When I asked why Syrah would work if a Bordeaux wouldn't, Peter said that Syrah is very similar to Cabernet in structure, but far more versatile with food. Peter selected the 1999 Noël Verset Cornas , $65, Kermit Lynch Imports (although this bottle came from Crush and they bought it from a private collection). Sounds good. MORE >>

First released in 1999, Arboleda wines are made from fruit grown under strict sustainable viticultural practices from their best vineyards in the most prestigious viticultural regions of Chile. Wish I had a nice Canadian wine tonight so I could toast the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team on their winning of the Gold medal. Bring on the steaks!!! MORE >>

The lanky, California maker of pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah told me at his Sonoma winery that he had his conversion in 2005, after returning from a trip to Burgundy and the Rhone. He tasted the pinot noirs and syrahs he had been making since starting his own label, Copain Wines , in 1999. Search for Copain wines at retail. MORE >>

He grows hot climate grapes like Syrah, Marsanne, and Roussanne in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, where it is dry and hot, plain and simple. The bulk of the Marsanne for this wine is grown in the Ibarra-Young vineyard, which Lindquist has farmed organically since 1999. know, it's a California wine! Then I saw "12.5% MORE >>

1999 Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling, Eden Valley. 2006 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1996 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1999 Torbreck Run Rig Shiraz Viognier, Barossa Valley. 1999 Brokenwood ILR Semillon, Hunter. Day One. Australia’s Fine Wine. MORE >>