2006 Ceja Chardonnay - IntoWineTV Episode 24

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In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent and Pamela Busch convene at San Francisco's CAV Wine Bar and Kitchen for a blind tasting and discussion of 24 different wines made by women.

Theme: Wines by Women. In this tasting IntoWine is featuring wines from producers where either the winemaker or the owner/founder is a woman.

Wine: 2006 Ceja Chardonnay ($32).

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Spotlight on: Amelia Ceja, President
Amelia Ceja, is Founder/President of Ceja Vineyards (not to mention matriarch of the Ceja family) , one of the first Latino owned wineries in Napa. Amelia has many years of experience on the wine production side having actually met her future husband in 1967 while picking Merlot grapes behind Robert Mondavi's house when she was twelve years old.

Experts:

Bartholomew Broadbent, CEO of Broadbent Selections. Bartholomew was named as one of the "fifty most influential people in the wine world" by Decanter Magazine. He is also widely considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Port and Madeira. Learn more about Bartholomew Broadbent.

Pamela Busch, Co-Owner and Wine Director at CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen in San Francisco. Learn more about Pamela Busch.

Location:
CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen. Located on Market Street between Gough and Franklin in the central most part of San Francisco.

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