Sandlands Sonoma Trousseau 2023 Georgia The Grandparent of pilsners

The Grandparent of pilsners

Grilled pork chop with rosemary

and a heap of Madagascar vanilla beans

Nestled in the heart of Alsace

with delicate notes of melon

Sandlands Sonoma Trousseau 2023 Georgia The Grandparent of pilsnersThe Land The Sonoma Coast is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay country. Trousseau, a grape from France's Jura, is not what the region is known for. But at Bohan Vineyard, 1,400 feet above sea level and three miles from the Pacific Ocean, the conditions suit the variety precisely: gravelly loam over sandstone and shale, cool ocean air cutting through the hills all season, and the kind of bracing salinity that translates directly into the glass. At this