Return to the Wine Guide
Wine varietal
Petite Sirah (peh-teet see-rah)
Loading media...
Regions and Vineyards
Lodi, Winters, Placerville, Clarksburg, Plymouth, Murphys, Somerset, Isleton, Rescue, Ione, Rough and Ready, Camino, Manteca, Fair Play, Courtland, Mokelumne Hill, Stockton, Mt. Aukum, Valley Springs, Acampo, Fiddletown, Vallecito, Grass Valley, Davis, Elk Grove, Ripon, Mt Aukum, Auburn, Nevada City, Lockeford, Newcastle, Penn Valley, Shingle Springs, Folsom
Wineries
Abundance Vineyards, Berryessa Gap Vineyards, Boeger Winery, Bogle Vineyards, Bray Vineyards, Broll Mountain Vineyards, Busby Cellars, C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery, California Cellars, Carvalho Family Wines, Cedarville Vineyard, Charles Spinetta Winery, Chateau Leidigh California's Most Exclusive Estate Winery, Clos Du Lac Cellars, Colibri Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Conti Estate/Charles B Mitchell Vineyards & Winery, Convergence Vineyards, Cooper Vineyards, Coufos Cellars, Crystal Basin Cellars, D'Art Wines, Deaver Vineyards, Delicato Family Vineyards, Dillian Wines, Dkcellars, Domaine Becquet Winery, Ehrhardt Estates Winery, Fenton Herriott Vineyards, Fleur De Lys Winery, French Hill Winery, Frog's Tooth Vineyards, Gnekow Family Winery, Gold Hill Vineyard, Gold Note Wine, Grands Amis, Granite Springs Winery & Vineyards, Hatcher Winery, Hello Wines, Heringer Estates, Hidden Jewel Winery, Holly's Hill Vineyards, Il Gioiello Winery, Illuminare Estate Winery, Indian Rock Vineyards, Irish Vineyards, Ironstone Vineyards, Iverson Vineyards And Winery, Jeff Runquist Wines, Jessie's Grove Winery, Karly, Laraine Winery, Latcham Vineyards, Lava Cap Winery, Lavender Ridge Vineyard, Lodi Wine & Visitor Center, Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery, m2 Wines, Macchia, Madroña Vineyards, Marr Cellars, McConnell Estates Winery, McManis Family Vineyards, Michael~David Winery, Mount Aukum Winery, Mt. Vernon Winery, Naggiar Vineyards, Narrow Gate Vineyards, Nevada City Winery, Newsome-Harlow, Nine Gables Vineyard And Winery, Oak Ridge Winery, Oakstone Winery, Olde Lockeford Winery, Omega Cellars, Peirano Estate Vineyards, Perry Creek Winery, Pescatore Vineyard & Winery, Pilot Peak Vineyard & Winery, Ripken Vineyards, Sierra Oaks Estates, Sierra Starr Vineyard, Six Hands Winery, Sogno Winery, Solune Winegrowers, Szabo Vineyards, Toogood Estate Winery, Traverso Winery, Twisted Oak Winery, Ursa Vineyards, Van Der Vijver Estate, Van Ruiten Family Winery, Vina Moda, Vino Con Brio, Wilderotter Vineyard, Wilson Vineyards, Windwalker Vineyards, Wine Gallery, The, Winery By The Creek, Wofford Acres Vineyards, Woodbridge By Robert Mondavi, Young's Vineyard ...more
Flavor
Lavender and violets in smell, and mouth-filling with dark berry flavors, often accented with peppery spice.
Body
Full-bodied and firm, with fierce tannins that winemakers generally have tamed in recent years.
At the table, pour it with...
Given how robust petite sirah customarily is, think big rich meats, like short ribs, grilled spareribs and prime rib.
Curiosities
A distant relative of syrah, petite sirah more properly is known as durif, a name starting to show up on a few California labels.
Return to the Wine Guide