An Evening with Ridge Vineyards: Wine & Cheese at Stoa Wine Bar

Join us for a special evening with Ridge Vineyards featuring 4 wines, artisan cheese pairings, discussion, and 10% off bottles to go. Ridge Vineyards is one of California's most iconic and historic producers, renowned for its vineyard-driven wines and legendary Cabernet Sauvignon. This evening will explore the unique character of Ridge through a curated selection of wines paired with artisan cheeses. Stoa's Wine Director, Adam Reinart, will guide guests through the tasting, discussing Ridge's history, vineyard sites, winemaking philosophy, and what makes these wines so distinctive. Featured Wine Lineup 2025 Heringer Chenin Blanc 2023 Frediani Valdiguié 2022 Lytton Springs 2023 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Each wine will be thoughtfully paired with an artisan cheese to explore how different varieties, textures, acidity, and tannin interact with food. The cheeses are curated by Tony Princiotta — a cheesemonger's cheesemonger, with three decades spent teaching Angelenos about cheese. 🍷 Supplemental Monte Bello Tasting Want to experience one of California's most famous wines? For an additional $40 per person, guests can add a pour of the legendary 2022 Monte Bello. Why Monte Bello is special A 140-year-old mountain vineyard. In 1885, San Francisco physician Osea Perrone planted vines high on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains and built a limestone winery into the mountainside. He made the first Monte Bello in 1892, and Ridge still makes the wine in that same cellar today. The wine that beat France — twice. At the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris, the 1971 Monte Bello went up blind against top Bordeaux and finished fifth. Thirty years later, at the 2006 anniversary rematch held in Napa and London, judges on both continents ranked that same 1971 Monte Bello first overall. Few wines anywhere have a better case for how beautifully they age. A different kind of California Cabernet. The vines climb from 1,600 to 2,700 feet on limestone soils close to the Pacific. That el