Masterclass Seminar: Stonestreet - Wines Shaped by Extreme Landscape with Winemaker Kristina Shideler

Learn How The Extreme Mountain Landscape of the Newest Wine Region in Sonoma County, Pocket Peak, Yields Incredible Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay

Please join Stonestreet Estate Vineyards' Kristina Shideler for an extraordinary tasting experience focused on the wines from Stonestreet's extreme mountain estate in the new Pocket Peak AVA (Sonoma County), and learn how the topography, soils and winds of this rugged environment shape Stonestreet's brilliant Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

You'll taste an Estate Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, two single-vineyard Chardonnay's and two single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon's.  

These are extremely exclusive wines.  For example, the Upper Barn Chardonnay you will taste is rated 98 points.  The Bear Point Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon you will taste received a rating of 97 points.

With Your Ticket, You Will:

• Taste 6+ highly-rated Stonestreet wines (average rating of about 95 to 96 points)
• Learn about the new American Viticultural Region (AVA) in Sonoma County and how its terroir is producing world-class wines
• Enjoy the dynamic winemaker of Stonestreet, Kristina Shideler

Important Information

• You may arrive at 2:30pm to be checked in and seated
• Only 21 years or older are permitted to enter the event.
• Casual attire.
• All inclusive.

About Kristina Shideler, Winemaker at Stonestreet (Coming soon)

FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE MOUNTAINS

Kristina was born in San Diego but raised in Missouri, the first recognized AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the U.S. As a youth, she was fortunate to tag along when her mother led college students on study-abroad trips throughout Europe. Kristina was fascinated by the mealtime ritual of wine and food as a joint reflection of the people and the land.

She double majored in Biochemistry and Agricultural Economics at the University of Missouri, picking up invaluable advice while interning with a local winemaker. "The best wisdom I've received is to taste everything you can get your hands on. Never stop learning and never get bored." After working a harvest in New Zealand, Kristina earned a master's in Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis. She then cut her teeth on high-elevation vineyards at Niepoort Vinhos Winery in Douro Valley, Portugal and Bodega Catena Winery in Mendoza, Argentina. After returning to the United States, she was fortunate to join the team at the renowned Vérité Estate in Sonoma County, and later became winemaker at Arrowood Winery in Glen Ellen, Calif.

Kristina began her journey at Stonestreet as a viticultural enologist in 2012, was promoted to assistant winemaker in 2014, and named head winemaker in 2022.

When she's not crafting wine, she enjoys spending time with her three children, running, gardening, and hosting wine dinners.