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Syrah
Also known as Shiraz.
A red wine grape with black berries (Wikidata).
Wikidata records it as a cross of Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche.
On this site Syrah is a main grape in 10 regions, from Hawke's Bay at 1,440 GDD (Winkler II) to Hunter Valley at 2,380 (Winkler V), so the same grape meets very different seasons.
Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay | +11% | +5% | +12% | +4% | +10% | -0% | +5% | +8% |
| Columbia Valley | +6% | +3% | +9% | +19% | +13% | +14% | +11% | +18% |
| Colchagua Valley | -2% | +3% | +14% | -0% | -2% | +9% | -6% | +1% |
| Northern Rhône | +19% | +9% | +9% | -7% | +28% | +19% | +7% | +13% |
| Barossa Valley | +14% | +12% | -1% | -2% | -1% | -10% | -2% | +17% |
| McLaren Vale | +13% | +8% | -1% | -2% | -2% | -5% | -4% | +14% |
| Paso Robles | +3% | -2% | +10% | -4% | +11% | -7% | -1% | -4% |
| Languedoc | +12% | +6% | +5% | +2% | +23% | +18% | +6% | +14% |
| Southern Rhône | +11% | +10% | +5% | -2% | +21% | +16% | +1% | +5% |
| Hunter Valley | +10% | +10% | +8% | -4% | -5% | -6% | +8% | +7% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
The regions
Languedoc
France · Winkler IV · 2,050 GDD
Northern Rhône
France · Winkler III · 1,790 GDD
Southern Rhône
France · Winkler IV · 2,180 GDD
Columbia Valley
United States · Winkler II · 1,590 GDD
Paso Robles
United States · Winkler III · 1,900 GDD
Barossa Valley
Australia · Winkler III · 1,870 GDD
Hunter Valley
Australia · Winkler V · 2,380 GDD
McLaren Vale
Australia · Winkler III · 1,900 GDD
Hawke's Bay
New Zealand · Winkler II · 1,440 GDD
Colchagua Valley
Chile · Winkler III · 1,730 GDD