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Feature Article
Mac McDonald just wanted to make a fine Pinot Noir but the ones coming out of his Vision Cellars sell out quickly, suggesting they are better than just fine.
Sonoma County (County Appellation)
Seeing in Color:
Mac McDonald of Vision Cellars
How winemaker Mac McDonald came to produce visionary Pinot Noir from top North and Central Coast appellations.
by
Laura Ness
May 2, 2007
Mac McDonald was 12 years old when he tasted his first bottle of French Burgundy: it was a life-changing experience. Growing up in the East Texas “sticks,” (the area literally had no name of its own, but rather was simply “near Fairfield and Oakwood”), McDonald’s father and grandfather both made moonshine, so he learned the trade early.
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