The wine was most likely bred in French region associated with Knight who brought Persian vine home from the crusades A long-held legend has it that the Shiraz grape comes from the city called Shiraz ...

Discovering that the tooth fairy and Santa are not real can be a downer, and I hate to see a fairy tale demolished. But for years people believed that the Shiraz grape (known to many of us as Syrah) ...

Let's start in France's northern Rhône River Valley, where syrah has been planted since the days of Roman occupation. In places like Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, syrah tends to be structured, savory and ...

What is the difference between syrah and shiraz? Although they might taste different to you, the salesperson at the wine shop will insist they are exactly the same grape. Then someone else tells you ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Let’s knock one misconception out of the way right up front: Shiraz did not ...

Imagine identical twins, separated at birth, with one raised in an ancient French village and the other in the wide-open spaces of Australia. Think they’d turn out a bit differently? You bet. And that ...

Grape growers in South Australia's Barossa Valley say they're expecting another light shiraz crop this vintage and it could put pressure on winemakers. Parts of the region, iconic for its shiraz wines ...

What’s the difference between Syrah and Shiraz? Technically nothing, but don’t tell that to winemakers making bottles labeled with either one of those names, who will tell you it has a lot to do with ...