Stella Rosa Red
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It all started in 1917, when the Riboli family founded Los Angeles’ historic San Antonio Winery. After surviving Prohibition and about a century later, the Riboli family has continued its artisan winemaking tradition through four generations.
From within the tasting rooms of San Antonio Winery, customers repeatedly requested a sweeter, light, refreshing wine. The Riboli family took this unique opportunity to create a new semi-sweet, semi-sparkling wine style, which today, they are a leader of. And so, Stella Rosa was born.
The Riboli Family chose the region of Asti, a province in Piedmont, Italy, as the source for its aromatic grapes, which have become the hallmark for the Stella Rosa style of wines. The area of Asti has particular significance to the family, as it is the birthplace of their family matriarch, Maddalena Riboli.
Stella Rosa Wines have experienced rapid phenomenal success over the years. The brand is always growing, learning, and striving to satisfy its loyalists’ needs while pushing the level of sophistication to also appeal to dry wine aficionados looking for something a little different. Stella Rosa is more than just a refreshing wine; it’s a lifestyle.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.