To wit this year’s partner in crime is a far the first time, a “smack your lips” sweet wine made from shiraz grapes. With a nose of mocha and cherry that carries through to flavors of guilty pleasure: chocolate, raspberry and strawberry. The wine is balanced, full and has silkiness on the mouthfeel. The key to unlock the perfect pairing with this sweet wine is balance. Remember to not over power the wine and not to undercut it. Try this wine with a nicely spiced steak or spaghetti, or with something sweet like a raspberry pie, chocolate bon bons or a rich cherry cake.
Syrah or Shiraz is a bluish-black grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful, spicy red wines. The use of the term Shiraz is unique to Australia. Other countries refer to it as Syrah.
The color of these rich and complex wines is always purplish-red tending towards inky. Syrah wine is tannic, often big and full-bodied with pronounced pepper, spice, black cherry, tar, leather and roasted nut flavors. Read More...
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