Bodegas de Santo Tomas Wine Dinner at Stanza

On Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 6:30 pm Stanza Italian Bistro & Wine Bar will host a special wine dinner featuring the wines of Bodegas de Santo Tomás, a Mexican winery located in Baja California, Mexico.

Ted Scheffler

July 27, 2024

Bodegas de Santo Tomás was founded over 135 years ago, shortly after the founding of the city of Ensenada, Baja California.

Guests for the evening will enjoy a five course, prix-fixe dinner with wine pairings from Bodegas de Santo Tomás with each course. The menu and pairings look like this:

The first course is Ahi Tuna & Shrimp Ceviche paired with Misión Tinto, 2021, followed by Smoked Pork Shank Tamales with Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022. Course number three is Paloma Sorbet, followed by Seared Scallops with grilled poblano & tomatillo, paired with Misión Blanco, 2021. The fifth course is Garlic & Cilantro Marinated Flank Steak with serrano papas bravas, chimichurri, and Cabernet Sauvignon, 2020. For dessert there will be Suspiro Limeno Chocotorta with Manjar Blanco caramel, Italian meringue, raspberry cinnamon port reduction, and Carajillo.

The cost per person for the Bodegas de Santo Tomás wine dinner at Stanza is $125 ($80/food and $45/wine pairings), plus tax and auto-gratuity.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.