Wine Training:

Syrah/Shiraz
 Pronunciation
• Syrah
– Sih-rah
• Shiraz
– Sheer-oz
 Main Growing Regions
Main Wine Regions Other Region to Note
• Rhone, France • Washington, United States
• Australia
 Style
• A full body red grape. The wine is often rich,
with blueberry or other dark berries, has
flavors of smokiness or chocolate and a
pepper spice.
 Aromas and Flavors
• Typical fruit flavors are blueberry and blackberry.
• Non fruit flavors are coffee, espresso, smoky, and
meaty.
• Australia style tends to be very ripe, high alcohol and
have chocolate or vanilla spice finish.
 Same Name
• Syrah is the exact same grape as Shiraz.
– It is usually called Syrah everywhere, except
Australia and South Africa.
 Food Pairing
Typical Pairings Other Pairings
• Lamb, Sausage, Grilled • Cured Meat Platter, All
Meats Steaks, Burger, Steak
Sandwich