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 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
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!
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!
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
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 […]
2012 La Rinconada Number 2 in Top 10 list of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot!
We’re honored to be featured in Eric Asimov’s article on top Pinot Noirs from the Sta. Rita Hills. We’re among great company, and it’s nice to see the recognition for such a unique and special AVA! Read the full article here. FOOD Exploring California’s Bold Pinot Noir Wine Review: Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir APRIL […]
California’s Vintage Variation Debate
At the 2015 IPOB seminar in San Francisco in March we were invited to showcase our wines in a panel discussion regarding vintage variation. We tasted the Bien Nacido Chardonnay from 2010, 2011 and 2012 vintages. Below is wine writer W. Blake Gray’s recap of the event. Does vintage or vineyard have the greater say in […]
Going Back to Cali- A New Look at California Chardonnay
Imbibe magazine recently featured the 2013 Chanin Los Alamos Chardonnay, taking a look at the “new” style of California Chardonnay. “By the age of 21, winemaker Gavin Chanin, having already worked four harvest seasons at California’s well-known Au Bon Climat, set out to found his own wine label. Known for harvesting his grapes on the […]