Tim Fish

Tim Fish

Senior Editor, Napa
Tasting Beats: California, Oregon, Washington, U.S. sparkling wines

About

Tim Fish joined Wine Spectator’s Napa office in 2001 and has been a senior editor since 2013. He is lead taster for the wines of Oregon and Washington, California Rhône-style reds and Zinfandels, and U.S sparkling wines.

Fish grew up in small-town Indiana, helping his dad at the grill with steaks cut by his butcher grandfather and taking cooking lessons from his mom. He studied journalism at Western Kentucky University, and after college worked for newspapers in the Midwest before moving to Sonoma County in 1989 to become the food and wine editor for the Press Democrat, covering Northern California wine country. He now lives in the town of Sonoma and has recently become a grandfather.

Sonoma's Buena Vista Winery May Be Sold to Allied Domecq
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Sonoma's Buena Vista Winery May Be Sold to Allied Domecq

May 8, 2001
Police Make Arrest in California Wine Theft Case
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Police Make Arrest in California Wine Theft Case

May 4, 2001
Kendall-Jackson in Play as BRL Hardy Makes Bid
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Kendall-Jackson in Play as BRL Hardy Makes Bid

May 4, 2001
Gallo Expansion in Sonoma Delayed Over Neighbors' Concerns
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Gallo Expansion in Sonoma Delayed Over Neighbors' Concerns

May 2, 2001
Internet Wine Retailer Wine.com Sold to eVineyard.com
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Internet Wine Retailer Wine.com Sold to eVineyard.com

Apr 27, 2001
California Wineries' Battle Over Coastal AVA Draws Near an End
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California Wineries' Battle Over Coastal AVA Draws Near an End

Apr 23, 2001
Sonoma County Revokes Rabbit Ridge Winery's Permit
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Sonoma County Revokes Rabbit Ridge Winery's Permit

Apr 18, 2001
Internet Wine Retailer Wine.com Lays Off Two-Thirds of Staff
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Internet Wine Retailer Wine.com Lays Off Two-Thirds of Staff

Apr 3, 2001