About Stephanie Cuadra

Terrestoria’s Founder & Principal

California native Stephanie Cuadra is a writer, linguist and wine lover, whose personal and professional pursuits have drawn her to diverse corners of the globe—spanning the Americas, Europe, the South Caucasus and Asia. After graduating from Georgetown University in 1997, Stephanie joined the staff of The Daily Journal of Caracas, where she covered the presidential campaign of Hugo Chavez Frías. Subsequently, as a freelance journalist in the United States, Stephanie contributed to various publications, including the Los Angeles Times. But it was a move to Italy which ultimately resulted in her fortuitous introduction to wine. From 2010 to 2016, she embraced the opportunity of a lifetime as head of worldwide communications and business development at Querciabella in Chianti Classico. Terrestoria is the result of the invaluable experience and insight gained in that role, behind the scenes of fine wine marketing and global exports management.

Stephanie is the mother of five, dividing her time between Milan, Salt Lake City and the family farm in Martina Franca (Puglia), where she and her husband Roberto Lasorte released their first vintage of Lasorte Cuadra Silos Valle d’Itria IGT Bianco in late 2021.