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Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir- 95 Points!

Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir- 95 Points!

We’re honored to receive one of the highest scores yet for the 2013 Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir in the December issue of Wine & Spirits! 2013 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir—95 pts “…a tight, monumental pinot noir with bracing acidity and tannic gravitas. Yet miraculously, an abundance of fruit springs up out of […]

Eater.com Lists Top Ten Somm Recommended Wines for the Holidays

Eater.com Lists Top Ten Somm Recommended Wines for the Holidays

Eater.com asks sommeliers across the country for their holiday wine recommendations. We’re honored to have the 2013 Bien Nacido Chardonnay recommend by Cappie Peete of McCrady’s in Charleston, SC.   10) Cappie Peete, McCrady’s, Charleston Wine: Chanin, Bien Nacido Vineyard, Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, California, 2013   Peete: “To a holiday dinner I would bring Chanin […]

Guy Bower Interviews Gavin on The Good Life Show

Guy Bower Interviews Gavin on The Good Life Show

Guy Bower of The Good Life Show on KNSS 1330 interviewed Gavin on his latest releases, the wine business and both his Chanin and Lutum labels. Click here to listen to the full interview! http://media.knssradio.com/a/111545514/the-good-life-show-12-05-15.htm  

Chanin Named in Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries

Chanin Named in Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries

We are honored to be among great company in the 2015 list of Top 100 Wineries!

Chanin Included in Somm’s list of What People are Drinking Now

Chanin Included in Somm’s list of What People are Drinking Now

Wine Critic Mike Dunne asked Sacramento area sommeliers what people are drinking at their restaurants versus what they should be drinking, in this interesting look at wine trends in the Sacramento Bee. Chanin received a nice shout out by Tyler Stacey, wine director and sommelier at 58 Degress & Hiolding Co. You can click here […]

Chanin Named Top Ten Wineries in California

Chanin Named Top Ten Wineries in California

We’re honored to be listed among the top ten wineries in California outside of Napa and Sonoma by wine writer W. Blake Gray in Le Pan magazine. Click here to read the full article.   Most of these wineries were chosen because of their long history of making great wine. This is the exception. Gavin […]

Chanin Bien Nacido Chardonnay Featured!

Chanin Bien Nacido Chardonnay Featured!

We’re honored to be featured in Lettie Teague’s article in the Wall Street Journal  on “The Five California Vineyards you Need to Know,” for our Bien Nacido Chardonnay! Bien Nacido Vineyard | Santa Barbara At nearly 900 acres, Bien Nacido in the Santa Maria Valley of Santa Barbara is a great vineyard supersized. The cool, sprawling […]

Santa Maria Sun Profiles Gavin!

Santa Maria Sun Profiles Gavin!

Thank you to Wendy Thies Sell for the great write-up in the local Santa Maria Sun! Pursuing perfection: Five questions for winemaker Gavin Chanin of LUTUM and Chanin Wines BY WENDY THIES SELL The first time I met Gavin Chanin was late 2011 at the legendary Qupé/Au Bon Climat (ABC) winemaking compound east of Santa […]

Wine of the Day: 2013 Zotovich Pinot Noir

Wine of the Day: 2013 Zotovich Pinot Noir

We’re honored to have our 2013 Zotovich Pinot Noir featured as ‘Wine of the Day’ on grapelive.com! 2013 Chanin, Pinot Noir, Zotovich Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. The latest from Gavin Chanin is a fantastic effort, one of the best Pinots of the vintage so far and a wine to get asap! Chanin is one of […]

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