Mia Klein is a Californian winemaker and entrepreneur, founder of Selene Wines in Napa, California.
[1] Her career has spanned decades in the food and wine industry in both Northern and Southern California.
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,[2] Klein has made wine for several critically acclaimed wineries including Palmaz Vineyards, Chappellet Winery, Araujo Estate Wines, Cimarossa, Spottswoode, Viader, Dalla Valle Vineyard and Robert Pepi Winery.
[2] She started studying enology at the University of California, Davis, where she worked as a lab assistant for Professor Ann Noble.
Soter and Klein would go start a consulting business, providing services to numerous Napa Valley wineries.
[9] A large portion of the Merlot and Sauvignon blanc wines are distributed to restaurants.