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Elaine Chukan Brown

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Decanter Magazine, US Expert & Wine Writer

Elaine Chukan Brown is a widely published and internationally awarded wine writer, speaker and educator. Originally from Alaska, they now live in Sonoma and specialise in climate action and social justice in wine.

Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘For an emerging region, success with a grape like Chardonnay proves tricky’

Winemaking in Virginia...

Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘While I’ve had sake and mead worth talking about, I wouldn’t call either fine wine’

A mead which breaks ‘multiple rules’...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Published 20 November 23
Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘In conventional terms, Arizona seems an unlikely place for vines’

Raising vines in Arizona...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Published 24 August 23
Elaine Chukan Brown: A return to hybrids

The potential of hybrids in fine winemaking...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Published 10 May 23
Elaine Chukan Brown: In defence of Zinfandel

Adaptable and expressive of site...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Published 31 March 23
Where to go in Walla Walla

Where to stay and eat...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Published 30 May 17
Washington State wineries to visit

Great Washington wineries, some just one hour from Seattle...

By Elaine Chukan Brown Last updated 30 May 17