Petite Sirah man

Petite Sirah Man

I wanted to share one of the most amazing and yet odd discoveries that my dad has ever found in the vineyard. It was our 2nd to last pick of the season and we were picking out the Petite Sirah. Planted on St. George rootstock and the Foppiano clone these Petite Sirah bunches are anything but petite. Petite Sirah or also called Durif originates from France and there are only about 3,500 acres planted in California. Although it is not an incredibly popular grape it is a very unique varietal. Nice and full bunches they tend to get pretty big. While picking through the rows Alberto, one of our pickers came across two bunches that had somehow grown together to create one large bunch that looked like…well….. A MAN! Not kidding up close this bunch of Petite Sirah grapes has a head, two arms and two legs. So we appropriately named him Petite Sirah Man. He is now currently frozen in our freezer and I’m not sure what we are going to do with him, but it is by far one of the coolest things we’ve ever discovered in the vineyard.