The less work Stephen Lagier and Carole Meredith have to do in their four-acre Syrah vineyard atop Mount Veeder in California’s Napa Valley, the better they like it. And it’s not just because they’re the main workers, with extra help only brought in at harvest. Rather, Lagier and Meredith aim to grow Syrah grapes in cooperation rather than competition with nature. The strategy began with site selection, Lagier told growers at a viticulture conference hosted by the B.C. Wine Grape Council in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, this summer. “Syrah is about choosing a good site, and I always say it’s […]