Petite Sirah
News & Reviews2006 News & Reviews
November 26, 2006
- “ News from the Cellar”
- Time Record News
- Doug Harmon
One of the true pleasures of my job is getting to try not only different brands of wine, but also many different types...
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- “ Wines That Belong on Your Guest List ~ How to Give Holiday Parties”
- WALL STREET JOURNAL
When the Wall Street Journal's newsroom throws a party, our bosses ask us for wine advice, as you might expect...
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- “ It's even easier to take your wine with you”
- St. Petersburg Times
- Janet K. Keeler
The National Pork Board and a number of petite sirah producers think their products were made for each other and want us to believe it too...
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- “ Wineline: News From The World of Wine”
- Falls Church News-Press
- Larry Lipson
Palate-pleasing pork and praiseworthy petite sirah...
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- “ Petite Sirah's Big Taste Belies Its Little Name”
- Creative Loafing
- Taylor Eason
Petite sirah, the re-emerged bastard French wine child from royal pedigree, is called Durif in many parts of the world...
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- “ Petite sirah, pork a most pleasing pair”
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Larry Lipson
Evidently both the National Pork Board and a number of petite sirah producers would have us believe so...
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- “ P.S. Selects New President”
- napavalleyregister.com
Dave Pramuk of Robert Biale Vineyards has been elected president of P.S. I Love You...
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- “ Syrah vs. Petite Sirah”
- montereyhearld.com
- George Edwards
Syrah is a noble red variety transplanted from France
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- “ Petite sirah not so tiny wine”
- The Charlotte Observer
- Catherine Rabb
Petite sirah is a grape with marketing issues. This is changing, as die-hard, blue-toothed lovers of powerful red varietals are embracing...
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- “ Small name, big flavor for wine”
- THE RECORD | recordnet.com
- REED FUJII
If petite sirah has a problem, it may be that the grape's name is confusing or misleading...
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- “ Complement backyard grilling with a big Paso Robles red”
- SanLuisObispo.com
When the weather's hot, a big red usually isn't the first wine I reach for. But sometimes you need something to drink with a hunk of grilled meat...
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- “ Sounds French, but fear not - it's all-American”
- The Herald
- Jeff Wicklund
This year's celebration of our country's independence (230th edition) should include a special wine that, in many ways, embodies...
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- “ Choose Big, Bold American Reds for the Fourth”
- The Journal News.com
- Ben Giliberti
Because charcoal grilling imparts such strong smoky flavors to foods, it cries out for a red wine with enough depth and dimension to stand up for itself...
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- “ Whatever the name, this wine's no wallflower”
- Dallas Star-Telegram
- Jeff Siegel
First, syrah and shiraz are the same grape...
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- “ Choose Big, Bold American Reds for the Fourth”
- Washington Post
- Ben Giliberti
Because charcoal grilling imparts such strong smoky flavors to foods, it cries out for a red wine with enough depth and dimension to stand up for itself...
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- “ THE COLOR PURPLE”
- Cork Jester
- Jennifer Rosen
I look in the mirror and recoil. Smiling back at me is a native of one of those lands untouched by modern dentistry...
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- “ Very Big Petite Sirah”
- Chile Pepper
- Dick Rosano
It's not Syrah. It's also not Shriaz. Though this wine may have a problem with mistaken identity...
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- “ the other sirah”
- Wine & Spirits
- David Darlington
When it comes to wine, Mendocino County has something of an image problem...
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- “ Don't be fooled by the name: Petite sirah is big”
- RockyMountainNews.com
- Jennifer Rosen
In the mirror, my grin reveals the darkly pitted teeth common to natives of lands untouched by modern dentistry...
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- “ WINE Q & A: What Distinguishes Syrah From Shiraz”
- ContraCostaTimes.com
- Ben Giliberti
Although they taste different to me, the salesperson at the wine shop insists they are exactly the same grape...
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- “ A Perfect Pairing - Pork Roast and a Bottle of Syrah”
- Gilroy Dispatch
- David Cox
If you are curious or if you happen to see a wine labeled petite syrah or petit sirah, this is not a smaller grape version of syrah.
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- “ Market Avenue manager ready to pour”
- Cleveland.com
As manager of Ohio City's Market Avenue Wine Bar, Joy Valentine recommends and pours hundreds of glasses of wine on any given night....
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- “ WINE Q & A: What Distinguishes Syrah From Shiraz”
- TwinCities.com
- Ben Giliberti
Although they taste different to me, the salesperson at the wine shop insists they are exactly the same grape...
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- “ WINE Q & A: What Distinguishes Syrah From Shiraz”
- Redding.com
- Ben Giliberti
Although they taste different to me, the salesperson at the wine shop insists they are exactly the same grape...
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- “ WORD'S GETTING AROUND”
- Pearson's Wine & Spirits Newsletter
- Stephen Silver
Petite Sirah. Direct descendant of Syrah. Along with Zinfandel, Petit Sirah is considered California's "other" native wine.
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- “ WINE Q & A: What Distinguishes Syrah From Shiraz”
- washingtonpost.com
- Ben Giliberti
Although they taste different to me, the salesperson at the wine shop insists they are exactly the same grape...
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- “ Petite Sirah Deserves More Respect”
- Florida Today
- Tim Dwight
Nope, this is not a belated Valentine to all of my readers. Instead, "P.S. I Love You" refers to the name of a wine advocacy group formed to promulgate the success of California's petite sirah grape.
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- “ Sizzle and Roast”
- Cooking Pleasures
- Jill Van Cleave
The Perfect Accompaniment to Duck... Petite Sirah
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- “ Cooking for Two Old Friends”
- Cooking Pleasures
- Ellen Boeke
Mediterranean Meat Loaf
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- “ TOP SCORES IN 2005”
- Wine Spectator
Petite Sirah ranks high with scores as great as 93
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- “ Letters to the Editor: To Zin or Not to Zin, That is the Question...”
- The Mercury News
While Senator Carol Migden has come up with a novel idea to have the California legislature recognize a vitis vinifera as a state grape...
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- “ Petite sirah on the rise”
- TheNapaValleyRegister.com
- Dan Berger
The almost cult-like fascination with a brooding bear of a red wine called petite sirah is one of the greatest under-the-radar wine stories of the last decade.
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- “ PS I Love You Member Petites Listed as "Exceptional"”
- Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences
- Dan Berger
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January 26, 2006
- “ The other Sirah.”
- KFWB BLUELIFESTYLE MINUTE
- Anthony Dias Blue
Petite Sirah... In California ... Petite Sirah has had its share of both success and failure.
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- “ Petite sirah is small in name only ”
- St. Petersburg Times
- Chris Sherman
Most wine shops have dusty hideaways beyond the proud ranks of France, Italy and Germany, deep in the California section.
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- “ Tasting Notes”
- St. Petersburg Times
- Chris Sherman
There's much more petite sirah than there used to be. Old vineyards and new are in warm California regions from Mendocino down to Santa Barbara.
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- “ The Chronicle Wine Selections”
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Linda Murphy
There is nothing petite about Petite Sirah. This black grape, grown throughout the warmer regions of California...
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- “ Smoking eggplant transports you to the Ottoman Empire”
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Joyce Goldstein
When I'm out shopping for wine, I rarely head directly to the Petite Sirah bins...
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- “ Petite Sirah is one misunderstood wine.”
- KETV.com
- Lisa Morrison
First of all, there actually is nothing "petite"about it...
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- “ Sample some simplicity”
- San Francisco Chronicle
- W. Blake Gray
Holiday shopping memories linger like a hangover, with credit-card bills providing a nails-onblackboard irritant.
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- “ Wine resolutions”
- The Examiner
- Scott and Cindy Greenberg
Well, another year has come and gone, and another list of resolutions has passed into our personal history book with some successes and a few (too many) unrequited promises.
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- “ Here's how to make a wine-shop visit successful”
- Azstarnet.com
- Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher
To us a wine shop is a playground. We stop at almost every one we see and always enjoy strolling along the aisles.
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- “ A Term of Endearment P.S. I Love You (PSILY)”
- Wine Report from the Fort
- Fred McMillin
What's this have to do with wine? Well, P.S. stands for the red wine varietal Petite Sirah, and 269 California producers...
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- “ The Year in ReviewTrends & Projections”
- Beverage Magazine
- Sandy Block
...opinion leaders within the industry have been complaining about over-extracted high alcohol red wines for some time and advocating that people try lighter reds...
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- “ PETITE SIRAH - Nothing petite about this wine”
- Sam Gugino's SAM COOKS Newsletter
- Sam Gugino
Sometimes wine can be very confusing, like calling a French wine superieur or a grand vin when it isn't necessarily superior to or grander than other wines.
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