Syrah, also known as Shiraz in Australia, is a celebrated dark-skinned grape variety known for producing bold and complex shiraz wines. Shiraz grapes are small and thick-skinned, giving wines deep colour, firm tannins, and a distinctive black pepper character.
This grape thrives in many regions, from the elegant, mineral-driven Côte Rôtie and the broader Rhône Valley in France, to the Southern Rhône where it defines classic Rhône style and French syrah expressions. In Australia, especially Barossa Valley and McLaren and valley and mclaren vale, it produces full bodied wines with ripe fruit intensity and spice.
Syrah also produces wines in South Africa and Washington State, showing its global adaptability and wide range of styles of wine, from refined and savoury to rich and powerful.
Syrah, also known as Shiraz in Australia, is a celebrated dark-skinned grape variety known for producing bold and complex shiraz wines. Shiraz grapes are small and thick-skinned, giving wines deep colour, firm tannins, and a distinctive black pepper character.
This grape thrives in many regions, from the elegant, mineral-driven Côte Rôtie and the broader Rhône Valley in France, to the Southern Rhône where it defines classic Rhône style and French syrah expressions. In Australia, especially Barossa Valley and McLaren and valley and mclaren vale, it produces full bodied wines with ripe fruit intensity and spice.
Syrah also produces wines in South Africa and Washington State, showing its global adaptability and wide range of styles of wine, from refined and savoury to rich and powerful.
