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Syrah: Earthy and Fruity

Pair with lamb, sausages, and grilled meats of all kinds

Sara Schneider

Swirl and taste: Dark fruit (blackberries, blueberries, and cherries), black olives, and herbs against a backdrop of earthy leather, tobacco, and meaty bacon, laced with black pepper.

Pair with:

• Lamb
• Sausages
• Grilled meats of all kinds
• Roast pork
• Barbecue
• Stews
• Game―venison, squab
• Black olives
• Dishes with lots of black pepper
• Dishes with pungent herbs

Find your style: Syrah grown in the cooler parts of the West can be very dark and earthy. In warmer regions, the ripe fruit pops.

Great recipe pairings
Vegetarian

• Moroccan Vegetable Stew
• Mediterranean Carrot Salad
• Warm Lentil Salad with Portabellas
• Portabella Burgers

Steak and Ribs
• Rib-Eye Steaks with Tomato-Basil Relish
• Multicolored-Pepper Steaks with Balsamic Onions
• Flank Steak with Warm Moroccan Spices
• Bite-Back Ribs
• Sweet and Sticky Oven-Barbecued Pork Back Ribs

Beef
• Salt-and-Pepper Beef Roast
• Santa Maria Barbecue
• Pastel de Choclo (Beef and Corn Shepherd’s Pie)

Lamb
• Spiced Lamb Chops
• Lamb Chops with Mint Risotto
• Grilled Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
• Grilled Moroccan Lamb Kebabs with Grapes
• Baked Eggplant and Lamb

Pork
• Spiced Pulled Pork Sandwiches
• Spice-rubbed Pork Tenderloins
• Topsy-turvy Pizza Pot Pie
• Chile Verde