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Shiraz or Syrah is a variety of grape used in wine. The names are interchangeable. It is called Syrah in France and most often in the United States. In South Africa, Australia, and Canada it is most commonly known as Shiraz.
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Shiraz
The Australian name for Syrah, a red grape variety.
Silky
Displaying a supple, smooth texture.
SHIRAZ
The Australian name for the French Syrah clone grown in Australia. Used to make red wines that are robust, but less intense than their French Rhone cousins.
Shiraz: The Australian name for Syrah; also used in South Africa and sparingly in the U.S.
Silky: A term used to describe a wine with an especially smooth mouthfeel.
Shiraz (if you are drinking an Australian wine) and Syrah (if you are drinking a wine from France or California) covers the entire spectrum of red wine's glory: from the simple, yet rich and fruity Vin de Pays of France Languedoc region, ...
SHIRAZ: Alternate name for the french Syrah clone grape grown in Australia and responsible for very big red wines that are not quite as intense in flavor as the french Rhone versions.
Shiraz. Australia's signature red-wine grape. Same as Syrah.
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Shiraz: Versatile Australian red-grape variety, also widely referred to (especially on old labels) as hermitage. Makes some excellent and often reasonably priced red wines in most areas, and is best known for its parentage of Penfolds Grange.
Shiraz (shee-raz)
The Australian name for the grape Syrah. Most of the vines planted in Australia (where Shiraz is one of the most planted red wine grapes) can trace their ancestry back to France, via South Africa.
Shiraz - Shiraz or Syrah is a variety of grape used to make red wine.
Solera system - A process used to systematically blend various vintages of Sherry.
Sommelier - A trained wine expert that often works in fine restaurants.
Shiraz is the Australian name for Syrah and has become synonymous with a different style of wine to that produced in France - to such an extent that Southern French 'varietals' may now display Shiraz to indicate a rich, ripe, ...
Shiraz
Synonyms
In Australia also known as Hermitage, in France as Syrah or Petite Syrah.
Shiraz
Shiraz and Syrah are both originally from the same clone, but various regions have chosen one name or the other.
Syrah/Shiraz is the same grape under two different names. The Australians launched their world wide wine industry with Shiraz, and have really increased its popularity. Resulting wines are full bodied with medium tannin.
Syrah/Shiraz: This grape is grown in France and California as Syrah wine, and in Australia as Shiraz. In France, it is associated with the Rhone Valley and Hermitage red wines.
Syrah/shiraz
A popular, intensely flavored grape that's notable in Rhone, France. It's also famous in Australia and is grown increasingly around the world. Often bold and velvety with black pepper, smoky ripe berry and meaty notes.
Syrah/Shiraz
Wonderfully rich and spicy, Syrah is responsible for the great wines of the northern Rhõne and many southern French wines. In Australia, where it known as Shiraz, it produces rich, ripe voluptuous wines.
Syrah/ Shiraz - Shiraz is the leading grape of Australia and the classic red grape of the northern Rhone Valley of France (where it is known as Syrah). It is also grown throughout southern France.
Syrah (Shiraz)
In France (Northern Rhone wines), where Syrah represents less than 2% of all red wine plantings this variety and its wines are cherished.
Syrah (Shiraz). 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).
Syrah / Shiraz (prunes, spices and berries)
Shiraz is the name of an old city in Iran (Persia). That's probably where the grape variety originated. It is known in France and California as Syrah, and in Australia as Shiraz.
Shiraz is the Australian name for Syrah.
Australian Shiraz is quite different in style to that of its Rhone heartland.
Shiraz - (Shee-rahz)
Australian synonym for Syrah, now also turning up on occasion in South Africa.
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Syrah/Shiraz
This grape, also known as Shiraz, is grown the world over, from Southern France, to Australia, Argentina, California, and Washington State.
Syrah (Shiraz)
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Syrah or Shiraz is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Whether sold as Syrah or Shiraz, these wines enjoy great popularity.
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Syrah (aka Shiraz, depending on vineyard location) - black fruits, black spices - especially white and black pepper
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Syrah (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.
SYRAH or SHIRAZ (Red) [sih-RAH or shih-RAHZ]
Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie in France , Penfolds Grange in Australia --the epitome of Syrah is a majestic red that can age for half a century.
When you drink the Shiraz, you'll notice your tongue feeling gripped with that dry, puckery, steeped tea flavor and the wine will seem very dense and thick.
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With time the bin number became associated with the wine - the Shiraz was stored in bin 50, the Chardonnay in bin 65, for example.
pepper: Either the aroma of black pepper as found in cool climate Shiraz wines or the hot tingling sensation experienced in wines with very high levels of alcohol.
Southern Australia is mainly famous for its full bodied red wines produced with Shiraz grapes, moreover the production of white wines made of Chardonnay, Riesling and Sémillon grapes is interesting as well.
If a form of red meat is the mainstay on the plate, then opt for a solid Zinfandel or Shiraz for spicy wine lovers.
The Northern Rhône is the home of the Syrah grape (aka Shiraz), which makes full flavoured, meaty, structured red wines in the Appellations of Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Cornas, Côte-Rôtie and St Joseph.
More than half the world's total Syrah acreage is planted in France, but it is also a successful grape in Australia (called Shiraz or Hermitage), South Africa and California. Syrah is a fairly new variety in California, first introduced in 1971.
This wine is a blend of 95% Shiraz - a red grape - with 5% Viognier - a white grape. As you can see by the color of the wine, the white grape really doesn't affect the wine that much.
Barossa made its name with big, blockbuster Shiraz, but there are also some good Semillon wines, although none to rival those of the Hunter Valley.
Syrah: Originally from Persia (Shiraz in Iran); adapted well to warmer climates of San Juan and La Rioja provinces. Intense red; sweet, soft tannins; spicy flavors of ripe red fruit.
The Syrah grape originated in Asia Minor where it was called the "Shiraz" grape, as it still is by the Australians.
Petite Sirah: Not related to Syrah/Shiraz. Deep, dark colour with jamminess and good acidity.
Ruby Cabernet: Deep-coloured and pleasant. Best enjoyed young.
A cabernet sauvignon or shiraz would typically have more 'weight' than a young pinot noir. A wine having palate weight would generally have roundness and structure, while a thin, watery wine would be said to be lacking that attribute.
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The main regions are found in an arc rimming the cooler southern states of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. The Shiraz grape produces fine red wines, as does the Cabernet Sauvignon. Prominent white wines are Sémillon and Chardonnay.
It is commonly used for aging Cabernet, Merlot, Shiraz, and Zinfandel, for which it is the preferred oak. It's less desirable, although still used for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Spicy Rich, herb-like aroma and flavour of the variety - Shiraz and Gewurztraminer.
Spritz/ig Slightly gassy.
Stewed Over-ripe.
Canberra, Australia
Tense, aromatic, spice red wines with a touch of black cherry about them. Arguably the most exciting shiraz in Australia.
Cowra, Australia
Lively, soft, fruitful wines with weight and a certain presence.
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Term almost solely applied to "spicy" wines, such as Gewurztraminer among the whites, or the red Rhone Syrah and Australian Shiraz wines. Is a component which can almost be described as pungent in quality, being reminiscent of anise, cinnamon etc.
The great red of France’s northern Rhone Valley, where it produces the famed wines of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage, syrah, in recent years, has become the darling of winemakers around the globe, especially in Australia, where it is known as shiraz ...
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Chewy: a high-but-balanced acid wine with a greater than average tannin content is considered chewy. Some Bordeaux reds, especially St. Estèphes, California coastal mountain Cabernets or Shiraz wines are so described.
Reds include Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese and Syrah (Shiraz in the Southern Hemisphere). Whites include Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gerwürztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillion.
Shiraz in Australia, Syrah is heavily pigmented, tannic, and alcoholic.
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