Ceja Vineyards

About Winery: Ceja Vineyards is a Mexican-American family owned winery founded by Amelia, Pedro, Armando and Martha Ceja producing premium estate grown wines from the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. In one generation the Ceja family has gone from immigrant vineyard workers to grape growers and winery owners. Making wines that are fruit forward while maintaining beautiful mineral structure and acidity reflects the classic hallmarks of a Ceja Vineyards bottle of wine: richness with elegance, concentration with approachability, and complexity with balance. 

Visit to try their Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Vino de Casa Red blend and dessert wines.

Aggie Connection: Armando has been in the winemaking business since he was a child, working with a top-flight vineyard worker—his father—from the age of six. After earning an associate degree in chemistry, he graduated in 1985 from UC Davis with a BSc in Enology. From there, he worked at Kenwood Vineyards in both winemaking and vineyard management before joining the management team at the Christian Brothers winery on Mt. Veeder.

Aggies Uncorked Featured Wine: Sonoma Coast Sauvignon Blanc

Alum: Armando Ceja ’85, Winemaker