Chris Howard
Dr. Chris Howard is an award-winning wine writer, educator and judge based in Paris, contributing to World of Fine Wine, Decanter and JancisRobinson.com and known for proposing "oceanic wine" as a category.
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Oct 12, 2026
Janina DoréHOST
What, what's, what's up there number one? Number one, two, and three, I don't know, for you.
Chris HowardGUEST
I think Northern California, the West Sonoma coast, Mendocino, uh, are very extreme oceanic wine regions.
Chris HowardGUEST
Chile is kind of-- coastal Chile is about, is kind of like the inverse of California just on the southern hemisphere.
14 MINS LATER
Janina DoréHOST
So obviously, you're not so far into the science, but where, in your opinion, at what point is a vineyard simply too far inland for it to have oceanic influence in your opinion?