5 August, 2014
WBC14: Syrahs of the Ballard Canyon AVA
Comments : 2 Posted in : Events, Red Wine, Shiraz / Syrah, Wine Bloggers Conference 2014 on by : The Gourmez Tags: appellation, ava, ballard canyon, beckman, harrison clarke, hilarie clarke, jonata, keith saarloos, kimsey vineyard, larner, michael dees, michael larner, patrick comiskey, peter stolpman, right wine right time, ruben solorzano, rusack, saarloos & sons, sandre de jonata, steve beckman, steve gerbac, stolpman vineyards, syrah, wbc14, wild, wine bloggers conferenceMy favorite educational session at the Wine Bloggers Conference 2014 (WBC14) was assuredly our introduction to the Ballard Canyon AVA. This region of Santa Barbara County was just designated as an appellation in October 2013. If this panel and tasting were any indication, Ballard Canyon’s winemakers and their syrahs are ready to prowl. Patrick Comiskey
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