Wine enthusiasts love to celebrate wine holidays and Shiraz Day is July 22nd, so today we are going to talk about the dark and lovely flavors of this spicy little grape. We'll talk to somm Ferdinando Mucerino about the myths, the reality, the flavors and more and we'll pour Syrah and Shiraz from France, Australia, and South Africa.
Wine enthusiasts love to celebrate wine holidays and Shiraz Day is July 22nd, so today we are going to talk about the dark and lovely flavors of this spicy little grape.
Our guest today is Ferdinando Mucerino, our resident somm at Wine Insiders who hosts the video series Inside Wine with Ferdy. Prior to the pandemic Ferdy was somm and Wine Director at the Michelin Star awarded Rustic Canyon restaurant in Santa Monica. In 2019, was nominated by Wine Enthusiast magazine for Best Wine Director of the year.
For Syrah Day we poured three amazing wines: from France, 2019 Urluberlu Syrah, from Australia, 2019 Starlight Ridge Shiraz, and from South Africa, 2019 Vinum Africa Reserve Syrah.
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