Samā Cellars

Chaz Bangur of Samā Cellars Growing up in India, Chaz Bangur did not drink wine or any other form of alcohol.  It was taboo in many families.  Graduate study for a PhD in Biochemistry first brought him to the US in 1993, specifically to Buffalo, New York.  In 1999, he moved to Seattle where he worked in biotech on developing innovative cancer therapies.  He also completed an MBA in technology management at the University of Washington, and eventually went to work for Microsoft.  He developed friendships with people interested in wine, and they took him on trips to Woodinville and, eventually, to Eastern Washington vineyards and wineries.  He fell in love not only with WA wine, but also with the winemaking process, which he discussed with all the winemakers he met.  When his daughter went away to college, he decided to enroll in the Northwest Wine Academy to learn how to make wine on a commercial scale. Chaz’s first vintage was 2022, and he opened his

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