Pinot Noir & Chardonnay XII: Davis Bynum

Newspaper reporter Davis Bynum began making wine at home in Berkeley in 1951. He became sufficiently adept that in 1973 he purchased 84 acres in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley that turned into the home of his eponymous winery. Ready to retire in 2007, after making

wine for some 60 years, Bynum sold the brand to Tom Klein, owner of Rodney Strong Vin…