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Syrah is a red grape from the northern Rhône, France, known for deep, peppery wines with blackberry and dark-chocolate notes. It makes Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie, and as Shiraz it is Australia's signature red. DNA work in 1999 showed it descends from Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche. Each question shows four wines; only one of them is made with Syrah.
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1. Which grape is also known as Shiraz?
Options: Carignan · Zinfandel · Syrah · Malbec
Answer: Syrah. Shiraz is another name for Syrah.
2. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Clos Fourtet · Château Langoa Barton · Valle de Tulum · Saumur-Champigny
Answer: Valle de Tulum. Valle de Tulum, from San Juan, Argentina, is made from Syrah, Malbec and Bonarda.
3. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Alto Adige · Arbois · Alsace Grand Cru Hengst · Hunter Valley
Answer: Hunter Valley. Hunter Valley, from New South Wales, Australia, is made from Semillon, Shiraz and Chardonnay.
4. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande · Chambertin-Clos de Bèze · Barossa Valley · Château Batailley
Answer: Barossa Valley. Barossa Valley, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvèdre.
5. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Orvieto · Dézaley · Clare Valley · Alsace Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé
Answer: Clare Valley. Clare Valley, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
6. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Coonawarra · Bandol · Bierzo · Château d'Issan
Answer: Coonawarra. Coonawarra, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
7. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Eden Valley · Alsace Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr · Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg · Alsace Grand Cru Hengst
Answer: Eden Valley. Eden Valley, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Riesling, Shiraz and Chardonnay.
8. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Château Brane-Cantenac · Clos Fourtet · Château Canon · Hill of Grace
Answer: Hill of Grace. Hill of Grace, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Shiraz.
9. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Château Musar · Barbera d'Asti · McLaren Vale · Richebourg
Answer: McLaren Vale. McLaren Vale, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon.
10. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Pommard · Penfolds Grange · La Mondotte · Almaviva
Answer: Penfolds Grange. Penfolds Grange, from South Australia, Australia, is made from Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
11. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Okanagan Valley · Sonoma Coast · Elqui Valley · Musigny
Answer: Elqui Valley. Elqui Valley, from Coquimbo, Chile, is made from Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Pedro Ximénez.
12. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Alsace Grand Cru Goldert · Limarí Valley · Alsace Grand Cru Zotzenberg · Sancerre
Answer: Limarí Valley. Limarí Valley, from Coquimbo, Chile, is made from Chardonnay, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc.
13. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Morgon · Naoussa · Château Valandraud · Aconcagua Valley
Answer: Aconcagua Valley. Aconcagua Valley, from Valparaíso, Chile, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carmenère.
14. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Château Brane-Cantenac · Faugères · Château Figeac · Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Answer: Faugères. Faugères, from Languedoc-Roussillon, France, is made from Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan.
15. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Douro · Clos Fourtet · Saint-Julien · Pic Saint-Loup
Answer: Pic Saint-Loup. Pic Saint-Loup, from Languedoc-Roussillon, France, is made from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre.
16. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Villány · Primitivo di Manduria · Châteauneuf-du-Pape · Clos des Lambrays
Answer: Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Châteauneuf-du-Pape, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
17. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Château Rauzan-Ségla · Cornas · Château Pichon Longueville Baron · Château Lascombes
Answer: Cornas. Cornas, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Syrah.
18. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Dão · Château Figeac · Côte-Rôtie · Nemea
Answer: Côte-Rôtie. Côte-Rôtie, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Syrah and Viognier.
19. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Crozes-Hermitage · Central Otago · Cahors · Bardolino
Answer: Crozes-Hermitage. Crozes-Hermitage, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne.
20. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Barolo · Gigondas · Château Latour · Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Answer: Gigondas. Gigondas, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
21. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Margaret River · Hermitage · Napa Valley · Corton
Answer: Hermitage. Hermitage, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne.
22. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Vega Sicilia Único · Lirac · Château Calon-Ségur · Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Answer: Lirac. Lirac, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
23. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Barbera d'Asti · Amarone della Valpolicella · Pommard · Saint-Joseph
Answer: Saint-Joseph. Saint-Joseph, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne.
24. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Vacqueyras · Barbaresco · Château Léoville Las Cases · Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Answer: Vacqueyras. Vacqueyras, from Rhône Valley, France, is made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
25. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Taurasi · Brouilly · Gimblett Gravels · Château Pavie
Answer: Gimblett Gravels. Gimblett Gravels, from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, is made from Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
26. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Santa Cruz Mountains · Paarl · Mornington Peninsula · Okanagan Valley
Answer: Paarl. Paarl, from Western Cape, South Africa, is made from Shiraz, Chenin Blanc and Pinotage.
27. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg · Arbois · Adelaide Hills · Swartland
Answer: Swartland. Swartland, from Western Cape, South Africa, is made from Chenin Blanc, Syrah and Grenache.
28. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Musigny · Margaret River · Tulbagh · Kaiserstuhl
Answer: Tulbagh. Tulbagh, from Western Cape, South Africa, is made from Shiraz, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay.
29. Which of these wines is made with Syrah?
Options: Chinon · Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste · Dominio de Valdepusa · Vega Sicilia Único
Answer: Dominio de Valdepusa. Dominio de Valdepusa, from Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Graciano.