Mijita Wine Co
Winemaker: Lizzy Esqueda
Location: No tasting room. Online Store
Instagram: @mijita_wine_co
Website: www.mijitawineco.com
Mijita produces fun, approachable wines full of bright fresh fruit, and textural components making them perfect for casual drinking and with great structure for pairing with a nice meal out on the town!
Lizzy's winemaking journey started in New York City, while working as the manager/wine director for a new winery and wine bar in Brooklyn.
The winemaker asked her for some help in the cellar one day and it was the first time she stepped on the production side, loving it instantly and realizing she wanted to make wine, rather than selling it.
She had never been to Oregon, but always loved and had Willamette Valley wines on her wine lists in NYC.
In 2012, she quit her job and flew to Oregon for her first real wine harvest. After working a harvest in Australia the following Spring, she packed her life in a rental car, said goodbye to NYC, and drove cross country to Oregon to start her new life and career learning how to make wine.