How to Use petite sirah in a Sentence

petite sirah

noun
  • This is a Rhone-style blend of syrah, petite sirah, mourvedre, grenache and viognier.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • The grapes are 87% zinfandel, blended with petite sirah and just a hint of syrah.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2019
  • This is a Rhone-style red blend of mourvèdre, petite sirah, carignan, cinsault and grenache.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
  • This solera-style wine is a blend of mostly tempranillo, petite sirah and mourvedre.
    — Lauren Saria, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • One day, in a different crisis, another man may find great comfort in a petite sirah.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2020
  • This 100% petite sirah was produced with half the residual sugar remaining than most dessert wines.
    — Lauren Saria, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The grapes, including zinfandel, grenache, barbera, syrah, tempranillo and petite sirah, have for years been in high demand.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 14 May 2020
  • The other varieties planted at these Sonoma vineyards are mostly carignane, petite sirah and a few white grapevines thrown in.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • The more straight-forward Gallifant boasts classics like cabernet, chardonnay, petite sirah and sangiovese.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 19 June 2019
  • Floral, with plum, dark fruits, ripe dark cherry, cranberry, leather, black pepper and chocolate, this 95 percent zinfandel/5 percent petite sirah blend had a velvety mouthfeel.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
  • Vino Tintoque’s current portfolio includes wines made with petite sirah, cabernet sauvignon, carménère, cabernet franc, merlot, marsanne, roussanne and viognier.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2022
  • It’s best known for its zinfandels, and specifically, its old vine zins (many upward of 100 years old) but is also a major producer of cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot and petite sirah.
    — Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Cinsault, carignan and petite sirah lend additional complexity.
    — Tina Danze, Dallas News, 24 June 2020
  • This juicy cabernet sauvignon captures some of California’s opulence with a velvety texture, aided by 15 percent petite sirah from Lodi rounding out the blend.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • Popular choices are the sauvignon blanc and the Exit Forty One, a petite sirah and cabernet sauvignon blend named after the freeway exit to Suisun Valley.
    — Nicole Findlay, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Coto’s hobbies included model trains, full runs of Doc Savage and The Shadow and a backyard vineyard that yields 200 bottles of a zinfandel/petite sirah a year.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
  • Carol Shelton’s work with old-vine zinfandel helped inspire this Rhône-style blend of carignane, grenache noir, mourvèdre, alicante bouschet and petite sirah, varieties that are often intermixed with zinfandel in California’s oldest vineyards.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The new acreage is planted in different varietals, including malbec, tempranillo, merlot, mourvèdre, grenache, petite sirah and Montepulciano, all southern French or Italian varietals suited to the vineyard’s Mediterranean-style climate.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021

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