Same Wine Different Name – Syrah/Shiraz

">grape. At first this wine was called Hermitage in
Syrah is mainly a dry table wine that originated inAustralia but because there is an Hermitage grape
the wineries of southeastern France. When theand registered wine of the same name in France,
grapes were cultivated in Australia, the winethe name Shiraz was adopted.
produced from them was called Shiraqz, whichSyrah or Shiraz wine is a dark red wine that
accounts for the two names for the same wine.packs a powerful punch in a full-bodied wine.
Shiraz is also the name of the wine produced inThere are different flavors of the wine depending
South Africa and Canada.on the soil conditions and climate of the areas in
There is also a legend that says this wine waswhich it is produced and the different cultivation
first produced in the city of Shiraz, Iran, whichand winemaking procedures used.
would mean that this is the original name of the