Elaine Chukan Brown

Club Oenologique contributor

Elaine Chukan Brown is a writer, speaker, and illustrator. She serves as the American specialist for JancisRobinson.com, and a contributing writer to Wine & Spirits Magazine. She is the IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year 2020/21

The Wines of California: How the Golden State went organic

Features

The 1970s marked a significant expansion of winemaking in California and laid the groundwork for the modern industry. In this short extract from The Wines of California, a new book published this month by Académie du Vin Library, Elaine Chukan Brown explores the cultural and political forces that led California to become a leader in organic wine production

by Elaine Chukan Brown

Swooping vineyard in the foreground with californian mountain range in the background.

What my Alaskan Native grandmother taught me about wine writing

Columns

Elaine Chukan Brown is the newly crowned IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year, and will be appearing regularly on Club O over the next 12 months. Here, she tells us what we can expect – and how her heritage inspires her work

by Club Oenologique Editors

Screaming Eagle: the original California cult wine

Features

by Elaine Chukan Brown

Silverado Trail vineyards beneath clouds which cover the mountain landscape

The changing styles of California Chardonnay

Features

by Elaine Chukan Brown

A report on Premiere Napa Valley wine auction and the 2017 vintage

Features

by Elaine Chukan Brown