Volcanic Wine Awards | 25th anniversary events | The Jancis Robinson Story

The unsung urban wine hero

Monday 17 August 2020
Ken Zinns bottling pet-nat at Broc Cellars

Sounds as though every wine producer needs a Ken Zinns. A nice counterpoint to Elaine's account of a complete vertical of Harlan Estate, also published today.

His name doesn’t appear on wine bottles. He is not a winery employee. He doesn’t even make his living in the wine industry. But for the last 20 years one man has been helping to bottle wines at most of the urban wineries based in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

‘Not even the guys who own the mobile bottling trucks will touch that many wines each year’, says Chris Brockway, owner...

Become a member to continue reading
Member
$135
/year
Save over 15% annually
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
  • Access 289,022 wine reviews & 15,885 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
 
Ideal for collectors
  • Access 289,022 wine reviews & 15,885 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
  • Access 289,022 wine reviews & 15,885 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
  • Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
  • Access 289,022 wine reviews & 15,885 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
  • Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Pay with
Visa logo Mastercard logo American Express logo Logo for more payment options
Join our newsletter

Get the latest from Jancis and her team of leading wine experts.

By subscribing you agree with our Privacy Policy and provide consent to receive updates from our company.

More Alder on America

SLO Coast Derbyshire Vineyard
Alder on America This new AVA delivers on cool-climate wines – and excellent value for money. Above, the Derbyshire Vineyard, the Pacific Ocean...
Mokelumne Glen vineyard
Alder on America A little corner of Germany and Austria in Lodi (photo of Mokelumne Glen Vineyard by Randy Caparoso). Psychologists analysing paratroopers...
A closeup of the ingredient label on a Ridge wine.
Alder on America US wine labelling rules look set to follow those in the EU – at some point. Alder examines the complicated...
US recession image
Alder on America The US wine industry eyes up the prospect of a recession (although at least they have a nice strong currency)...

More from JancisRobinson.com

Benoit and Emilie of Etienne Sauzet
Tasting articles The twelfth and final of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew...
Stéphane, José and Vanessa Ferreira of Quinta do Pôpa
Wines of the week If there’s one country that excels at value-priced wines, it would have to be Portugal. This is yet another wine...
Simon Rollin
Tasting articles The eleventh of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Iceland snowy scene
Inside information For this month’s adventures Ben heads north to Denmark, Sweden and Norway. We’d arrived in a country whose Nordic angles...
Shaggy (Sylvain Pataille) and his dog Scoubidou
Tasting articles The tenth of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Olivier Merlin
Tasting articles The ninth of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Sébastien Caillat
Tasting articles The eighth of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Audrey Braccini
Tasting articles The seventh of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Wine inspiration delivered directly to your inbox, weekly
Our weekly newsletter is free for all
By subscribing you're confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions.