108 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } DECEMBER/JANUARY 2018/2019
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Anthony Riboli concedes that many new patrons are introduced to
Riboli Family Wines through the leviathan of Stella Rosa. Its presence is ubiquitous,
saluting commuters nationwide from billboards and the ornate display cases of local
grocers. "The success of Stella Rosa has been fantastic and we're still growing on that
brand, but we're also using that success to reinvest," the fourth-generation winemaker
tells The SOMM Journal.
Stella Rosa's rising tide is embraced at the company, but Anthony contends that
when it comes to his family's broader impact on the wine industry, there's much more
to the story. Prone to huddling together at a table near the entrance of their Mad
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dalena restaurant in Los Angeles, the Ribolis immediately appear as a united front to
visitors both local and far-flung: During lunch hour, they're often met with a deluge of
handshakes and greetings from old friends, passersby, and grateful patrons.
Below the
The Riboli Creston Vineyard in the Creston District of Paso Robles, CA.
California's Riboli
Family Wines
Embraces its Values
as It Enters a New
"Renaissance Period"
SURFACE
by Kyle Billings
