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Syrah and was
Thus it has been proposed that Syrah red wine is named after Shiraz, a city in Persia where the grape was used to make Shirazi wine.
Following several years of strong planting, Syrah was estimated in 2004 to be the world's 7th most grown grape at.
In 1998, a study conducted by Carole Meredith's research group in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at University of California, Davis used DNA typing and extensive grape reference material from the viticultural research station in Montpellier, France to conclude that Syrah was the offspring of the grape varieties Dureza ( father ) and Mondeuse Blanche ( mother ).
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.
Because a city in Iran called Shiraz produced the well-known Shirazi wine, legends claim the Syrah grape originated in Shiraz and then was brought to Rhône.
In one version, the Phocaeans could have brought Syrah / Shiraz to their colony around Marseilles ( then known as Massilia ), which was founded around 600 BC.
Another legend of the grape variety's origin, based on the name Syrah, is that it was brought from Syracuse by the legions of Roman Emperor Probus sometime after AD 280.
The wines that made Syrah famous were those from Hermitage, the hill above the town Tain-l ' Hermitage in northern Rhône, where an hermitage ( chapel ) was built on the top, and where de Stérimberg is supposed to have settled as a hermit after his crusades.
One of the varieties collected by him was Syrah, although Busby used the two spellings " Scyras " and " Ciras ".
By the 1860s, Syrah was established as an important variety in Australia.
The Syrah grape was introduced into Australia in 1832 by James Busby, an immigrant who brought vine clippings from Europe with him, and it is almost invariably called Shiraz.
The first planting of Syrah in Washington State was done at Red Willow Vineyards in 1986.
Syrah first appeared as a wine grape in California in the 1970s, where it was planted by a group of viticulturists who called themselves " Rhône rangers.
As a conclusion of DNA fingerprinting at the University of California, Davis in 1997, Syrah was identified as the source of the pollen that originally crossed with Peloursin flowers.
Another legend has the grape packaged with Syrah on a cargo ship navigating the Rhone River en route to Beaujolais when it was captured near the site of present day Condrieu by a local group of outlaws known as culs de piaux.
Originally it was a wine based on pure Syrah, but in 1979 it was allowed to add as much as 10 % white grapes.
A Victorian Syrah ( also called Shiraz ) competing in the 1878 Paris Exhibition was likened to Château Margaux and " its taste completed its trinity of perfection.
The term " Hermitage ", the name of a French wine appellation, was commonly used in Australia as another synonym for Shiraz or Syrah.

Syrah and introduced
In California, immigrant vine growers introduced Syrah in 1878 and used the phrase " Petite Syrah " to refer to the lower yields that the vines then were producing in California.

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

Syrah and Washington
Syrah makes up a significant percentage of wine produced in several Washington AVA's such as the Naches Heights AVA and the Walla Walla AVA.

Syrah and state
Today it is the fourth most widely planted grape in the state behind Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Syrah.

Syrah and by
The parentage information, however, does not reveal how old the grape variety is, i. e., when the pollination of a Mondeuse Blanche vine by Dureza took place, leading to the original Syrah seed plant.
In the United States, wine produced from the grape is normally called by its French name, Syrah.
While there is some speculation, from critics such as Oz Clarke, that Barbera or even Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon may be used to augment the color and flavors of Barolos by some producers there is no explicit proof that this is occurring.
The hill is by some seen as the spiritual home of the Syrah grape variety.
Petite Sirah is sometimes mistakenly spelled " Petite Syrah ," which has historically referred to a small berried clone of the Syrah grape by Rhône growers.
Any wines designated Cornas AOC will be made from 100 % Syrah by law.
The wines here are anchored by Grenache Noir but typically include other grapes such as Syrah and Mourvedre.
In 2006 Jackson-Triggs won the Gold Medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition ( IWSC ) for best Shiraz / Syrah ; the first Canadian red wine to be recognized by the IWSC.

Syrah and Red
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.
Red wines which comprise 95 % of the total production, are made from the principal varieties of Grenache Noir and Syrah ( 10 % minimum ), with secondary varieties of Cinsault, Mourvèdre Carignan.
Red and rosé wines are made from, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and Carignan ( maximum 30 %).
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.
Red wines are made from Grenache Noir ( minimum 40 %), Syrah and Mourvèdre ( minimum of 25 % together ), Cinsault, and Carignan ( maximum 10 %).
Red and rosé wines are made from Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignane, Counoise and Mourvèdre grapes varieties.
Red wines are made from Grenache Noir and Syrah which must account for 70 % together with aminimum of 30 % of each.
Red wines are made from Grenache Noir and Syrah, 60 %, ( of which Syrah minimum 10 %), Cinsault maximum 20 %, Mourvèdre Carignan, maximum 20 % other accepted varieties are: Counoise, Gamay Noir, Pinot Noir

Syrah and Vineyard
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.
The Doyenne label is a Northern Rhône-styled Syrah, produced from grapes grown in Boushey Vineyard.

Syrah and through
In some cases, notably with " delicate " red varietals such as Pinot noir or Syrah, all or part of the grapes might be left uncrushed ( called " whole berry ") to encourage the retention of fruity aromas through partial carbonic maceration.

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