syrah

English

Alternative forms

• Syrah

Etymology

French syrah, named after the city of Shiraz, in Persian شیراز.

Noun

syrah (plural syrahs)

1. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce powerful red wines.
2. A wine produced from this variety of grape.
   • 2009 January 18, Leslie Kaufman, “Torn Between Green Galas? At Least They’re a Walk Apart”:

     There will be organic beer from Anheuser-Busch and Six Gill syrah and Great White chardonnay from Shark Trust Wines, which gives 10 percent of its proceeds to help the endangered marine predators.

Synonyms

• shiraz