This beloved Marin winery is shutting down, citing California’s drought and climate change
After 21 vintages of making wine from far-coastal Marin County, Pey-Marin Vineyards is coming to an end. Wineries rarely close down entirely; more often, when an owner wants out, they sell. But Jonathan Pey, who founded Pey-Marin Vineyards with his late wife, Susan, in 1999, said that the extreme conditions of west Marin farming have simply gotten too punishing, in part due to climate change.