Women & Wine

Last Tuesday I attended a netWorking Women & Wine event hosted by Marianne Frantz, founder of the Cleveland Wine School. The evening started off by sharing a Prosecco Sunrise cocktail with newly met colleagues and contacts. Then continued with a short presentation by Amelia Ceja of Ceja Winery. Amelia is the first Mexican-American woman to be presidentof a wine production company in the history of New World wines. Everyone sampled 6 Ceja wines paired with a light hors d'oeuvre. A few examples are listed below:

Slow Roasted Pork on Plaintain Chips with Tomato Caper Marmalade

2006 Ceja Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros

Sweet-Spicy Shrimp with Mango-celery Salad

2005 Ceja Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Cilantro-Lime Scented Grilled Salmon Skewers

2004 Ceja Pinot Noir, Sonoma Carneros

Of course the evening was capped off by everyone having the opportunity to purchase a bottle of wine. As a special treat, Amelia signed a bottle of wine for those who were interested.

I had a magnificent time and definitely took advantage of having Amelia sign my bottle of Ceja Sauvignon Blanc.