The POUR by Eric Asimov

Riesling - February 23, 2007

Appellation by Reputation: An Interview with Stony Hill Vineyard's Peter McCrea, by Alan Goldfarb, September 22, 2006

"Chardonnay Royalty" by John Winthrop Haeger, photos by Peter Menzel. First published in Saveur June/July 2006, Issue #94. Reprinted by permission. www.menzelphoto.com - "Chardonnay Royalty"

Narsai's on air comments - mp3 file - June 15, 2006

Narsai's on air comments - text file - June 15, 2006

Stony Hill Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2002 ($30): Delicate aromas and flavors of ripe pear the primary attraction in this wine, with nicely integrated mineral and citrus notes.  It has lovely balance, subtle oak for texture and layered fruit through the lengthy finish.  This is a Chardonnay that smells and tastes like Chardonnay.  92 - by Gerald D. Boyd

Spring/Summer 2006 - Napa Valley: The Benchmark - by Amy Marr

Taking stock of the classic wine-country getaway

…I’m quite particular about chardonnay---the rich, buttery varietals are definitely not my thing. With that in mind, I head up to Stony Hill Vineyard, on the flanks of Spring Mountain, where owner Peter McCrea shows me to the tasting room, a terrace overlooking a garden brimming with zinnias. McCrea pours me a glass of his straw-colored chardonnay, which his father began producing in the 1950s. I stick my nose in the glass and am pleasantly surprised to breathe in a burst of ripe pear fragrance: This is a chardonnay I could learn to love. I take a swallow, savoring the mineral and citrus flavors that linger on my tongue.

March 16, 2005 - Stony Hill Celebrates 50th Chardonnay Release

    IJ Weekend - 12/23/2004
The Storied History of Stony HIll

    11/17/2004
Give Thanks to California Whites for Holiday Feasts

        11/13/04 - Narsai David's on air comments
Stony HIll 2001 Chardonnay and 2002 White Riesling

    Stony Hill Vineyard featured in an excerpt from
Matt Kramer's "New California Wine"

    11/11/2004 - Wine of the Week

   
11/4/2004 - A House Palate

   
11/4/2004 - After Fifty Years, Tiny Stony Hill Stays the Course

   
11/3/2004 - In Love Again with Chardonnay

   
6/16/2004 - Meet the Naked Grape by Jordan Mackay

   
5/27/2004 - Riveting Riesling

   
5/4/2004 - Wine of the Week

   12/17/2003 - Narsai David's on air comments

   
11/26/2003 - The Chardonnay that blazed the trail by David Shaw

5/15/00, Wine of the Week

Wine & Spirits Magazine     4/00 - Excerpt from the article, "Napa Valley's Chardonnay" by Rod Smith

Sacramento Bee     3/29/00 - The days are longer; the wines are lighter by Mike Dunne

    2/16/00 - Stony Hill Chardonnay is one of the Napa Valley's most venerable wines by Rod Smith

    2/00 - "93" - 1997 Chardonnay

The Beverage Testing Institute     90 Points - Exceptional

San Diego Union Tribune    3/22/00 - One of the few remaining riesling vineyards... by Robert Whitley

    3/16/00 - ...a textbook example of great Chardonnay

    3/00 - [Riesling] ...amiably attractive by The Editors

    1/30/00 - Check out the newest [Riesling] release from St. Helena's Stony Hill Vineyards by Bill Citara

    10/14/99 - Napa Valley cult wines attract a religious following, fanatic prices by George Starke

10/6/99 - Aging doesn't always kill white wines by Laurie Daniel

11/18/98 - Some California wines do get better with age by Michael Lonsford