Midalidare’s Grape Varieties: Syrah in a nutshell
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- International Syrah Day is celebrated on February 16,
- DNA profiling confirmed that this grape originated along the Rhône in France,
- Syrah is the red wine grape that rules France’s Northern Rhône Valley,
- Syrah has been grown in the Rhône Valley since Roman times,
- Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape, though their styles can be very different. Shiraz is the Australian word for the French grape Syrah,
- Syrah is the offspring of the red Dureza grape and the white Mondeuse Blanche grape,
- The name “Shiraz” may have originated from the ancient Persian city of Shiraz,
- Syrah and the obscure Peloursin grape are Petite Sirah’s parents. Although they share the name, the Petit Syrah bears the word petit because it is a very small grape berry that gives rise to intense wines with great structure that are generally good for aging,
- Australia is home to the world’s oldest continuously productive Shiraz vines - planted in 1843,
- It is part of the GSM blends. GSM is the acronym for the three most important grape varieties of the Côtes du Rhône: Grenache, Syrah and Mouvèdre, which are blended to give life to the famous GSM wines,
- Centuries ago, Syrah from France’s Rhône Valley was used to darken the wines of Bordeaux,
- From the 1980s to the mid-2000s, Syrah increased in planted hectares from approximately 10,000 ha. to over 450,000 ha.
