‘Syrah’ is simply the French name for shiraz, just as ‘shiraz’ is Australia’s preferred name for syrah. So what does it mean when an Australian winemaker choses to label their wine as a syrah instead of a shiraz? Is it a distinction without a difference, or does it the choice of name tell us something meaningful about what’s inside the bottle? Inside: the full backstory, plus the top wines to emerge from our blind tasting panel.
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