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California’s New Cru

Jim Clarke

NetJets April 2022 “NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO, just a few miles from the cool breezes of the Pacific Ocean, vineyards adorn the mountaintop ridges that...

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On the Sonoma Coast, Fog, Wind and Exceptional Wine

The New York Times
Eric Asimov

“At Peay Vineyards, a coastal pioneer, reflecting on the evolution of an appellation, following one’s muse and seeing tastes grow more diverse.” “For Peay Vineyards,...

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A Harvest Homecoming

Sonoma Magazine
Carey Sweet

“Organization is most of this job; cleaning is the other half”, jokes winemaker Vanessa Wong of Peay Vineyards. Her office exposes the truth: There are...

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12 Reasons to Love Chardonnay

New York Times
Eric Asimov

For longer than I can remember, California chardonnay has been a wine that many discerning consumers love to hate. It is by far the most...

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Grape to Glass

Covey Rise
Jordan Mackay

This fourth installment of the Grape-to-Glass series is not the most glamorous part of a wine’s journey from its roots in the soil to pleasurably...

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Making Wine in a Hostile Climate on Sonoma’s Coast

New York Times
Eric Asimov

Peay Vineyards is making wines of rare intensity and precision...

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Sonoma Coast Pinot Noirs Blur the Boundary Lines

The New York Times
By Eric Asimov

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noirs Blur the Boundary Lines...

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Chardonnays from the ‘True’ Sonoma Coast Are as Good as White Burgundy (for a Lower Price)

Bloomberg Business By Elin McCoy Winemakers like to joke that only the rich should risk planting vines on the far Sonoma coast, where fog, chilly...

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West Sonoma Coast Wines are on the Rise

Wall Street Journal
JAY MCINERNEY

The weather is cool and the market is hot. The Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays of the West Sonoma Coast, as distinct from the inland “Sonoma...

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Winery of the year: Peay Vineyards

San Francisco Chronicle
Jon Bonné

Thirteen years ago, Nick and Andy Peay set out to make wine from their own grapes, grown on their own land. They had no established...

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A Wine Geek’s Guide to Pinot Noir Clones Around the World

Wine Enthusiast
Anne Krebhiel

“It is difficult to get a good feel for the true character of a clone when the site and the winemaker tend to make a...

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USA, California, Sonoma County: Peay Vineyards Recent Releases

The Wine Advocate
Erin Brooks

Peay Vineyards exists at the edge of the imagination—and the edge of viticulture. Back in the mid-1990s, when Nick and Andy Peay were looking for...

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Our wines are made from grapes grown on our 53-acre hilltop vineyard located above a river in the far northwestern corner of the West Sonoma Coast, 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We grow Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne. You can browse our current offerings in our online Wine Shop.

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Want Some Wine?

Our wines are made from grapes grown on our 53-acre hilltop vineyard located above a river in the far northwestern corner of the West Sonoma Coast, 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We grow Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne. You can browse our current offerings in our online Wine Shop.

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