Taste with a Winemaker - Stephanie Cook of Wonderment Wines

Born and raised in Leesville, South Carolina, Stephanie began traveling the world as a fashion model, living and working in London, Milan and Istanbul. All the while, her secret dream to become a winemaker waited patiently for its moment.

Not long after, she met Bob Biale of Robert Biale Vineyards at a industry event in New York City and informed Bob that she was coming to work for him. True to her word, she worked that year's harvest in Napa, soaking up every bit of knowledge she could.

In 2011, she bought her own grapes and made her first Pinot Noir and two Zinfandels. In 2012, she continued honing her skills at Spottswoode, a family wine estate in St. Helena. And, fell ever more in love with winemaking. In 2013, she was the senior intern at Anomaly Vineyards working with acclaimed winemaker Mark Porembski. In spring of 2014 Stephanie decided to go down under to New Zealand, specifically to Marlborough and spend 8 weeks in the role of Vintage Winemaker for Spy Valley Wines. During the 2014 Napa/Sonoma harvest Stephanie worked harvest at Staglin Family Vineyard with winemaker Frederik Johansson. The rest, as they say, is history - or, as we like to say, a balancing act.

We are so lucky to have Stephanie join us to showcase six of the wines she makes to showcase specific terroirs in California while discussing California wine production and the story of these incredible wines in a casual seated wine tasting at Planet Wine

Included with your ticket:

• Seated wine tasting with Winemaker Stephanie Cook of Wonderment Wines, and Erin Dudley, NRG Wine Director
• Tasting of six fine wines from Wonderment Wines
• Small serving of cheese to accompany your tasting

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