Rhône Quest in California

True believer John Alban pursues great Syrah, Viognier and other distinctive varietals in the Golden State

Tinkering. That's what most winemakers and growers in California were doing with Rhône varietals in the 1980s. Syrah and Mourvèdre were just curiosities, minor experiments. In 1985, when John Alban tasted.....

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