003, focused on small niche clients. In 2012, they launched their own winery, 51Weeks Winemaking. In 2013, their consulting company was engaged by Amaterra to help plant and manage the first vineyards, and later, as 51Weeks Winemaking became a part of Amaterra, Matt joined the Amaterra team. Matt has been instrumental in the design and construction of the Amaterra. When he’s not busy bringing delicious wines to consumers, Matt enjoys skiing, cycling, crabbing, and spending time with his wife, two children, and golden retriever, Champ, on both the mountains and the beach.
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