I thought I would share with you the following note I received
from my friend Ryan at 'The Cellar' in Fullerton, CA

Wine & More Dinner Series Continues
With Peju Province Winery

April 23, 2008
6:30 p.m.

I want to invite you to join me for a special evening with Lisa Peju of Peju Province Winery as we present a selection of wines from thier collection. Peju creates some of my favorite wines from the Napa Valley and I am excited for you to taste these great wines and meet Lisa Peju. My executive Chef David Kesler has created a custom menu from which each course will be paired with a selected varietal. Join me in experiencing an evening of food, wine, elegance, and of course fun at The Cellar.

Peju, founded in 1982 by Tony and Herta Peju, is a family-owned boutique winery located in the Rutherford Appellation. Peju produces award-winning wines, which include the flagship HB Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Zinfandel, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Provence, a proprietary blend of red and white varietals. Peju wines are hand-crafted using fruit organically farmed from our Rutherford Estate Vineyard and their sustainably farmed Persephone Vineyard.

I look forward to dining with you soon,

Ryan Dudley
Proprietor
The Cellar Restaurant
www.cellardining.com

Call (714) 525-5682 or reply by email today to make your reservations.

MENU

First Course

House-made Rabbit and toasted Pistachio Pâté with a Strawberry and Fig compote with Lavender oil
*****
2007 Sauvignon Blanc

Second Course

Sautéed Florida Rock Shrimp atop grilled portabella with sauce Marchand des Vins and crisp Potato Vermicelli
*****
2004 Merlot

Third Course

Burgundy-braised Short Ribs over creamed Spinach, Jerusalem Artichoke purée and Pearl Onions
*****
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Fourth Course

Rich Mocha Cheesecake glazed with dark Chocolate ganache and served with Raspberry sorbet
*****
2003 Syrah

Cost for this event is $72.00 per person plus tax and gratuity

BIO

Lisa Peju

You may recognize Lisa from her popular ads that run in the San Francisco Chronicle and various other wine country publications. Lisa’s passion and love for her family’s business shines through in every photo.

The Peju’s Rutherford vineyard has been home to Lisa since she was six years old. It was then that she moved with her parents from Southern California to wine country to begin a life devoted to growing grapes, producing high-quality wines and finding new and innovative ways to market the family brand.

Lisa spent her childhood attending Napa Valley schools during the day and tending to the vineyard in the evenings and on weekends. It wasn’t uncommon to see Lisa and her sister Ariana driving the family four-wheeler along the property’s dirt paths with piles of grapes in the back bed.

After graduating from St. Helena High School, Lisa first attended Marymount College in Palos Verdes and then U.C. Santa Barbara to study marketing and graphic design with plans of becoming a computer animator. But a summer trip to Paris in 1998 to study French at Sorbonne University with Ariana planted the seeds for another calling. Three years later, the French language came in handy as HB took her daughters to VIN EXPO in Bordeaux, the largest wine Exposition in the World. Lisa enjoyed promoting Peju’s wines so much that she decided to change career paths and join the family business as a marketing and public relations ambassador.

The position was a perfect fit, and it meant that Lisa would play an integral role in carrying on the family tradition of producing award-winning wines into the future.

Since joining Peju in 2001, Lisa has traveled throughout Europe and Asia, including Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, representing Peju. In the United States, Lisa has blanketed the map and led the charge to reach younger customers – Peju’s consumers of the future.

From beyond the Napa Valley, Lisa brings Peju wines to homes and businesses across the world.