| Syrah | Price | Desc |
|---|---|---|
 | 7.99 | Oxford Landing 2005 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Oxford Landing from South Australia, Australia. Oxford Landing Shiraz 2005 is deep purple red in colour with hints of ruby. Lifted notes of red berry fruits and plums on the nose with hints of white pepper and anise. Layers of raspberry and cherry fruit lead to a generous mid -palate. Soft tannins complement the length of fruit flavour and the mid palate fruit sweetness. |
 | 7.99 | Louis Bernard 2005 Cotes du Luberon - Rhone Blends Red Wine Red Wine by Louis Bernard from Rhone, France - Rhone. Varietals: Grenache, Syrah and Carignan Visual aspect: Light garnet Nose: Intense cherry and red berries Palate: Fruity, medium-bodied with round soft tannins Food pairings: White meats, cheeses and grilled red meats |
 | 8.49 | Canyon Road 2004 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Canyon Road from California. The fruit for this Shiraz wine comes primarily from vineyards in the California Delta region where warm days and cool nights provide an ideal growing and ripening season. Complex flavors of game and exotic spices are woven in with black currant and ripe cherries, giving this wine a true distinction among Shiraz. The palate has a medium body with a full lengthy finish meriting short-term cellar aging or consumption with hearty fare. |
 | 8.49 | Smoking Loon 2007 Syrah - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Smoking Loon from California. With inky purple color, this wine reveals scents of wild strawberry, mocha, and caramel with touches of sage and rosemary. The flavors burst through with intense blueberry and strawberry jam notes wrapped around rich French oak and finishing with touches of milk chocolate, sweetened cranberries, and savory herbs. This wine would be great with a number of intensely spiced dishes such as Korean BBQ, Teriyaki Beef, or your favorite spicy BBQ sauce on grilled chicken. Moussaka, or grilled elk loin would also work well for those a bit more daring. Our Syrah can even stand up to a dessert of wild berries over a dark chocolate mousse. |
 | 8.79 | Almira 2006 Los Dos Old Vines - Red Wine Red Wine by Almira from Spain. 93% Garnacha, 7% Syrah From slopes on the edge of the Sierra Iberica, just south of Navarra where Garnacha is king, this special cuvee blends 7% Syrah with rich Grenache produced from vines of 35 to 50 years of age. The resultant wine exhibits an elegance rarely encountered in the wines from this DO. Fermentation is classical, with no carbonic maceration. Aging is wholly in stainless steel. The wine is immediately aromatic, full and friendly on the palate and finishes with a refined length. It is composed of 93% Garnacha and 7% Syrah and sees no oak. This dark ruby-colored wine offers plenty of ripe raspberry fruit with a hint of mineral on the nose and palate. It has surprising depth and length for its humble price making it a Best Buy. Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate 86 Points |
 | 8.79 | Red Diamond 2002 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Red Diamond from Columbia Valley, Washington. Aromas of raspberry, jam, leather and pepper mingle with a bit of floral spice on the nose. Spicy floral notes carry through the fruit-packed, medium-bodied palate, finishing with a touch of honey. |
 | 8.79 | Columbia Crest 2004 Two Vines Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Columbia Crest from Columbia Valley, Washington. The Two Vines Shiraz features New World-style, ripe, jammy fruitiness blended from varieties traditional in the Rhone Valley. Black cherry and white pepper aromatics are also pronounced on the palate along with hints of boysenberry and raspberry. The lingering finish is pleasingly supple. - Ray Einberger, Winemaker |
 | 8.99 | La Vieille Ferme 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Rouge - Rhone Blends Red Wine Red Wine by La Vieille Ferme from Rhone, France - Rhone. This blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault grapes has produced a typical Rhone Valley style; full of fruit and spice aromas, it has soft tannins and good body. |
 | 9.29 | Golden Kaan 2005 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Golden Kaan from South Africa. This varietal is grown in a number of countries around the world and is also known in Europe as Syrah. The wine's bouquet suggests ripe berries with spicy flavors. The well integrated tannins make for easy drinking. A fine wine for classic roasts, great steaks and venison and soft cheeses. |
 | 9.29 | McWilliams 2006 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by McWilliams from Australia. Color: Crimson red, with purple hues. Aroma: Dark black fruit aromas of plum combine with spice and vanillin oak. Palate: The supple yet generous palate is dominated by rich, spicy prune juice and black berry fruit flavors. The wine is soft and well balanced with a lingering, chamois-like tannin finish. Serving suggestions: Beef rending or baba ghanoush with toasted Turkish bread. |
 | 9.29 | two Brothers 2005 Big Tattoo Syrah - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by 2 Brothers from Chile, South America. This wine comes from two brothers, Alex, a wine importer, and Erik, a tattoo artist, who wanted to pay homage, in a non-serious way, to their late mother who suffered from cancer. They decided to label and bottle their own wine and donate the proceeds to a good cause. With their combined talents and effort, they created Big Tattoo Red. For every bottle sold, 50 cents was originally donated to Capital Hospice in Arlington, Virginia, and a breast cancer research foundation in the name of Liliana S. Bartholomaus. Donations have since expanded to include 501(c)3 organizations benefiting the communities in which the wine is sold. Introduced after the success of Big Tattoo Red, Big Tattoo Syrah has helped increase donations from Big Tattoo Wines to over $940,000. The vineyards are located in Colchagua, in the Central Valley. Vineyard management is ecologically friendly. The vines are vertically-trellised and yields are controlled in order to maximize the quality of hand-picked fruit. Rich, with lots of dark currant and boysenberry fruit and muscular tannins. Layers of bittersweet cocoa, coffee and game are here too, and they all run through the lengthy, muscular finish. |
 | 9.49 | Red Truck Winery 2005 Red Truck - Red Wine Red Wine by Red Truck Winery from California. A well-crafted blend of: Syrah, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Mourvedre It makes you feel good - just like that old red truck your grandfather had...big-hearted, well-made, and full of life. Red Truck Winery has blended some of their Syrah with their Petite Sirah and Cabernet Franc for a juicy berry base then added a bit of Grenache and Mourvedre to round out this baby with licorice and spice for a full-bodied finish. |
 | 9.49 | Ironstone 2003 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Ironstone from California. Blend: 91% Shiraz, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2003 Shiraz is an Australian-styled red wine with a distinct spicy nose with hints of pepper and dark rich fruit. Unlike its cousin, Syrah, Shiraz is sweeter with bolder upfront fruit flavors of currant and plums with a white pepper undertone. Full-bodied with a smoky quality, this wine lingers in your mouth dancing on your taste buds. Shiraz is a wonderful food-friendly wine that goes well with Ethnic cuisine and traditional favorites. If you're in the mood for some Cajun cuisine, try it with jambalaya or a pan-blackened steak. Mild curry, tandori chicken or barbequed pork ribs taste sumptuous with this red. And for a casual evening, try it with pepperoni pizza or meat-filled ravioli with a spicy marinara sauce. |
 | 9.79 | Rancho Zabaco 2005 Dancing Bull Zinfandel - Red Wine Red Wine by Rancho Zabaco from California. Blend: 80.7% Zinfandel, 5.3% Syrah, 4.5% Petit Syrah, 3.5% Tempranillo The wine is immediately approachable with lots of ripe dark fruit flavors of blackberry and black cherry complemented by bright red fruit flavors of raspberry and strawberry. Spicy notes of black pepper and vanilla add layers which allow the fruits to be the star. With its bright, vibrant fruit flavors, soft mouth feel and zesty personality, this wine can go with just about any dish from barbequed meats to rich pasta sauces. |
 | 9.79 | Indaba 2009 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Indaba from South Africa. This fresh, juicy Shiraz flaunts lively flavors of ripe mulberry, black cherry, and dark chocolate, with hints of white pepper, earth, and spice on the finish. It makes a perfect partner for bacon cheeseburgers, grilled sausages, hearty pasta dishes, and lamb chops. |
 | 9.79 | Esser Vineyards 2005 Merlot - Red Wine Red Wine by Esser Vineyards from California. 80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Syrah The blended wine shows plenty of ripe cherry and plum fruit in its aromas, backed by a combination of mocha, black tea and licorice tones. Full and round on the palate, its ripeness give the wine a profile of baked black fruits, along with suggestions of black tea and cocoa. |
 | 9.99 | Louis Bernard 2007 Bonus Passus Cotes du Rhone (PET bottle) - Rhone Blends Red Wine Red Wine by Louis Bernard from Cotes du Rhone, France - Rhone. Ruby red color. Red berry fruit flavors, lush mouthfeel, lovely balance, and a long finish. Great on its own or with barbeque! Blend: 80% Grenache, 12% Syrah, 8% Mourvedre Bonus Passus is the former Latin name of the 12th century Chartreuse de Bonpas. Today it is the home of Louis Bernard, located at the gateway of Avignon at a bon passage (good crossing point) across the Durance River. Moving from the 12th to 21st century, Bonus Passus offers you a new approach to wine while doing something for the environment. Louis Bernard, a well-known negociant brand now owned by the vast Boisset Family Estates, packages this spicy, Grenache-based red in PET plastic bottles-one of the first wine companies to make use of this lightweight, recyclable packaging material. -Food & Wine, Great Values from the Rhone Valley |
 | 9.99 | Saint Francis 2006 RED - Red Wine Red Wine by St. Francis from Sonoma County, California. A succulent blend of 48% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 3% Zinfandel and 6% Mixed Blacks (Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Alicante, Malbec), RED is lush with succulent ripe red fruit flavors and spicy aromas. Full-bodied and versatile, RED pairs with a variety of foods for any occasion. |
 | 9.99 | Boekenhoutskloof 2009 Wolftrap - Red Wine Red Wine by Boekenhoutskloof from South Africa. The Wolftrap is a red blend including Syrah, Mourvedre and Viognier. The easy one - Full of black fruits, red and black berries with some violet flavors. Smooth on the palate with some fresh aromas of wild strawberries and cherries. |
 | 9.99 | Valentin Bianchi 2005 Elsa Syrah - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine Red Wine by Valentin Bianchi from Argentina, South America. Fine aromas of sour cherry and cherry stand out from a background of smoked spices. In the mouth, the complexity of French and American oak, and a firm and balanced structure, join together to produce a wine true to the varietal character of the grape. The same cherry flavors first discovered in the nose are found on the palate, and linger through the long, pleasing finish. |
books about "syrah" on amazon.com
- Silenced By Syrah (A Wine Lover's Mystery) - by Michele Scott
- Stories from the Caribbean (Multicultural Stories) - by Petronella Breinburg
- South American Myths & Legends (Ardagh, Philip. World Book Myths & Legends Series.) - by Philip Ardagh
- Syrah decline increasing?: An article from: Wines & Vines - by Larry Walker
- The Island of the Care-a-Beans - VeggieTales Mission Possible Adventure Series #1: Personalized for Syrah (Girl) - by Cindy Kenney
- Silenced by Syrah- A Wine Lover`s Mystery - by Mchrlr Scot
- Syrah: from Grapes into Wines: Grape composition in relation to wine colour, aroma and taste - by Renata Ristic
- What sommeliers want: buyers in five major markets seek balance, acidity, Pinot and Syrah.: An article from: Wines & Vines - by Tina Caputo
- Astro Nuts - VeggieTales Mission Possible Adventure Series #3: Personalized for Syrah (Girl) - by Doug Peterson
- Rosemount comes up trump with Shiraz/Syrah. (Rosemount Estate's new wines): An article from: Wines & Vines - by Larry Walker
Articles on Good Wine and Champagne
| THE POUR; Is There Still Hope for Syrah? FORESTVILLE, Calif. THERE'S a joke going around West Coast wine circles: What's the difference between a case of syrah and a case of pneumonia? You can get rid of the pneumonia. It would be funnier if it weren't so sad. In the last few years, beginning even before the economic downturn, sales of American syrah essentially dropped off a cliff. While |
| INTERACTIVE FEATURE; Wines of The Times: Waiting for Washington Syrah The wine panel's tasting of Washington syrah, mostly from the 2002 vintage, yielded mostly disappointment, despite some reason for hope. |
| WINES OF THE TIMES; Waiting for Washington Syrah THOUGH California syrah has become more popular in the last decade, many people have asserted that the syrah to watch was coming not from California but from Washington. One writer (O.K., it was me, in 2001) called Washington syrah ''an up-and-coming star.'' So, with a sense of hope and optimism, the Dining section's wine panel recently tasted 25 |
| FOOD; Que Syrah, Syrah Karen MacNeil runs a tight ship. ''Syrah, when it's on, can be knee-weakeningly sensual in its texture,'' the author of ''The Wine Bible'' says while prepping eight different syrahs for tasting, high, high up among the gracefully terraced Napa Valley vineyards north of St. Helena, Calif. She is in the dining room with her husband, Dennis Fife; |
| WINE TALK; Time to Pucker Up and Say 'Syrah' HAVE people at the bar begun to edge away when you call for a glass of merlot? Sorry, it's not your imagination. Merlot is, as they say, de trop. Finito. Wine is trendy. But nothing, not even a wine, stays trendy for very long. Once the ''in'' wine was chablis, as in ''I'll have a glass of chablis.'' Then it was chardonnay, then merlot. Viognier |
| TASTINGS; Syrah Seeks Its Own Identity FOR years, the production of Rhone-style wines in California was limited to a small band of true believers like Randall Grahm, right, of Bonny Doon Vineyards, who were generally considered either visionaries or eccentrics. No matter how much they touted the virtues of Rhone grapes, though, it is fair to say that 10 years ago, nobody foresaw the |
| LONG ISLAND VINES; Raising the Syrah Stakes In their revised book ''The Wines of Long Island'' (Amereon House, Mattituck, 2000, $25), Edward Beltrami and Philip Palmedo wrote that the region ''seems to be a propitious environment for many varieties of red grapes, and experimentation with new varieties is more active now than it has ever been.'' Their sole index entry for syrah is Pindar, in |
| WINE TALK; Syrah Takes Root In America A LOT of people have been credited with being the first to import the syrah grape to America. Leon D. Adams stated flatly in ''The Wines of America'' (McGraw-Hill, 1978) that it was Howard Olmo of the University of California at Davis who brought in the first vines, some 50 years ago. Others contend that the first syrah vines were to be found a |
| FOOD; Syrah Rediscovered Omar Khayyam's "jug of wine" in the Rubaiyat was almost certainly filled with wine made from shiraz. After years of relative obscurity, shiraz -- or syrah, as it is called in much of the modern world -- is enjoying something of a comeback. In Australia, where it's still called shiraz, it was widely planted in the 19th century and is still that |
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Thanks @IconWines for the great reviews of our 2007 OS Syrah and 2007 OS 2Bench Red (both released on Oct. 1/10) ! http://bit.ly/dcu0CQSyrah 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.
Syrah is used as a varietal and is also blended. Following several years of strong planting, Syrah was estimated in 2004 to be the world's 7th most grown grape at 142,600 hectares (352,000 acres).
DNA profiling in 1999 found Syrah to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. It should not be confused with Petite Sirah, a synonym for Durif, a cross of Syrah with Peloursin dating from 1880.
Syrah has a long documented history in the Rhône region of Southeastern France, and it was not known if it had originated in that region. In 1998, a study conducted by Carole Meredith's research group in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at University of California, Davis used DNA typing and extensive grape reference material from the viticultural research station in Montpellier, France to conclude that Syrah was the offspring of the grape varieties Dureza (father) and Mondeuse Blanche (mother).
Syrah is used as a varietal and is also blended. Following several years of strong planting, Syrah was estimated in 2004 to be the world's 7th most grown grape at 142,600 hectares (352,000 acres).
DNA profiling in 1999 found Syrah to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. It should not be confused with Petite Sirah, a synonym for Durif, a cross of Syrah with Peloursin dating from 1880.
Syrah has a long documented history in the Rhône region of Southeastern France, and it was not known if it had originated in that region. In 1998, a study conducted by Carole Meredith's research group in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at University of California, Davis used DNA typing and extensive grape reference material from the viticultural research station in Montpellier, France to conclude that Syrah was the offspring of the grape varieties Dureza (father) and Mondeuse Blanche (mother).