Pepperwood Grove - My favorite bottle of wine after the first bottle of wine.

I’m not being intentionally cryptic, in fact, I’m pretty damn sure that you all know what I mean.  You’ve had that first bottle and the party isn’t quite over.  You’re not ready to drink anything too hard, but you don’t want to piss away a good bottle after a good bottle.  Enter anything Pepperwood Grove!

This Shiraz happens to hail from down under, like many of the economically feasible shiraz’s available today.  However, I like it better than it’s cheaper Aussie cousins.  The PG Shiraz happens to be as dark as the night itself, and have a very decent taste.  While I won’t pretend that I get anything too specific off of this one, it hasn’t disappointed me yet.  And like most good shiraz, makes a good show of staining your teeth purple.

As many of you know, “Syrah” was originally grown in the French Bordeaux region and was moved across the ocean to Australia and then called “Hermitage”.

Personally, I think this is a load of nonsense and I’m calling BS on Wikipedia.

However, what does seem to be uncontested is the fact that Syrah is the same grape as the very popular Shiraz now grown in Australia.  The US has largely adopted it’s original name, Syrah, and has proceeded to make some very good wines.

As proof positive that I’m fond of this wine, I have purchased one half case.  It’s a nice complement to the other half of a case of Pepperwood Grove Pinot that I happened to purchase at the same time (I’m a big fan of the case discount).  This is a very drinkable wine that I don’t have to feel bad about breaking open, which makes it one of my favorites.

Laters Mates,
Ryan

*Please do not confuse “syrah” or “shiraz” with “petit syrah” which is actually a different varietal.