2007 Harney Lane Petite Sirah Lodi, CA 14.7% $24 92 pts Back in the early seventies some of my first California wine experiences began in Lodi because back then I was stationed at Castle AFB. At that ...

The Lodi Association of Wineries (LAW) sponsored the first Petite Sirah Celebration the third weekend in January, with 17 wineries participating. The format was simple, all we had to do was visit a ...

Personal opinions abound regarding Merlot, Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Yet, when people are asked their thoughts on Petite Sirah the response is usually a blank stare. Petite Sirah is that ...

Petite Sirah makes a wine that is anything but petite. Big, bold, in-your-face, not at all small as its name might suggest. Lodi grows more Petite Sirah, also known as Durif, than any crush district ...

California vintners sure must like Petite Sirah. In 2005, The Chronicle received 35 of them to taste. Last year that increased to 65, and this year we received 99 wines. Prices are rising too.

Big, bold and powerful American red wines come in many varieties. But for me, full-bodied, well-crafted Petite Sirahs are where many palates have been heading the past 20 years. Substantial, dark and ...

FOR ME, THE quintessential California wine is petite sirah, a big, robust, in-your-face red whose history in the Golden State goes back to the 1880s. Truth be told, petite sirah is about the only ...

One of the most robust red wines you're likely to run across is Petite Sirah. Grown primarily in California, Petite Sirah is a French variety that is a cross of Syrah and Peloursin, an obscure grape.

A recent conversation about pairing wines with pies (it’s the logical follow-on to Halloween candy pairings, and yes, that comes up every year) got me thinking. The truth is, I personally wouldn’t ...

Our dalliance with petite sirah goes far back but rarely has it earned a spot in our cellars. It’s not that the wine can’t endure time as gracefully as Bordeaux; it’s just that the grape variety isn’t ...