Very old vine used in côtes du Rhône, fragrant and colourful, it is successful on slopes with low yields, for red wines.
(See-rah) - The classic Rhone red grape allegedly brought back from Shiraz in Persia by the 14th-Century crusader Gaspard de Sterimberg. Blended in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and standing alone in Hermitage, Cote-Rotie and other Rhone reds, it makes tannic, ageworthy wines easily identified by a very characteristic floral black-pepper fragrance.
A grape variety associated with the Rhone Valley region of France, famous for creating "Hermitage" red wine. In the cooler regions of Australia a similar grape is grown successfully and called the Shiraz. The parent grape is thought to have originated in ancient Persia. In the state of California, depending on location, vintage or fermentation technique, it is used to either produce a spicy, complex wine or a simple wine. The Petite Sirah, which produces a very dark red, tannic wine judged simple in comparison to the true Rhone Syrah, has no relationship other than the name.
A red grape variety from the Rhone Valley of France.
Rhone red grape - blended in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and alone in Hermitage and other reds. Pepper like aroma
also known as Shiraz in Australia is one of the finest red wine grapes. It is the only black grape allowed in the wines of Cote Rotie, Hermitage and Crozes Hermitage in the Northern Rhone and is grown extensively throughout Southern France. It has been widely planted in other warm areas round the world as it requires heat to fully ripen and has proved successful almost everywhere.
A wine with the unmistakble smell of white pepper and wild boysenberry flavors. Syrah is a red grape from the northern Rhone Valley of France. Syrah is also a leading grape of Australia where it is called Shiraz. California is another large grower of Syrah.
Famous red wine grape grown in the northern Rhône Valley. Hermitage and Côte Rôtie are two of the great wines produced with this long-lived, spicy, aromatic grape. Known as Shiraz in Australia.
Traditionally the grape behind the highest-quality red wines from the Northern Rhone Valley in France, Syrah is coming on strong in California. Known for dark, inky, spicy, peppery wines, these are gaining popularity all over California.
the sole red grape of the Northern Rhone, the grape is also blended in Southern Rhone wines. Another major area of production is Australia, where it goes by the name of Shiraz. Finally, California produces a fair amount. In its Old World renditions, I often find it peppery, leathery and musty. In the New World it has a wonderful fruitiness. In both cases, it is a robust grape which I find more food friendly than powerhouses like Cabernet Sauvignon.
(Shiraz) - Syrah can produce monumental red wines with strong tannins and complex combinations of flavors including berry, plum and smoke. It's known as Shiraz mainly in Australia and South Africa.
Classic red grape originally from of Persia, now considered the finest red wine of France's Rhone Valley, and the heart of the great Hermitage wines. In Australia, it is known as Shiraz, where it makes a long-lived, power-packed wine. Also grown in California, with less distinctive character. No relation to Petite Sirah.
The star of Rhone Valley blends of France including Chateauneuf du Pape, Hermitage and Crozes Hermitage. Syrah has found sweeping success in California, grown in increasing numbers. It produces rich, full-bodied reds that can have a spicy overtone and luscious mouthfeel. The parent grape is thought to have originated in ancient Persia. Not to be confused with the grape or wine Petite Sirah, of no relation.
a red grape variety. Ranks with Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir as one of the world's great red wine grapes. Most prominent in France's Rhone Valley with such legendary wines as Cote-Rotie and Hermitage. Also very successful in Australia, where it is known as Shiraz, and increasingly in other parts of the world as well.
The classic red grape of the northern Rhone Valley of France and also grown throughout southern France, syrah is also the leading grape of Australia (where it is known as shiraz). In the late 1980s and 1990s, California vintners also became increasingly fascinated by the grape which is now grown in many parts of California. The wine often has an unmistakable whiff of white pepper along with wild gamey, boysenberry flavors.