Gary Pisoni and the 2013 vintage at Pisoni Vineyards.
Gary Pisoni has plenty of drive, whether steering the iconic 1968 Willy’s Jeep or the future of Pisoni Vineyards.
Gary Pisoni has plenty of drive, whether steering the iconic 1968 Willy’s Jeep or the future of Pisoni Vineyards.
“Hens and chicks” is a phrase you might not think relates to grape growing, but it’s one you may hear at a wine-tasting.
Labels denote a unique time and sense of place, in this case announcing the 2013 vintage of Lucia wines from Garys’ Vineyard. You can find the Santa Lucia Highlands on a map, with Garys’ Vineyard slicing across part of its benchland. But you must open a bottle to discover the exceptional aspects of this site and the distinctive caring that have shaped these Pinot Noir and Syrah wines.
In California, a state famous for sunshine and beach weather, the pinot noir grape finds its preferred temperature envelope on the cool coast.
Long before sea salt met caramel or dark chocolate paired with Parmesan, Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni were a study in contrasts that clicked. Seventeen years ago, they successfully established the Garys’ Vineyard on the bench of the Santa Lucia Highlands.