Syrah(席拉)

Syrah在加州常被叫做Sirah，在澳州則被稱為Shiraz。法國隆河谷地產區(Rhone)北部是其原產地。酒色深紅近黑，氣味是很濃郁沉重的香料系、果香系、跟木香系的香味，酒香濃郁且豐富多變，口感結構緊密且豐厚，單寧含量驚人，抗氧化性強，非常適合久存陳年，飲用前須經長期橡木桶及瓶中保養。
整體來說，Syrah是屬於那種飽滿多層次(Full-body)的酒。 Syrah在加州則種的不多，多分佈在沿海的縣。
A variety whose name is derived from Shiraz, the capital Fars, a province of Iran; most people believe the vine to have originated from Persia, possibly as far back as 600BC. In Hermitage, in the northern Rhone, the grape makes big, rich, tannic wines, with a good deal of fruit.