Thomas Monroe
Years of Participation
After completing a program in enology and viticulture and working in wineries in France’s famed Loire Valley, Beaujolais and Burgundy regions, Tom moved to Oregon to start Division Winemaking Company with Kate Norris in 2010. Tom is also the co-owner of the Southeast Wine Collective urban winery and wine bar, which evolved from a business plan he wrote while earning his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Tom strives to make nuanced wines that are driven by vineyard character, or terroir, from sustainable vineyards (organic and/or Biodynamic), while using minimal intervention winemaking practices in the cellar. Outside of the winery, he enjoys skiing, live music, hiking in the Pacific Northwest, and traveling, eating and drinking wines throughout the world.