Midalidare’s Grape Varieties: Syrah in a nutshell
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Syrah is an international grape variety characterized by penetrating fruity and spicy notes, typically attributable to black pepper. It has become famous in the northern area of the Rhone Valley, in the denominations Hermitage and Cote Rotie. Syrah is vinified in purity to give life to wines with an impenetrable color, enveloping and long-lived, or in blending with other local or international blends.
- 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.
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