The primary grapes of the Collioure AOC are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre with Carignan and Cinsaut playing minor roles.

Syrah has been widely used as a blending grape in the red wines of many countries due to its fleshy fruit mid-palate, balancing the weaknesses of other varieties and resulting in a " complete " wine.

* Syrah as a roughly equal blending component for Cabernet Sauvignon.

It is also planted in Portugal, which favor making varietal Syrah wine, and not only blending with other types.

The practise of blending Viognier with Syrah has actually been common for years in the Northern Rhône Valley region of Cote-Rotie.

Syrah has occasionally been used as a blending component with Argentina's signature dark-skinned grape Malbec to provide an " Argentinian take " on the Australian Cabernet-Shiraz blend.

Syrah and Grenache are considered its best blending partners being capable of performing a softer wine with rustic fruit and perfume.

" Syrah "- labelled wines are sometimes thought to be more similar to classic Northern Rhône reds ; presumably more elegant, tannic, smoke-flavoured and restrained with respect to their fruit component.

Syrah is also a key component to many blends.

In addition to making red varietal wines, Mourvèdre is a prominent component in " GSM " blends where it is blended with Grenache and Syrah.

In Châteauneuf-du-Pape it is one of the 13 permitted varieties in the red wine but is often a secondary component behind Grenache and Syrah.

Since 1996 the blend for Chianti and Chianti Classico has been 75-100 % Sangiovese, up to 10 % Canaiolo and up to 20 % of any other approved red grape variety such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah.

* In some countries, Shiraz is a synonym for the grape variety Syrah, used for wine, and once thought to originate from the city of Shiraz, Iran

Syrah should not be confused with Petite Sirah, a synonym for Durif, a cross of Syrah with Peloursin dating from 1880.

However, the description of the wine would also fit, for example, Dureza, and Pliny's observation that the vines of Allobrogica was resistant to cold is not entirely consistent with Syrah.

Syrah is a variety that during the last few decades has been imported for cultivation in several countries.

In 1968, there existed only of Syrah vineyards in France, primarily in the traditional appellations of northern Rhône, which at that time had not received much attention in the wine world for several decades, and the vineyards of which were not planted to full capacity.

In South Africa, the variety is predominately known as Shiraz, but the designation Syrah is used for " Rhône-style " wines.

As an aside, it is often thought that the Australian use of the name ‘ Shiraz ’ for the grape variety known in France as ‘ Syrah ’ is in some way related to the prominence of Shiraz as a wine exporter during the 18th and early 19th century, but we have been unable to find any firm evidence in support of such conjecture,

* Hermitage AOC, wine appellation of the Northern Rhône using Syrah for its red wines, leading to the Australian use of " Hermitage " as a synonym for that grape variety

Waiheke winegrowers regularly win awards for Syrah, proving the island's terroir suits it well.

Examples of WWOOF experiences include harvesting cup gum honey from Ligurian bees at Island Beehive in Kangaroo Island, harvesting Syrah grapes for Knappstein Vineyard in the Clare Valley, and harvesting coffee beans from arabicas in Northern Thailand.

Some say the Greeks were responsible for bringing the Syrah grape from the Persian city of Shiraz.

Local producers of Côtes du Rhône-styled wines made from Syrah and Grenache lobbied for this change since the local winemaking traditions did not coincide with administrative borders, and presumably due to the greater prestige of Rhône wines in the marketplace.

While the grape has a long history of being used for generic cask wines and fortified wine, it has recently become more popular in highly acclaimed GSM blends with Grenache and Syrah.

The wines are red, made with Syrah grapes and up to 20 % Viognier, a white grape used for its aroma.

Red wines account for 80 % of the production and are made from Grenache Noir minimum 30 %, and Syrah, minimum 40 % with carignan at less than 10 % ( until the harvest of 2017 ), and Cinsault at less than 10 % ( from the harvest of 2018 ) as secondary varieties.

Rosé wines account for 15 % of the production and are made from Grenache Noir, Syrah and Cinsault at.

Red wines are made from Grenache Noir and Syrah which must account for 70 % together with aminimum of 30 % of each.

The term " Hermitage ", the name of a French wine appellation, was commonly used in Australia as another synonym for Shiraz or Syrah.

Languedoc-Roussillon uses Syrah to produce both Southern Rhône-like blends with Grenache, Australian-style blends with Cabernet Sauvignon, and varietal Syrah.

" It is much less tolerant of hard, windy, hot and dry, harsh vineyard conditions than the likes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, or Grenache.

In the Languedoc, the grape is often blended with Cinsaut, Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Mourvèdre and Merlot.

Today Grenache is most widely planted in the Languedoc-Roussillon region where it is widely blended with Carignan, Cinsaut, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

The late 20th and early 21st centuries saw a revival of interest in Grenache with old vine plantings in South Australia being used to produce varietal Grenache as well as a " GSM "- Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre-blends becoming popular.

Main varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette.

In Australia, Tempranillo is blended with Grenache and Syrah.

Depending on the specific AOC rules, grapes blended into southern Rhône reds may include Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Cinsault.

In recent years, the trend has been to include fewer ( or even none ) of the allowed white varieties and rely heavily ( or solely ) upon the Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah.

These wines are made from Rhone grapes like Syrah, Grenache and Carignan in hotter regions such as Provence, the Languedoc and Australia.

In many regions of the world, Mourvèdre is often blended with other varieties such as Grenache and Syrah in the " GSM " blends of Rhône, Australia and the United States.

In these blends, Mourvèdre often provides color, fruit and some tannic structure to compliment the fruity Grenache and elegant Syrah.

Red, rosé and a few white wines are produced-the reds from Grenache Noir, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsaut grapes ; the white are made from a blend of from Grenache blanc and Grenache gris.