To wine lovers around the world, Syrah means the Rhone Valley in France, particularly the northern section where it is used to produce the great wines of Hermitage and Cote Rotie. This full-flavored ...

Each grape contributes something unique — like spices in a recipe. Cabernet sauvignon offers black cherry notes plus tannin ...

It’s hard not to like syrah. Perhaps that’s because winemakers in so many corners of the world have found ways to make it their own, even to the extent of giving it an alternative name. In much of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Britt & Per Karlsson write on wine and wine travel, based in Paris This article is more than 5 years old. Syrah is the fourth most ...

Gerald Boyd explores syrah, a red wine grape offering the fruit of the pinot noir and the structure of a cabernet sauvignon. In the mid- to late 19th century, the great syrahs of France’s Northern ...

I like syrah a lot. The grape is not afraid to go it alone, making a wine that’s dark as ink, full-bodied, with big, ripe tannins and flavors of blueberries, mulberries and black pepper. Syrah reaches ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Let’s knock one misconception out of the way right up front: Shiraz did not ...

If sauvignon blanc is your favorite type of white wine, it's time to expand your palate with these similar grape varieties ...

One of the more curious things about the world of wine is how some grapes gain favor while others fade. Remember how everyone was waxing eloquently about merlot? Then along came the movie “Sideways” ...