Wine grapes, like clothing, seemto go in and out of fashion. Out of fashion was certainly the case for shiraz grapes in Australia until the latter half of the 20th century.
English doctor Christopher Rawson Penfold planted shiraz vines in 1844 and made fortified wines that he believed had medicinal properties. His son-in-law, Thomas Hyland, took over the company, which continued to make mainly fortified wine.
It wasn¶t until Penfolds developed its famous Grange wines in the 1950s, with cool fermentation and new oak barrels, that shiraz started to shine as a wine.
This shiraz, fromthe Adelaide region, is not as hot and peppery as some Australian versions we¶ve sampled, but it¶s fruity and quite balanced.
Sherry: “Medium-bodied and fruity with cherry, plumand strawberry.” 3 stars
Chris: “Flavors of raspberry, plum, raisins and cocoa.” 3 stars
Available locally for about $12.50.
Coming next week: Fetzer Gewurztraminer
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