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Tex Sawyer: making his mark on Anderson Valley

Pacific Echo winemaker Tex Sawyer makes his mark on the
Anderson Valley AVA

'I hope that, in the future, the government will review all the AVAs and draw up more meaningful guidelines, similar to the Appellation Contrôlée system, in order to give more quality related meaning to our AVAs.'

by Adam Dial
October 3, 2003

Since this interview Pacific Echo has changed hands from one French Champagne house to another, transferring from Veuve Clicquot to Louis Roederer. With the change in corporate title came a return to the original name of the winery, Scharffenberger Cellars, from when the sparkling wine producer was founded in 1981 by chocolatier John Scharffenberger. Tex Sawyer, remains at the helm of the winery and its sparkling wine production. The Scharffenberger Cellars brand will be reintroduced with the Brut non-vintage.

AA: The EU (European Union) has well established Appellation of Origin systems with strict laws for wine production. How do American regulations measure up to such standards?

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