Chalkboard wines serve as a canvas to educate and inspire enjoyment of wines from around the world. When you are able to travel the world and experience wines grown from many other unique regions, Chalkboard allows you to taste the terrior, soil and vast exposure each wine experiences from grape to glass.
Meet the Winemaker
Juan Cerna
Juan Cerna oversees our Organic wine production with both creativity and a high level of technical skill. He is a native Californian with roots in the Salinas Valley. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology he found his passion for winemaking while working at Canandaigua Wine Company in Gonzales back in 1997. He honed his winemaking skills under the tutelage of some top winemakers at Monterey Wine Co., Bronco in Napa, ASV and most recently at Oak Ridge Winery.