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What Would Alpana Drink? Peay – My New Obsession
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...
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On Top of their World
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...
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The Evolution of Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
California chardonnays are not nearly what they once were. This makes me very happy....
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Is There Still Hope for Syrah?
“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...
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A New World of Syrah
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....
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Best Wines Over $20
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...
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States of the Nation
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...
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Vanessa Wong from Peay: One of California’s Pioneers
California has always attracted vanguard winemakers. Here are four who exemplify the state’s renewed sense of viticultural adventure....
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A Year of Treats for the Palate, by the Sip and the Barrel
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...
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Thanksgiving dinner pairing recommendation from Masterchef Graham Eliot
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...
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The Vine Life
A Q&A with celebrated wine maker Vanessa Wong of the Sonoma Coast’s Peay Vineyard...
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A Tantalizing Trio: For great whites, try Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier
From Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier, vintners are making wines with a different personality — perfumed aromas, exotic honeysuckle, apricot, peach and orange blossom nuances …...
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