What’s the difference between Syrah and Shiraz? Technically nothing, but don’t tell that to winemakers making bottles labeled with either one of those names, who will tell you it has a lot to do with ...

Markus Herderich, group manager of research at the Australian Wine Research Institute, grew up in Wurzburg, in the Franconia region of south-central Germany. His family grows grapes in this famous ...

What is the difference between syrah and shiraz? Although they might taste different to you, the salesperson at the wine shop will insist they are exactly the same grape. Then someone else tells you ...

Grape growers in South Australia's Barossa Valley say they're expecting another light shiraz crop this vintage and it could put pressure on winemakers. Parts of the region, iconic for its shiraz wines ...

Let's start in France's northern Rhône River Valley, where syrah has been planted since the days of Roman occupation. In places like Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, syrah tends to be structured, savory and ...

Shiraz was my first serious fling with red wine. Twenty years ago, I couldn’t get enough of those big rich flavours that pounded through bottles of Australian Shiraz, often with alcohol levels ...

Shiraz and Syrah are the Ant and Dec of the wine world: although made from the same grape, they are individually unique. Both deliver a robust glass of red vino with a spicy or smoky niff, yet each ...

Anthocyanin synthesis in Vitis vinifera L. cv Shiraz grape berries began 10 weeks postflowering and continued throughout berry ripening. Expression of seven genes of the anthocyanin biosynthetic ...

Put bunches of grapes in deep water to wash them, then pluck the grapes off and place in a colander to drain. Put grapes, grated apple and lemon into the pot and boil for 30 to 40 minutes. The best ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Let’s knock one misconception out of the way right up front: Shiraz did not ...