STATE OF THE PETITE SIRAH MESSAGE

Hi Folks, I think we have a tiger by the tail, but it maybe looks more like a Black Panther. Judging by the response to our annual tasting and the many positive reviews in the press for our varietal I feel that we are riding a potential tidal wave of sales opportunities for Petite Sirah.

At Rosenblum we are seeing more and more restaurant and by the glass placements for our Petite Sirahs, and they are among our earliest tasting room only wines to sell out.  We are probably under planted and over demanded as a varietal, which is a great position to be in.  However, and it’s a big however, we as Winemakers and Growers need to keep the quality in the vineyard and in the bottle at a high level.  This probably means some investment in saving the old clones, and maybe production clinics on best production practices. 

These are all things we can tackle at PSILY, but we need quality and quantity participation. 
Thanks Kent