Tranche

In straight translation, tranche is a French term meaning slice. To us, it means that and much more.

The Blue Mountain Vineyards play an essential role in our portfolio. We are working with carefully-selected varietals matched to a specific, unique, weather-blessed location. In terms of altitude, aspect, rainfall, and all the other factors that enter into the taste of a place – often referred to as terroir – the Blue Mountain Estate Vineyard is truly one of a kind.

We cultivate a diverse collection of some of the world’s most interesting grape varietals, with more being planted as we learn and explore. We practice only sustainable viticulture, hand-farming each block, in order to harvest very low yields of intensely-flavored fruit.

By design, Tranche has a totally different personality than our sister winery, Corliss. Corliss is more timeless, Tranche more cutting edge and exploratory. There is no compromising on quality, just a different path to achieving it. At Tranche we produce expressive, aromatic, beautifully-defined varietal wines and blends.

The Tranche wines based upon Rhône Valley varietals are comprised of Slice of Pape (pronounced “pop”) which pays homage to the blended red, Pink Pape is our rosé and Pape Blanc is comprised of white varieties of the Southern Rhône. All are made exclusively from estate-grown grapes.

We believe that, when done well, pure varietal, single vineyard wines offer the best glimpse of both grape and site. That is the target and goal – to extend the range and depth of flavor in every bottle of Tranche that you taste.

A taste of Tranche is a slice of life… the life of the place, the vines, the people who make the wines, and most of all, you who drink them. We have given our lives over to making every bottle worthy of your attention.

– Michael and Lauri Corliss