52 NORTH BAY WOMAN | S P R I N G 2 0 1 4
By Tina Caputo
The North Bay is blessed not only with incredible vineyards and
wineries, but also with some of the world's top winemaking talent.
Increasingly, that talent belongs to women. While only about 10% of
the state's head winemakers are female, the number has grown since
the 1970s from just a handful to hundreds.
What's even more impressive is the quality of wines they're
making – and that's not a recent phenomenon. For decades,
women have been producing some of the North Coast's most
impressive and admired wines.
Here are five delicious examples, made by six remarkable women.
Saintsbury's winemaker, Chris Kajani, samples their
2013 pinot noirs. Photo courtesy Saintsbury.
Jennifer Higgins and Jill Davis of Lambert Bridge Winery in their tasting room
with the Lambert Bridge 2008 Merlot. Lambert Bridge Winery is located in
the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County. Photo by Stuart Lirette.
5
Great Wines
Made by
Women
