June's Featured Varietal - Syrah

Saturday, June 1, 2013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013



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

VISIT, LEARN, TASTE and PAIR from one of our 40+ wineries!

Syrah
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Bent Creek Winery
Big White House Winery
Bodegas Aguirre Winery
Charles R Vineyards
Concannon Vineyard
Crooked Vine Winery
Cuda Ridge Wines
Dante Robere
Darcie Kent Vineyards
Eckert Estate Winery
Fenestra Winery
Garre' Vineyard & Winery
John Evan Cellars
Les Chenes Estate Vineyards
Longevity Wines
Mitchell Katz Winery
Nottingham Cellars
Occasio Winery
Page Mill Winery
Rios-Lovell
Stony Ridge Winery
The Steven Kent Winery
Thomas Coyne Winery
Wente Vineyards
Westover Vineyards
White Crane Winery
Wood Family Vineyards

Learn:
A dark -skinned varietal grown to create commanding red wines.  Wines labeled Syrah, or the other common term 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:
Try Syrah with robust, hearty foods - from black bean chili with pork, to buffalo sliders or rich beef stews.

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