Since 2015, Bacchus Kitchen has been a local favorite, blending eclectic seasonal menus, live music, and thoughtful wines. Under the visionary leadership of Chef Claud Beltran — a Pasadena native known for his inventive New American cuisine — Bacchus has become one of the city’s best kept secrets.

Founded in 1960 by Sergio and Carla Zenato on the banks of Lake Garda, Zenato has spent over six decades becoming one of Northern Italy's most celebrated family estates — pioneering Trebbiano di Lugana and establishing themselves as a premier producer of Valpolicella, Ripassa, and Amarone. Guiding the evening is Thomas Cuni, co-founder of IMTC Wine Ambassadors and a graduate of the University of Bologna's Food Science and Oenology program, whose two decades of global wine experience and gift for storytelling make every tasting as entertaining as it is educational.