SPECIAL EVENT • Alex Davis of Porter Creek Vineyards
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In tandem with our recent Direct Press feature on California wine in the 2020s, we are excited to welcome winemaker Alex Davis of Porter Creek in the Russian River Valley. The Porter Creek wines both defy and surpass expectations of this famous California appellation. Alex's father George bought the vines in 1977 and, fortunately for us, was not a trend follower. Alex took over the winery in 1997 after working for Christophe Roumier and Marcel Guigal. Alex got the vineyard certified biodynamic by Demeter in 2003, though he now farms the same way without certification.
Porter Creek is like a snapshot from Pinot's past… The approach Davis takes is the opposite of the modern style; it's nuanced, pure in its fruit and informed by his time in some of Burgundy's greatest cellars. It harks back to a much defter view of what Russian River could yield.” —Jon Bonné, SF Chronicle
As for the wines, they are loved by many of my friends; and we find them to be under-appreciated. They have a gravitas and depth that is slightly apart from both the glou-glou natural wine scene and the overly manipulated spoof of Robert Parker's followers. Instead they are earnest expressions of Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. They are luxe, they are complex, they are soulful. It's a rare chance to speak with a California winemaker who is more along the lines of a French vigneron, owning the land, farming the vines, and making the wine. It should be a memorable evening.
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