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Sirah Wine
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Game to eat with Petite Sirah
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Petite Sirah is often confused with Sirah but the two wines are totally different - in fact almost opposite. Sirah is the wine of the great, delicate Cote de Rhones such as Hermitage and Chateau Neuf du Pape. Petite Sirah is anything but delicate. Rich, dark, full bodied, heavy in tannin and peppery, with a lush texture and ripe fruit flavors, it is delicious with goose complimenting its somewhat heavier flavor than duck. It goes best with game stews, and more highly flavored meats like lamb, Elk, bear, Boar, Caribou and Moose
History and Characterisytics of Petite Sirah
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Petite Sirah was one of California's most popular wine grapes. In 1978, at the height of its popularity, more than 14,000 acres were planted to the varietal with major concentrations in Monterey and San Joaquin counties, and significant acreage in Napa and Sonoma. By 1994, the figure had dropped to 2,481 acres. The good news is that most of the remaining vines are old, some over 80 years of age, with low yields that result in intense fruit. More than 50 California wineries make Petite Sirah, some with great enthusiasm.
When treated with some respect instead of being used simply as a blending grape for a generic red wine, Petite Sirah produces a very dark, almost inky wine that tends to be massive, tannic and long lived. It's similar to Sirah in flavor, but usually exhibits heartiness in place of Sirah's elegance.
There is also confusion between the Petite Sirah and Shiraz, which is what the Australians call their Petite Sirah. Shiraz and Sirah are synonymous, and until recently, Shiraz was the most widely planted red grape "Down Under," making Australia a Sirah lover's paradise.
So, let's recap: Sirah and Petite Sirah are not made from the same grape; and Shiraz is the same wine as Sirah, but with an Australian attitude. Like all wines, the flavor and scent of an Australian Petite Sirah can be quite different from the American because the soil and the climates are different
