What is the difference between Petite Syrah and Syrah?Dr. Vinny
In a Côtes du Rhône blend, the Grenache introduces raspberry, cinnamon, and candied fruit flavors. The Syrah wine adds some notes of black olive, plum, and blueberry, while the third wine in the blend – Mourvèdre – adds even more tannins, structure and color to your wine. Read Mo...
Syrah is a wine that's produced from the grape of the same name. It's most frequently crafted as a red wine, which makes sense given the thicker skins,tannins, and phenolic compounds that can be extracted from them during maceration and fermentation. But Syrah is also an important player ...
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It seems like a no-brainer to say that red wine, such as Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Malbec, is made from red or black grapes, and white wine, including Viognier, Riesling or Chardonnay, is made from white grapes. It's right in the name of Sauvignon Blanc, the green grape...
In this case, imagine that we are at a wine tasting for California wine. Someone tells you that Frog’s Leap PS 2013 is magnificent. When you respond with a doubtful look, she tells you that the magazine Food & Wine ranked it the best Petite Syrah of the year, then pours a glass ...
Blended wine is opposite to single wine. It can be said that the two are like ensemble and solo in the wine world. Grape varieties are musical instruments. Some instruments are only suitable for solo and some are suitable for ensemble. Each has its own merits. A classic blend is like lis...