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Mia Klein

Californian winemaker

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ6827131
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Mia Klein is a Californian winemaker and entrepreneur, founder of Selene Wines in Napa, California. 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, 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.

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

Personal life and education

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.

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