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Syrah makes Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie on the steep granite slopes of the northern Rhône; as Shiraz it's Australia's rich, spicy signature red. This quick guide shows how climate turns black pepper into blackberry and chocolate, and what Viognier, whole bunches and oak add.
Page two compares ten regions, from the Rhône to the Barossa, Swartland and Hawke's Bay, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Syrah and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Syrah at a glance: home, parents, body and its other name
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from black pepper to chocolate
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the oak dial
Ten key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and ageing
Syrah makes Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie on the steep granite slopes of the northern Rhône; as Shiraz it's Australia's rich, spicy signature red. This quick guide shows how climate turns black pepper into blackberry and chocolate, and what Viognier, whole bunches and oak add.
Page two compares ten regions, from the Rhône to the Barossa, Swartland and Hawke's Bay, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Syrah and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Syrah at a glance: home, parents, body and its other name
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from black pepper to chocolate
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the oak dial
Ten key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and ageing