Michael David Winery 2014 Earthquake petite sirah, Lodi, $26: From a vineyard planted around the same time as the 1906 earthquake that all but leveled San Francisco, this is a classic California ...

Q: What’s the difference (if any) between syrah and petite sirah? A: Big difference. Syrah (also called shiraz) is a peppery red wine grape that provides the core of most great wines from the ...

Big, bold and powerful American red wines come in many varieties. But for me, full-bodied, well-crafted Petite Sirahs are where many palates have been heading the past 20 years. Substantial, ...

Petite sirah is a tough wine for me to love and yet I get drawn back to it every couple of years like a moth to a flame. The grape was brought into this world by a French vineyardist, Frederic ...