WOMEN-LED WINERY SOURCES FROM LOCAL VINEYARDS
WOMEN-LED WINERY SOURCES FROM LOCAL VINEYARDS
December 2024
In a cozy bay window, behind two glasses of red wine, sit Cathy Lee and Cheyenne Skye Coe, the all-women team managing the wine cellar at Nevada County’s longest-operating winery. “Dedicated, excited, and entirely optimistic,” read the tasting notes for the duo who dons matching plaid shirts and smiles as they invite a new generation of wine lovers to experience locally grown wine crushed, aged, and poured from their in-house cellar to their Spring Street tasting room. These two aspiring winemakers are part of the all-women leadership team of Nevada City Winery, who take pride in being a women-owned and women-led business.
“We’re a boutique winery that depends on our local vineyards,” shares Cathy, Operations Manager. “We source 90-95% of our grapes within Nevada County and the Sierra Foothills region with an aim to produce small batches, roughly 30-50,000 bottles per year, generally made up of 12-14 different varietals––our specialties being Zinfandel and Barbera, since both grow really wonderfully in this region.”