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2000 RED TRIANGLE SYRAH Globetrotting winemakers By MICHAEL LONSFORD
While some winemakers from California "consult" in Europe, and some European winemakers do likewise in California, even more practice their craft in the fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and in the spring in the Southern Hemisphere. Quite a few winemakers work both in California and Argentina; or California and Chile; or California and Australia; or California and New Zealand. Count Gerry Rowland among the last. He lives in California's Napa Valley, where he makes several wines under three different labels. He also makes one wine in New Zealand. Not bad for a guy from... Australia. Rowland was raised in Australia's well-known Barossa Valley wine region. He worked there at Seppelt before moving north to Stags Leap Winery in 1987. Then It was on to Chappellet Vineyards for several years before he went out on his own in 1997. Now he makes upward of 4,000 cases --all red wine. Rowland, whose labels include Rowland, Ramspeck and Cenay, was in town recently to work the market and show his wines which are handled here by Horizon Wines. Rowland's 2000 Rowland "Red Triangle" Syrah --* * * * 1/2 - -from Napa, a rich, lush, black-fruit-infused wine with a touch of pepper and minerals that cries out for grilled meats. There are quite a few coarse, earthy California syrahs on the market, but this isn't one of them. About $26.59. San Diego National Wine Competition 17th Annual HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. |
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