Mike Sauer of Red Willow Vineyard was the first to plant Syrah wine grapes in Washington State. Melissa Hansen Syrah wine grapes are ideally suited to Washington State’s soils and climate, and several of the state’s wineries have won top awards for their Syrah wines. But the red variety is often confusing to consumers and can be a hard sell in wine tasting rooms. Pacific Northwest vintners and growers recently followed Syrah from “berry to bottle” to learn how to produce sought-after grapes and wines during a summer grape tour sponsored by the Washington ­Association of Wine Grape Growers. Grape […]