Brothers Nick and Andy Peay planted a 50-acre vineyard above Annapolis in 1996, four miles from the Pacific. With winemaker Vanessa Wong, formerly of Peter Michael, they make single-vineyard Pinot, Chardonnay, Syrah, and white Rhônes from one of California's coldest sites. No public tasting room; visits by appointment.
Nick and Andy Peay planted their estate vineyard near Annapolis in 1996 on a remote coastal ridge that most considered too extreme for viticulture. The gamble paid off — Peay Vineyards has become one of the most consistently celebrated small estates on the Sonoma Coast, producing Pinot Noir and Syrah of remarkable clarity and structure alongside an unusually serious white Rhône program. Winemaker Vanessa Wong has been with the estate since the beginning. Wines are sold primarily through mailing list.
Scallop Shelf Estate Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast — A floral, perfumed estate Pinot of bright acidity.
Pomarium Estate Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast — The savory, meatier expression of the hilltop estate.
Les Titans Estate Syrah, West Sonoma Coast — A Cornas-like cool-climate Syrah with freshness and lift.
Estate Chardonnay, West Sonoma Coast — A taut, mineral Chardonnay from the far-coast ridge.
Estate Viognier, West Sonoma Coast — A rare, restrained Rhône white; the estate also grows Roussanne and Marsanne.
Brothers Nick and Andy Peay planted their 50-acre vineyard on a remote ridge above Annapolis in 1996, 4 miles from the Pacific and more than an hour west of Healdsburg. Along with winemaker Vanessa Wong (Peay's wife, previously at Peter Michael), they produce single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and small lots of Viognier and Marsanne from one of the coldest growing sites in California. Unlike most producers in the appellation, Peay does not maintain a public tasting room — visits are exclusively at the estate, 60+ minutes from Healdsburg, by appointment only through Nick Peay directly ($100 per person, includes estate tour and tasting). The combination of the remote location, dry-farmed coastal vineyard, and meticulous winemaking makes a visit here one of the most authentic Sonoma Coast experiences available.
Vanessa Wong has been winemaker and co-owner of Peay Vineyards since its first vintage in 2001, crafting the wines from the family's 53-acre hilltop estate in the far northwestern corner of the West Sonoma Coast, near Annapolis. A San Francisco native and UC Davis graduate, she studied enology in Bordeaux and refined her craft at Peter Michael Winery and in France at Château Lafite-Rothschild and Domaine Jean Gros. Working alongside her husband Nick Peay in the vineyard and brother-in-law Andy Peay on the business, Wong is known for an attentive, gentle style that coaxes elegance and intensity from one of California's coolest, slowest-ripening sites — benchmark Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Chardonnay.
Brothers Nick and Andy Peay founded Peay Vineyards in 1996, searching the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts for a cold, marginal site before settling on a remote ridgetop above Annapolis, four miles from the Pacific. They planted the first vines in 1998. Nick, the viticulturist, farms the 50-plus-acre estate; Andy, a Dartmouth graduate and former Wall Street analyst, runs the business and evangelizes the wines. Together with winemaker Vanessa Wong — Nick’s wife — the brothers helped pioneer the now-celebrated West Sonoma Coast, building a benchmark estate for elegant, cool-climate Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Rhône whites.
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Scallop Shelf Estate Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast — A floral, perfumed estate Pinot of bright acidity.
Pomarium Estate Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast — The savory, meatier expression of the hilltop estate.
Les Titans Estate Syrah, West Sonoma Coast — A Cornas-like cool-climate Syrah with freshness and lift.
Estate Chardonnay, West Sonoma Coast — A taut, mineral Chardonnay from the far-coast ridge.
Estate Viognier, West Sonoma Coast — A rare, restrained Rhône white; the estate also grows Roussanne and Marsanne.
Nick and Andy Peay planted their estate vineyard near Annapolis in 1996 on a remote coastal ridge that most considered too extreme for viticulture. The gamble paid off — Peay Vineyards has become one of the most consistently celebrated small estates on the Sonoma Coast, producing Pinot Noir and Syrah of remarkable clarity and structure alongside an unusually serious white Rhône program. Winemaker Vanessa Wong has been with the estate since the beginning. Wines are sold primarily through mailing list.
Brothers Nick and Andy Peay planted their 50-acre vineyard on a remote ridge above Annapolis in 1996, 4 miles from the Pacific and more than an hour west of Healdsburg. Along with winemaker Vanessa Wong (Peay's wife, previously at Peter Michael), they produce single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and small lots of Viognier and Marsanne from one of the coldest growing sites in California. Unlike most producers in the appellation, Peay does not maintain a public tasting room — visits are exclusively at the estate, 60+ minutes from Healdsburg, by appointment only through Nick Peay directly ($100 per person, includes estate tour and tasting). The combination of the remote location, dry-farmed coastal vineyard, and meticulous winemaking makes a visit here one of the most authentic Sonoma Coast experiences available.
Vanessa Wong has been winemaker and co-owner of Peay Vineyards since its first vintage in 2001, crafting the wines from the family's 53-acre hilltop estate in the far northwestern corner of the West Sonoma Coast, near Annapolis. A San Francisco native and UC Davis graduate, she studied enology in Bordeaux and refined her craft at Peter Michael Winery and in France at Château Lafite-Rothschild and Domaine Jean Gros. Working alongside her husband Nick Peay in the vineyard and brother-in-law Andy Peay on the business, Wong is known for an attentive, gentle style that coaxes elegance and intensity from one of California's coolest, slowest-ripening sites — benchmark Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Chardonnay.
Brothers Nick and Andy Peay founded Peay Vineyards in 1996, searching the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts for a cold, marginal site before settling on a remote ridgetop above Annapolis, four miles from the Pacific. They planted the first vines in 1998. Nick, the viticulturist, farms the 50-plus-acre estate; Andy, a Dartmouth graduate and former Wall Street analyst, runs the business and evangelizes the wines. Together with winemaker Vanessa Wong — Nick’s wife — the brothers helped pioneer the now-celebrated West Sonoma Coast, building a benchmark estate for elegant, cool-climate Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Rhône whites.
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