Californian Syrah certainly isn't a wine for the meek. This bold, spicy wine typically has heaps of raspberry, black fruit and heady levels of alcohol.
Syrah is relatively new to California, yet it's taken extremely well to the climate. It loves long periods of sunshine, and the heat of the Central Coast AVA.
Originating in the Rhone Valley, Syrah was first planted en masse in California in the ...