Chardonnay

November 10 2011

Decanter Magazine on Chanin Wine Company

It was huge to be published in Decanter Magazine as an emerging name from Santa Barbara. Stephen Brook, the author of this piece, especially liked our 2008 Bien Nacido Chardonnay, which was...

Tags: Chardonnay, Press

November 10 2011

Chanin Wine Co. featured in the Pinot File

There is a great piece in the current issue of Pinot File about two of wines. The Pinot File is one of the most well regarded wine publications out there and it is fantastic to be included in this...

Tags: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Press

October 25 2011

2009 | Los Alamos Vineyard | Chardonnay

Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2009
Vineyard: Los Alamos Vineyard

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This chardonnay comes from a high elevation site on Los Alamos Vineyard, where the soil changes from typical Los Alamos sand to calcaric shale and limestone. The grapes were handpicked on September...

Tags: 2009, Chardonnay, Los Alamos Vineyard

January 10 2011

90 Points from Tanzer!

2008 Chanin Wine Company Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley By Josh Raynolds Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov 10 ($30) Bright yellow-gold. Pear, tangerine and...

Tags: Chardonnay, Harvest 2008, Pinot Noir, Press

September 7 2010

2008 | Bien Nacido Vineyard | Chardonnay

Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2008
Vineyard: Bien Nacido Vineyard

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This chardonnay comes from 37-year-old vines on the classic Santa Maria bench plantings of Bien Nacido. My goal is to make chardonnay in a style that is bent towards more mineral and racy wines. The...

Tags: Bien Nacido, Chardonnay, Harvest 2008

September 7 2010

2008 | Los Alamos Vineyard | Chardonnay

Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2008

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This chardonnay comes from a higher elevation site on Los Alamos Vineyard. With this higher elevation, the soil changes from sandy soil to Calcaric shale and limestone. The grapes were...

Tags: Chardonnay, Harvest 2008

August 31 2010

2007 | Los Alamos Vineyard | Chardonnay

Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2007

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100% Chardonnay from a high elevation hillside planting on Los Alamos Vineyard in Santa Barbara County. This wine was whole cluster pressed and then barrel fermented (one new barrel and two neutral...

Tags: Chardonnay, Harvest 2007

News & Events

January 17 2012

SF Chronicle Winemaker to watch: Gavin Chanin

Jon Bonné wrote a fantastic piece in Sunday’s...

January 15 2012

Forbes top 30 under 30 (food & wine)

It was a thrill to be included in the Forbes Top...

January 15 2012

SF Chronicle Top 100 Wines of the Year!

It was a huge honor to be included in the...

January 15 2012

Wall Street Journal shouts out to Chanin Wine Company

Wondering what to bring home for the holidays?...

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Gavin Chanin amongst wine barrels