Mia Klein

Mia Klein is a Californian winemaker. Before studying enology at the University of California, Davis, Klein was a professional chef in San Francisco. Mentored by well-known Napa Valley winemakers, Cathy Corison and Tony Soter, Klein has made wine for several critically acclaimed wineries including Chappellet Winery, Araujo Estate Wines, Cimarossa, Spottswoode, Viader, Dalla Valle Vineyard and Robert Pepi Winery.

She is currently producing wine under her own-labeled, Selene, as well as producing wine for Bressler Winery and Boyanci.

Mia Klein grew up in Hermosa Beach, California. When she was a senior in high school her family relocated to San Francisco. She worked at a wine shop in San Francisco. Klein was a chef working in a seafood restaurant. While at work, she would taste wine, which invoked her interest in wine. She started studying enology at the University of California, Davis. She graduated in 1983.

After graduating with her degree in Enology, she worked at Chappellet Winery under winemaker Cathy Corison. In the early 1980s she became assistant winemaker. After Chappellet, she worked at Robert Pepi Winery. She met Tony Soter, while working at Robert Pepi. Soter and Klein would go start a consulting business, providing services numerous Napa Valley wineries. Klein also worked at Dalla Valle Vineyard. She replaced winemaker Heidi Peterson Barrett at Dalla Valle. Klein was the first winemaker for Bressler Winery in 1999. She is the winemaker for Boyanci and Cimarossa Vineyards, and has provided consulting services to Palmaz Vineyards, Spottswoode, Viader and cult wine label Araujo. Soter left the consulting business in 1999 and Klein continues to consult.