Spotlight on Daou Vineyards

Written By Campbell Mattinson

Daou Vineyards in the Adelaida AVA is an incredible estate in the Paso Robles sub-region of California. Daou Vineyards was bought in late 2023 by Treasury Wine Estates for the controversial figure of AU$1.6 billion. Daou Vineyards is currently in the process of organic certification, is Sustainability-In-Practice Certified, and has 2030 as its net zero target. The feature article is here.

The mountain top vineyard at Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles, California. Glorious golden hour light, Californian wine at its best. Photo by Campbell Mattinson.

The mountain top vineyard at Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles, California. Image: Campbell Mattinson.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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