Volcano Winery’s Alex Wood Talks Climate, Terroir, and Cultivating Syrah on Kīlauea

“Self-taught Hawai’ian wine industry veteran Alex Wood has a knack for finding just the right spot in a vineyard where a varietal will flourish, and then carefully helping it reach its full potential. In the two decades he has been at Volcano Winery, becoming head winemaker in 2010, several in his care have received acclaim, including medaling at the prestigious Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.”

In my November 18, 2019 article for The Vintner Project, I caught up with Wood about the importance of climate and terroir in cultivating Syrah on Hawaii’s Kīlauea. Read the full story.

Photo Credit: Volcano Winery