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What's Been Happening at Suhru

It's been a busy July at Suhru with Shelby and the team hosting lots of great events at the Tasting House, including weekly Thursday Happy Hour & Live Music from 4-7pm and Lobster Roll Sliders at the Tasting House every weekend all summer long!

Meanwhile, I have been busy putting some mileage on my car! I've been working across NY and NJ to expand our reach and make it easier to find Suhru wines across the tri-state area! Mid month I spent a few days in New Jersey with Joe, one of our sales reps focusing on the mid New Jersey region. I am happy to report you can now find Suhru Wines at: Vino Sandro Wine and Spirits, located at 1129 Inman Ave in Edison, NJ and Peapack Fine Wines, located at 159 Main Street in Peapack, NJ with more to come soon as restaurants and wine shops revamp their offerings for the Fall.

Another exciting new placement for us is The Marshall, located at 628 10th Ave in Manhattan. The Marshall is a really cozy, rustic-chic restaurant with a hyper local farm to table menu. Russ and I will be hosting a Winemakers Dinner there on Monday, August 29th. It’s a 7-course dinner paired with 7 of our wines (including a library wine) for $99/pp. I can’t wait to try these pairings, we hope you can join us!

We are also pleased to announce that you can now find Suhru Wines at Chateau 49, a wine bar at 924 2nd Ave in Manhattan and Eastside Cellars, located at 1743 1st Ave in Manhattan and more to come!

If you are going to be in Montauk the weekend of August 6th, stop by Finest Kind Wines & Liquors, located at 552 West Lake Dr in Montauk, where I will be hosting an in-store tasting from 4 – 7 pm. Stop by for a taste, to pick up some wine and for a chat!

You can also find me at bi-weekly Farmer's Markets in Setauket and Shelter Island this summer. I am really enjoying these two Farmer’s Markets and love having visits from Wine Club members, regulars of Suhru, and introducing our wines to new people and new friends. One of the benefits of working the markets is I get to do some shopping and load up with great foods while I’m there. Find me at the Three Village Market on Friday, August 12th and 26th. The market takes place on the grounds of the Three Village Historical Society, located at 93 N Country Rd Setauket Friday afternoons from 3 – 7pm. On Saturday, August 13th and 27th you can find me at the Shelter Island Historical Society Farmer's Market, located at 16 S Ferry Rd from 9am – 12:30pm.

Check out the rest of our upcoming events on the Suhru Events Calendar!

What's Happening at Suhru this June

Hello Suhru family! You may notice that I am not in the Tasting House as often as I've been in the past, a few changes are happening at Suhru. We have an incredible staff, managed by Shelby, as well as our new Assistant Tasting Room Manager Shannon, which has allowed me to refocus my efforts recently. I will be focusing more of my time over the coming months and years on Wholesale Outreach and Farmer’s Markets. But don't worry, you will still see me at the Tasting House from time to time!

This summer you can find me at a number of Farmer's Markets, including the Three Village Farmer’s Market, located at 93 North Country Road in Setauket every other Friday from 3–7 pm and at the Havens Farmers Market at the Shelter Island Historical Society every other Saturday from 9am–12:30 pm. Checkout Sue's Farmer's Market schedule

They are both great markets with about 25 Vendors each with some awesome offerings. It’s been fun introducing our wines to a new audience farther afield from the Tasting House. I have been doing Farmer's Markets for Suhru since we first opened in 2008 and it has been so nice to get to connect with people at these new venues. Over the last few weeks several Wine Club Members have stopped by my table. It’s always nice to see a familiar face, so please stop by and say hello!

In addition to Farmer's Markets I have also been working more closely with our Distributor, Vias Imports, Ltd to expand the accessibility of Suhru Wines in wine shops and restaurants across New York and New Jersey. In addition to focusing on expanding placements on Long Island, I spent some time working with our sales rep Sarah in New York City earlier this month and will be working with Joe in New Jersey in July.

We are ever expanding the list of Where to Find our Wines on our website. However a few recent additions of late include: 

• Lucha Cubano, located at 87 E Main St in Downtown Riverhead, NY
• Sound Avenue Bistro, located at 3225 Sound Avenue in Riverhead, NY
• Blue Point Spirits, located at 226 Blue Point Avenue in Blue Point, NY
• Page at 63 Main, located at 63 Main Street in Sag Harbor, NY
• North Fork Wines and Spirits, located at 122 South Street in Greenport, NY
• Finest Kind Wines and Liquors, located at 552 W Lake Drive in Montauk

One of the things I do to support new Wine Shops is schedule in-store Tastings. I will be at Finest Kind Wines and Liquors – 552 W Lake Dr in Montauk, NY sampling our Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Riesling Rose and Cabernet Franc on Saturday June 25th from 4–7 pm. If you're in the Montauk area, please come and say hello!

If you'd like to see Suhru Wines in your local wine shop or favorite restaurant please ask them to carry it and let me know by sending an email at susan@suhruwines.com so I can follow up and schedule a tasting. Some of my best wholesale relationships have begun with a recommendation from one of our regular guests. I look forward to sharing more with you about where I’ve been and new placements next month. Cheers!

What's Happening at Suhru Wines this March

We are starting to come out of the deep freeze of winter and it’s beginning to feel more like Spring every day! By this time of year, we usually have all the white wines and rosé bottled. As we all know Covid has been wreaking havoc on the supply chain, it has now trickled down to Suhru wines both with shipping delays and price increases on everything. Our primary issue is glass bottles. Knowing about supply chain delays, I ordered the glass bottles and my other packaging supplies, screw caps, labels, etc late last summer before we had harvested even one grape. I expected the glass to arrive in December so we could bottle early in January. Well... that didn’t happen. The glass has been sitting on a container ship off the coast of New York waiting for space to come into the harbor and after many long weeks finally arrived!

Our 2021 Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé were bottled in mid-February and our Pinot Grigio and Dry Riesling will be bottled in the weeks to come. We are excited to share these new releases with you in the coming months and are looking forward to the warmer Spring weather soon to come!

It's another busy month here at Suhru with lots of great events including two wine dinners with local restaurateurs. On Monday, March 7th we are partnering with chef Adam Kaufer of Grace & Grit in Southold for a six-course wine dinner. The Friday before we will also be served at Hamlet Green's Wine Dinner Pop-Up with a three-course menu prepared by Chef Karl McDermott. We hope you will join us for one of these great dinners or stop by the Tasting House this March!

Our March Wine Club is just around the corner and I am very excited for this quarter's selections. The March Wine Club includes a Library wine—2014 Shiraz—and this is especially exciting as this is the first time a Library Wine has been featured in our Club. The tasting notes from its original release describe it as:

“A vibrant wine which has a rich, dark and vibrant hue with aromas of cigar box and dried herbs with a hint of black pepper and spice. It's red fruit and raspberry flavors mingle across the elegant mid palate with silky smooth fine grain tannins.”

As a wine ages its flavors continue to age and develop with it so we are looking forward to sharing the experience of tasting this 2014 Shiraz alongside our current 2019 Shiraz during the Wine Club tastings. In addition to the Shiraz, the March Wine Club features our 2017 T'Jara Merlot and 2020 Rosé, three wines perfect for the transition from winter to spring. If you are in our Wine Club be sure to check your email for the dedicated link to make a reservation for the March Wine Club Event which runs March 3rd to March 14th, reservations are required. Each quarter with the release of our Wine Club selections we partner with a local restaurateur or artisan to create a custom pairing menu with our wines. This March we are pairing the wine selections with Disset Chocolate just down the road in Cutchogue. If you haven’t tried the delectable chocolates created by Ursula XVII you are in for a treat. She has created a custom chocolate pairing that will pair beautifully with our wines.