Wine of the Week: 2021 Jolie-Laide Trousseau Gris Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard

Each week, I spotlight a wine that truly stands out—whether for its singular character, compelling backstory, or the sheer joy it brings in the glass. This week’s pick: the 2021 Jolie-Laide Trousseau Gris from the Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley. I first tasted Jolie-Laide’s Trousseau Gris at the Seven % Solution tasting…

A Trousseau Trifecta!

Trousseau.  It’s an obscure grape variety one doesn’t hear much about.  Last week I had the pleasure of enjoying three harmonious, outstanding, and moreish wines crafted from the two varieties of Trousseau; Trousseau Noir and Trousseau Gris.  I was introduced to Trousseau when I attended a Seven % Solution Tasting in 2014. According to the organizers…