(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Syrah or Shiraz is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines
{i} city in southwest Iran; Syrah, type of black grape used for making wine (grown chiefly in Australia and South Africa); full bodied red wine made from the Shiraz grape
a type of red wine made from the Shiraz grape. Shiraz is made especially in Australia and South Africa. Industrial and commercial city (pop., 1996: 1,053,025), south-central Iran. It was important during the Seleucid (312-175 BC), Parthian (247 BC-AD 224), and Ssnian ( AD 224-651) periods but reached its economic and cultural peak in the 10th-11th centuries, during the Islamic period. In the 14th century, Timur occupied Shrz, which had by that time become a Muslim centre rivaling Baghdad. In 1724 it was sacked by Afghan invaders and later became the capital of the Persian Zand dynasty (1750-94). Famous for its wine, gardens, shrines, and mosques, it was the birthplace of the Persian poets Sad and Hfez, who remain local icons and whose tombs are located there
The capital city of Fars province in southwestern Iran The city is a major collection center for rugs woven in this region and frequently these pieces are also termed Shiraz Most rugs are woven on a wool foundation, use the asymmetrical knot and depict medallions embedded on densely decorated fields with geometric and animal motifs
Centre of distribution in central Iran for nomadic rugs decorated with simple geometric designs
Alternate name for the french Syrah clone grape grown in Australia and responsible for very big red wines that are not quite as intense in flavor as the french Rhone versions In the past it was also known under the alias name Hermitage