Peay Press
Peay Vineyards: Arresting new expressions of California’s dynamic wine landscape
The latest releases from the Peay family vineyards are wines of uncommon brightness and verve that encapsulate the qualities of the new, cool West Sonoma...
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From Green Apple Books to Great California Pinot Noir at Savoy Vineyard
Mendocino County’s Savoy Vineyard has been one of California’s premier’s sites for Pinot Noir since the 1990s and remains so today under the supervision of...
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Why This Bottle, Really?
The 2015 Scallop Shelf Pinot Noir, named for a cuvée coming from certain parcels with ancient maritime soils and sea-bed fossils, is an exceptional wine....
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Outstanding Blend
Sun Valley Idaho Wine Auction...
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Let it Rain
Aspen Times-Winter Rains...
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The Extremists of the Extreme Sonoma Coast
The Extremists – Fort Ross Seaview AVA – Anne Krebiehl MW for World of Fine Wine 48...
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The Five Best California Syrahs
There’s a lot of Syrah in California. There’s more Syrah here than there is Pinot Noir in Oregon. There’s twice as much Syrah in California...
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A Chardonnay That’s Marvelous on Its Own – And the Backstory Makes It Even Better
There’s an old saying in viticulture that when the weather is perfect, just about everyone can make good wine. When climatic conditions are dire, only...
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California’s Edgiest Wine Region: The Western Sonoma Coast
The grapes in Nick and Andy Peay’s vineyards are in a precarious state most of the time. Quivering on the edge of the San Andreas...
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There’s a new wine movement in California, and it’s all about the terroir
When you ask someone what they know about California wine, the usual response is Napa Valley followed by rating scores, cabernet sauvignon, and Robert Parker....
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California’s New Faces
Ten aspiring stars who are blazing their trails across the Golden State....
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Scouting Annapolis: an abandoned apple town turns to vines
Back in 1998, I spent a morning with Jess Jackson on a ridge in Annapolis, the spine of a large property he had recently acquired...
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