Rocks are plentiful in this block of Syrah that will be trained to the vertical shoot positioned bilateral cordon. Bringing out the terroir of Grand Rêve Estate Vineyard has been an involved process, says vineyard manager Ryan Johnson, requiring a number of different training systems in the small parcel on Washington State’s Red Mountain. Once a variety or clone was chosen to match the soil, slope, and wind conditions, Johnson and his partner Paul McBride then chose a trellis system that would help express the site’s sense of place, known as terroir. On the upper hillside, three Syrah blocks have […]