Edna Valley

This last Saturday, we toured Edna Valley a wine region near San Louis Obispo, CA. (Edna Valley is in the county north of Santa Barbara.) This valley is developing a reputation for Pinot Noir, but the most outstanding wine we tasted was a 2004 Petite Syrah from Wolff Vineyards.

This is Katherine and Elizabeth, in Wolf Vineyards "Tasting Room". Appropriately, it is a shaded terrace outside the winery itself. The owner and his son brought wines to our table on the terrace and explained each one.

On Tuesday, we went back to Wolff. The tasting room was closed, but the owner was happy to sell us a case of Petit Syrah. He told us that he is beginning to ration it to wine stores so that he will have enough left to sell at the winery.