Petite Sirah

Hello Wine Lovers!

Today's entry is a beautiful little number from Clarksburg California...PETS Petite Sirah and at $7.99 a bottle you will find this even more appealing!

Juicy fruit up front with blackberry and casis in the middle and a long lingering finish with slight tannins. This wine will stand up to food and will blow you away with its sophisticated structure. It has a lot of finesse for a wine at this price point.

The other really great thing about this wine is the wine maker, Ken Wilson is a pet lover and part of the profits of this wine are donated to the San Francisco SPCA animal shelter! How cool is that? You drink a great wine and you help out animals in San Francisco!

A little history on the grape.

The grape was named after Francois Durif, a botanist at the University of Montpellier in France. (The grape is sometimes referred to as the Durif grape) Syrah was identified as the source of the pollen that originally crossed with Peloursin flowers. The grape's high resistance to mildew encouraged its cultivation in the early 20Th century but today is primarily grown in California and Australia. Depending where you are from depends on the spelling... in France Syrah, in Californina Sirah.

Go impress your friends with your new knowledge!

Cheers!

J