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The Ceja family bought its first 15 acres (61,000 m) of vineyards in 1983, cobbling together $ 400,000 in cash and loans for land in carneros, the hill country 40 miles (64 km) north of San
Francisco. The Carneros Region’s moderate climate is created by fog, moist air, and cool breezes from
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384:, and is now Vineyard Manager and Head Winemaker at Ceja Vineyards. Pedro Ceja worked as an engineer for ThermoFinnegan before returning to oenology. In 1983, Pedro and Amelia partnered with Armando, Pablo, and Juanita to buy their first parcel of land in
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Cabernet Sauvignon barrel at eighteen. After high school, he studied
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