June's Featured Varietal - Syrah

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - Thursday, June 30, 2016



Each month, Livermore Valley Wine Country highlights a varietal in our region.

VISIT, LEARN, TASTE and PAIR from one of our 50+ wineries!

Syrah
sih | RAH

"To Sir with Syrah"

Visit: 

3 Steves Winery, Bent Creek Winery, Big White House Winery, BoaVentura de Caires Winery, Bodegas Aguirre Winery, Caddis Winery, Cedar Mountain Winery & Port Works, Charles R Vineyards, Concannon Vineyard, Crooked Vine Winery, Dante Robere Vineyards, Darcie Kent Vineyards, Ehrenberg Cellars, Elliston Vineyards, el Sol Winery, Fenestra Winery, Garre Vineyard & Winery, Las Positas Vineyards, Les Chenes Estate Vineyards, Mitchell Katz Winery, Occasio Winery, Page Mill Winery, Rios-Lovell Reserve Estate, Stony Ridge Winery, The Steven Kent Winery, Vasco Urbano Wine Company, Wente Vineyards Estate Winery & Tasting Room, Wente Vineyards Vineyard Tasting Room, Wood Family Vineyards

Learn:

A dark -skinned varietal grown to create commanding red wines.  Wines labeled Syrah, or the other common name of Shiraz, enjoy an abundance of popularity all over the world.

Taste:

This noble red grape produces bold, complex and long-lived wines.  Smooth yet rich with concentrated dark fruit flavors and hints of black pepper and smoke, its easy to see why Syrah enjoys such popularity.

Pair:

Visit our Pinterest page for fabulous recipes to pair with Syrah.

To learn more, visit LVwine.org or discovercaliforniawines.com © Wine Institute