“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....

I couldn’t begin to count the bottles of wine I opened or drank in 2006, though I have no doubt I could give those mice...

Thanksgiving menus are all more or less the same (turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, squash, beans), and yet no two menus are truly alike, thanks to...

A Q&A with celebrated wine maker Vanessa Wong of the Sonoma Coast’s Peay Vineyard...