Wine Tasting: Blind Tasting with Cedar Stoltenow

Join us as we toast to the Nouvel An at our first wine tasting of 2025! The evening will begin with a welcome cocktail, followed by a blind tasting with sommeliére Cedar Stoltenow.

This intermediate tasting is aimed at those with some knowledge of wine who are looking to improve their tasting skills.

At this completely blind tasting, try your hand at describing and categorizing both red and white wines and see which ones you prefer. This tasting will be focused on sensory tasting and grape varietals. The wines will be single varietal, from different regions, and you will focus on blinding to pick out different parts of the wine.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for a welcome drink. Tasting begins at 6:30. Please enter via 54 W Chicago Ave.

About the Sommeliére

Cedar Stoltenow began her career in wine in 2017, after leaving the field of computational linguistics in search of a more balanced life. Cedar passed the WSET levels 2 and 3 within the year, and spent 2018 working harvests in both New Zealand and Napa Valley. She received her WSET Diploma in 2023.

Currently, Cedar works for the French Trade Commission, promoting French wine and spirits in the US market. In addition to her day job, Cedar also runs her own wine education and consulting business, Un Pot de Vin, which offers private wine education, event planning, and sommelier services, and she teaches WSET courses in Chicago with Fine Vintage. Working in wine offers Cedar a chance to share her love of wine, food, and travel with others, creating sensory experiences that make lasting memories.

My goal is to make wine more accessible, understandable, and above all, fun, for others. My passion is creating an experience around wine that brings people together, making the wine world more inclusive and approachable.

You can follow Cedar on Instagram @unpotdevin.