{"id":1677,"date":"2009-10-07T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2009-10-07T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T15:58:00","slug":"petite-sirah-a-wine-that-is-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/07\/petite-sirah-a-wine-that-is-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Petite Sirah &#8211; a Wine That is on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you had a Petite Sirah lately? Petite Sirah is on the rise especially in California. Petite Sirah is also known as the French variety &#8211; Durif. The \u201cparents\u201d of Petite Sirah are Syrah and Peloursin.\u00a0 The result is a grape that grows well in California with more than 6,000 acres of the vine. We tasted several Petite Sirahs while visiting California wineries.<\/p>\n<p>Petite Sirah wines are a deep purple\/black color. Even a drop on your hand will be obvious. The wines are robust with big flavor and full-bodied. Look for nuances of black cherries, blackberries, spices and more. Other word descriptors used to describe a Petite Sirah include inky in color and chewy. Enjoy a wine that pairs well with beef, cheese and chocolate. According to the website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psiloveyou.org\/\">P.S. I Love You<\/a>, this grape produces wines that age well. If you haven&#8217;t tried Petite Sirah, give it a try, it may become one of your favorite wines.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers! Kathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Petite Sirah - a Wine That is on the Rise\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=1677\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you had a Petite Sirah lately? Petite Sirah is on the rise especially in California. Petite Sirah is also known as the French variety &#8211; Durif. The \u201cparents\u201d of Petite Sirah are Syrah and Peloursin.\u00a0 The result is a grape that grows well in California with more than 6,000 acres of the vine. We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1680,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677\/revisions\/1680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}