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Petite Sirah, Wilson Vineyards, Clarksburg

Petite Sirah, Wilson Vineyards, Clarksburg Wine Details
Price: $14.00 per bottle

Description: Petite Sirah is called "Pets" by veteran grape growers like Ken Wilson. So we dedicate this wine to his pet – Tanker. Dark colored, long legged and bold, we feel this wine has the potential of becoming your best friend. A portion of the profits from this wine will be donated to our local animal shelter (San Francisco SPCA).

Varietal Definition
Petite Sirah:
Petite Sirah is the same as the French variety known as Durif, a cross of Peloursin, with the true Syrah. A French nurseryman, Dr. François Durif, propagated the grape trying for resistance to powdery mildew and named it after himself, in the 1870s. Petite Sirah has long been an important blending grape, prized primarily for its deep color and fairly intense tannin. It is the variety most often chosen to blend into Zinfandel for added color, complexity, body, and to tone down the tendency of Zins toward "jammy" fruit.


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