{"product_id":"2022-conduit-gold-dust-vineyard-estate-syrah","title":"2022 Conduit Gold Dust Vineyard Estate Syrah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion:  Sierra Foothills \u0026lt; CA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrape: Syrah with 10% Viognier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, zero-input farming; rocky + volcanic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esoils on very steep slopes; 50% whole cluster and 50% whole berry fermentation for 25 days then pressed off into old French oak and aged it 8 months before bottling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, unfined and unfiltered, with 15ppm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadded S02; 12.5% ABV; 62 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Aaron Bryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTiny estate run by husband\/wife team who relocated from SF to the Sierra Foothill boons to make natural wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCo-fermented with Viognier, Côte-Rôtie style\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eLighter and fresher than your typical Cali Syrah, drinks like a sexy Northern Rhône\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eViolets, black olives, blackberries and white pepper dance in the forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGreat wine for all things grilled, chilled ever so slightly (or not)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron's take on the wine:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMore about Conduit\/Divergent Vine:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron has a nontraditional winemaking background. A classically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etrained economist, he fell in love with the art and science of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking during his time at UC Santa Barbara. He continued his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einformal wine education (drinking a lot) in New York City, so when he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoved back to California he started making beer and wine out of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egarage in SF's Mission District. Eventually, he met a group of urban \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemakers on Treasure Island and started trading beer for a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebarrels of cellar space, working with our friend Noel of Purity back \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the day. In 2013 he decided to make the leap to full time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker, and has been producing Conduit and divergent vine wines and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTag + Jug Cider.  In 2014 Aaron met Amy, who was working for a wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistributor, and they clicked around a shared love of wine and food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey got married, and Amy now runs the back office operations for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethree brands. 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