Sky Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled venison, wild mushroom stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched at a breathtaking 2,100 feet elevation near the crest of Mt. Veeder in Napa Valley, Sky Vineyard is a legendary site defined by its rugged, volcanic soils and extreme high-altitude conditions. Planted by proprietor Lore Olds, this dry-farmed vineyard sits high above the fog line, basking in intense mountain sunlight while cooled by breezes from the San Pablo Bay. Bedrock Wine Co. crafts this exceptional Syrah to capture the wild, untamed spirit of this unique terroir. The wine is typically fermented with a high proportion of whole clusters to emphasize its savory, herbal complexity and structured tannins, then aged in mostly neutral French oak. The result is a deeply concentrated, savory Syrah marked by notes of cracked black pepper, dark mountain berries, iron-like minerality, and a distinctive alpine freshness that reflects its dramatic origin.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW—later joined by partner Chris Cottrell—Bedrock Wine Co. began in a converted chicken coop with an urgent viticultural ethos: preserving California's precious heritage vineyards. The winery works closely with ancient, multi-varietal field blends across diverse terroirs, including volcanic, alluvium, granitic, and decomposed limestone parcels spanning Sonoma Valley, Contra Costa County, and the Central Coast. Central to the estate's identity is the historic Bedrock Vineyard, originally planted in 1854, which achieved Regenerative Organic Certification. Bedrock champions dry farming, minimal intervention, and historic head-trained vines. In the cellar, Twain-Peterson employs spontaneous native yeast fermentation, whole-cluster inclusions, and neutral wood, studiously avoiding chemical adjustments or excessive extraction. Beyond its legendary red heritage bottlings, Bedrock crafts benchmark whites and rosés—including the perfumed Compagni Portis Heirloom White, crystalline Wirz Vineyard Riesling, and artisanal expressions of Bien Nacido Chardonnay and Ode to Lulu Rosé—each presenting remarkable tension, saline minerality, and profound historic authenticity.