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GASTRONOMIC PLEASURES

At Pine Ridge Vineyards, we believe our wines deliver the most
enjoyment in the company of friends and good food. To that end,
Winemaker Michael Beaulac aims to craft elegant, satisfying
blends that create a seamless experience at the table — whether
you’re opening a bottle at home for a family meal or enjoying

several Pine Ridge Vineyards vintages during a dinner in our
caves. We hope all the guests who dine with us will sense our love
of gathering people around the table to share a good meal with
wine and will repeat the ritual often at home.

WINERY CHEF

Susan Lassalett e

Susan’s career as a chef started at the famed Coyote Café in

Santa Fe, then continued at Joyce Goldstein’s groundbreaking
Mediterranean restaurant, Square One, in San Francisco. “I learned
more there than anywhere else,” says Susan. “Joyce taught me that
For Pine Ridge Vineyards Winery Chef Susan Lassalette, wines
if you understand people’s food, you have a better understanding
are the starting point of menu-making. She collaborates closely
of their culture.” After working as chef at several other restaurants,
with winemaker Michael Beaulac to make sure every dish she
she joined Pine Ridge Vineyards as winery chef in 2014.
creates harmonizes beautifully with the wine’s unique expression.
As a winery restaurant chef, Susan uses Pine Ridge Vineyards

wines as the starting point of each menu, and every dish
needs to enhance the wines — a challenge that requires close
collaboration with the winemaking team and a constant focus on
flavor harmonies.

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