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August 15, 2008
- “Serious Grape: The Next Big Grape”
- SeriousEats.com
- Deb Harkness
There is a surprising amount of consensus when it comes to the next big red. Most of us think it will be Petite Sirah.
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August 01, 2008
- “Best Rediscovered Varieties”
- Wine & Spirits
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A thick-skinned variety native to the south of France, petite sirah is built to take the heat of California's sun.
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July 15, 2008
- “A Petite (Sirah) Passion”
- WineReviewOnline.com
- Gerald D. Boyd
Petite Sirah is the dark knight of California red winemaking...
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July 15, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Reviews”
- WineReviewOnline.com
- Gerald D. Boyd
Bogle, Concannon, August Briggs, Stags Leap, EOS, Foppiano, and Silkwood petite sirahs are reviewed.
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July 02, 2008
- “Grape Expectations”
- SignOnSanDiego.com
- Michele Parente
Featured grape: Petite sirah (peh-teet see-rah); red.
What it is: One of the most misunderstood grapes in the bunch...
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June 01, 2008
- “California Petite Sirah II”
- i-winereview.com
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Petite Sirah is an underrated varietal offering tremendous quality and value. The perception that it is a minor red grape has allowed Petite Sirah to remain one of the best buys in the US
marketplace.
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May 07, 2008
- “Petite Sirah's Powerful Taste Gaining Stature”
- St. Petersburg Times
- Chris Sherman
Little wines scored big at the 18th annual Florida Winefest & Auction, and none quite so big as petite sirah...
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May 05, 2008
- “Petite Sirah (Not Syrah!) Gets Fan Club as Growers Get Serious”
- Bloomberg.com
- John Mariani
You know a wine has an image problem when it needs its own advocacy group. Which is why there is the California-based PS I Love You Inc. ...
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May 05, 2008
- “The Magic of Petite Sirah”
- wine-blog.org
- Jo Diaz
Create a panel, and they will come. And so they did at the Florida Winefest & Auction.
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May 01, 2008
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- Good Libations Radio Program
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Jo Diaz talks about PS I Love You
on Good Libations internet radio program.
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May 01, 2008
- “Petite Sirah, Petite Syrah, Petit Sirah - What's in a Name?”
- Primetime A&E
- Patricia Savoie
Petite Sirah (or Syrah) is not small in taste - though its grapes are small - and it's not Syrah. For decades, it origins were cloaked in mystery...
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April 28, 2008
- “Twelve Days of Petite Sirah”
- gabesview.wordpress.com
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Starting tomorrow I’ll be featuring Petite Sirah reviews for 12 straight days...
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April 13, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Series Part 4”
- The Walman Report
- Jay Walman
The 2005 August Briggs Lake County Petite Sirah is our sixth vintage from this beautiful Lake County vineyard...
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April 09, 2008
- “Big Wines. Big Scores.”
- Chicago Tribune
- Bill Daley
Petite sirah is a big and bold wine. Tasting panelists embraced the force, giving a rare four corkscrew-rating to the 2004 Stags’ Leap Winery...
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April 09, 2008
- “Petite? Not at all.”
- Chicago Tribune
- Bill Daley
There’s nothing wee or precious about petite sirah, a red wine that has been compared, seriously, to John Wayne...
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April 03, 2008
- “P.S. I Love You”
- allidoiswine.com
- Zita Keeley
P.S. I Love you is the name for the Petite Sirah association. I certainly do LOVE petite Sirah and so went along to the Writers Media Guild luncheon at Felidia Restaurant (NYC) where there was a tasting of 25 different Petite Sirahs.
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March 26, 2008
- “Wine Q & A”
- Yakima Herald
- Paul Gregutt
Q:What’s the difference (if any) between Syrah and Petite Sirah?
A: Big difference...
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March 19, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Isn't Petite”
- The Roanoke Times
- Gordon Kendall
The law of unintended consequences occurs occasionally in the history of wine. Consider the case of French botanist Francois Durif...
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March 13, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Series Part 3”
- The Walman Report
- Jay Walman
Established in1896, and more than 100 years after its founding, Foppiano Vineyards continues to do what it did at its outset; create outstanding red wines with genuine varietal character...
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March 05, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Series Part 2”
- The Walman Report
- Jay Walman
The amazing diversity of styles, body and fruit characterize our Petite Sirah Series. If there is one lesson to be learned, it is to have no conclusions.
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February 28, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Series Part 1”
- The Walman Report
- Jay Walman
The amazing diversity of styles, body and fruit characterize our Petite Sirah Series. If there is one lesson to be learned, it is to have no conclusions.
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February 20, 2008
- “Petite Sirah Delivers Big Flavor”
- Times-Tribune Scranton, PA
- David Falchek
Petite Sirah might be the best red wine you aren't drinking...
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February 15, 2008
- “P.S., She Loves You”
- Napa Valley Register
- Jack Heeger
Last summer I wrote about Cheryl Dupris, the Army reservist who, following her third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, came to California on a mission...
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January 23, 2008
- “P.S. I Love You”
- Winecountry.com
- Courtney Cochran
Once upon a time, there was a wine so big, so bold and so outrageously outsized that its fans felt ashamed admitting it was their favorite.
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January 23, 2008
- “Petite Sirah, old and new”
- The 30 Second Wine Advisor
- Robin Garr
Petite Sirah is commonly dismissed as a “lesser” grape, but I like it. At its best it’s rich and intense...
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