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- jessie - 04-07-2000
I recently bought an Australian Shiraz (which I'm currently enjoying VERY MUCH), and have heard also of Syrahs - and now I'm curious:
Are these two different wines that are totally unrelated, or is there some similarity other than just the names sounding alike?
Thanks much,
jessie
- Catch 22 - 04-07-2000
They are the same grape. Down Under they call it Shiraz, elsewhere Syrah. This is not to be confused with Petite Syrah, which is a different variety altogether. All, or both, can be great stuff.
[This message has been edited by Catch 22 (edited 04-07-2000).]
- Innkeeper - 04-07-2000
Catch22 got it right the easy way. For a full discourse on the subject scroll down to Rhone/South of France/Wines/Varieties.
- Thomas - 04-08-2000
Don't forget the city in Iran--Shiraz--from which the grape is believed to have traveled to the Rhone, perhaps early Middle Ages, perehaps even earlier.
Iranians made some wonderful reds from it back in the 1970s.