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Petite Sirah

Zin Zin Zin Petite Sirah
2007-12-19 12:55:00
In this bottle of wine, I found what Petite Sirah is often used for: a blending grape in Zinfandel to add some depth and balance. The bottle was a 2004 Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfadel, and it was blended with 18% Petite Sirah. I picked this bottle up at Ridge for $33, it clocked in at 14.5% alcohol by volume and had a real cork closure. On the nose I found vanilla, blackberries, oak, cherry syrup, and cedar. I believe that this bottle was my choice from Ridge, and I remember being really pleased with the nose on it then, as I am now. In the mouth, flavors of blackberry and pie dominated, with a bit of cherry thrown into the mix. Overall the wine was very fruity and fairly smooth, though it could probably hang out for another year or two, or maybe until this summer where it would make an excellent wine to have with bbq ribs.mmmmm, ribs.......mmmmmmm, wine......

By: Wannabe Wino

Round-up: WBW #40 Que Sirah Sirah
2007-12-14 12:59:00
Welcome to the round-up of WBW #40-Que Sirah Sirah. I?m very pleased to have been the hostess for this month?s iteration of WBW. I must of course give thanks to Lenn of Lenndevours for his creation of WBW over 3 years ago and for selecting my theme for this month.I sent you off in search of a bottle of Petite Sirah or Durif, any bottle of your liking, as Petite Sirah is one of my favorite varietals. We had an amazing number of participants, especially given that this is such a busy time of year. I?d like to thank everyone for participating.We had 52 blogs participate, including at least 13 who participated for the first time. Bloggers joined this WBW from Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States. Even one blogger whose blog focuses exclusively on Petite Sirah joined us! Overall, 75 bottles were reviewed. Wines came from Israel, Mexico, Australia, Chile, and the US.Onto the reviews!Julian of Full Pour was the first participant this month,...

By: Wannabe Wino

McManis Family Vineyards Petite Sirah
2007-12-13 00:00:00
Wine Blogging Wednesday #40 Once again, it's my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. For those who don't know, Wine Blogging Wednesday is a day that happens once a month when wine bloggers from around the world all write about a common theme. The theme this month is Petite Sirah, ...

By: Cheap Wine Ratings

Reminder: WBW #40 in 1 Week!
2007-12-05 12:25:00
So get out there and find your Petite Sirah! You can find lots of resources over at PS I Love You as to who produces Petite Sirah.Happy hunting of your beast, as Alder has named Petite Sirah!Report back to me at ctsonadora@gmail.com on December 12 with the link to your entry or your tasting note if you don't have a blog.

By: Wannabe Wino

Announcing Wine Blogging Wednesday #40-Que Sirah Sirah
2007-11-20 13:16:00
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, sends you off in search of what is arguably my favorite red wine varietal: Petite Sirah. So often confused with Syrah or Shiraz, it deserves it's own time to shine, and this is it.Petite Sirah is lesser known by the name Durif. I have noticed, and actually picked one up, Durifs coming out of Australia recently, so they are out there, it just takes some hunting. I haven't found any from France yet, but maybe one of you will have better luck than me.The assignment is simply that. Report back on any Petite Sirah that strikes your fancy.Post your review on Wednesday, December 12 and send me an email at ctsonadora@gmail.com with a link to your review. If you don't have a blog, please send me your tasting notes and I will be happy to publish them here and include you in the round up.I am thrilled that my theme suggestion was taken by our fearless leaders over at Wine Blogging Wednesday and am incredibly happy to be hosting this month. ...

By: Wannabe Wino

They said to throw out pairing rules...
2007-06-26 21:39:00
So we drank this 2004 Twisted Oak Silvaspoons Vineyard Petite Sirah with cheeseburgers and Doritos. See, I don't make gourmet meals all the time!I got this bottle of Petite Sirah in my latest WineQ shipment, though I've been eying it for quite some time now! However, if you want your own bottle, you'd better hurry up and order it, last time I heard El Jefe told us Twisted Oak was nearly sold out, though WineQ had their own personal stock!The wine. I may be a bit biased as Petite Sirah is one of my absolute favorite wines, but this was simply a delicious bottle of wine, I highly recommend it and if it weren't for the fact that is absolutely too hot to ship wine to VA at the moment, I would be buying up what I could because I would love to see how this bottle develops in the next 2-5 years.The wine! It had a real cork closure, was 13.5% alcohol by volume and cost me $23.99 with free shipping from WineQ!The nose was very aromatic with blueberries, oak, vanilla and cloves as the mos...

By: Wannabe Wino