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The holiday season with lavish dinners or long lunches sometimes demands prestige bottles. If you are planning a red wine for your Christmas or New Year’s meal and like the intense taste of the ...

The Cote Rotie is home to some of the world's most sacred syrah wines. Nicknames for the Cote Rotie, the "Roasted Slope" and the "Burnt Hillside," conjure imagery of the dark, intense wines this ...

Lovely, but beware the 14.5abv – many syrah and syrah-based wines often have alcohol levels at the high end (The Independent) Syrah is one of the most ubiquitous of red grapes – grown relatively ...

Walla Walla's cult Syrah has reached world-class quality, and a softening market has opened access for collectors. Why now is ...

Most of us are familiar with the so-called international grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or Cabernet Sauvignon, but probably less so with Syrah. This is a pity, as the wines can be ...