Julian Peay, Vanessa Wong and Nick Peay’s two-and-a-half-year-old son, likes blackberries. On a warm afternoon in August, he watched his father and his uncle, Andy,...

When Matt Kramer visited the wineries whose wines he presented at his seminar, he didn’t find any of the airy romance one equates with la...

If a vineyard can be a spirtual home to more than just vines, Peay Vineyards on Califonia’s remote and rugged Sonoma Coast is the quintessence...

“Peay’s syrah is in a league of its own.”...

One of the things that I miss most about living in California is having access to smaller boutique wine producers who often don’t make enough...

Peay Vineyards is the fruition of the love, passion, and the extraordinary efforts of three very different people. Brothers Nick and Andy Peay founded the...

California chardonnays are not nearly what they once were. This makes me very happy....

“Syrah tends to lose its character at higher ripeness levels,” he said. “The thing that makes syrah beguiling, beautiful and feral is all lost, and...

Nick Peay and Vanessa Wong, along with Nick’s brother, Andy, farm a remote 50-acre slice in the redwood of Annapolis, on the far Sonoma Coast....

Pinot Noir 2006 Peay Vineyards Scallop Shelf Estate ($52) This cool, foggy Sonoma Coast Vineyard has a long growing season, allowing Pinot Noir grapes to...

This one will take some DW magic!! Despite the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution and a 2005 ruling of the US Supreme Court, direct...

California has always attracted vanguard winemakers. Here are four who exemplify the state’s renewed sense of viticultural adventure....