Amazing, I wish more winos featured this grape for often!
Petite Sirah was my gateway wine - long before I had a taste for it, I worked at a restaurant with a 200 bottle wine list and one 3-day weekend they had us all come in and taste nearly the whole list (the Opus One was NOT offered to us :P) with a sommelier walking us through each. I couldn't taste anything but alcohol and sour grape juice until I hit a single one - a David Bruce Petite Sirah. I can't say I loved it, but it was the only one that made me think "huh, I can see myself liking this if I tried."
Many years later, when I decided to "try", I went to Trader Joe's and exclusively scoped out Petite Sirah's until boredom and curiosity finally impelled me to try others. So it will forever hold a place in my heart.
P.S. Many Trader Joe's Petite Sirah's drink in line (hardy har) with the Line Shack example in this post, but cheaper at $4.99 - $9.99 per bottle. And for a Petite that will blow anyone's mind but can be drunk young, Jaffur's in Santa Barbara has one of the absolute best, $42 per bottle.
Petite Sirah was definitely one of my gateway wines too. Had a much lower bar for what I enjoyed back then (miss those days lol) but still have a soft spot for a great budget wine. Have not tried Jaffur's Petite Sirah, so will definitely be tracking down a bottle - thanks for the recommendation. Cheers!
Amazing, I wish more winos featured this grape for often!
Petite Sirah was my gateway wine - long before I had a taste for it, I worked at a restaurant with a 200 bottle wine list and one 3-day weekend they had us all come in and taste nearly the whole list (the Opus One was NOT offered to us :P) with a sommelier walking us through each. I couldn't taste anything but alcohol and sour grape juice until I hit a single one - a David Bruce Petite Sirah. I can't say I loved it, but it was the only one that made me think "huh, I can see myself liking this if I tried."
Many years later, when I decided to "try", I went to Trader Joe's and exclusively scoped out Petite Sirah's until boredom and curiosity finally impelled me to try others. So it will forever hold a place in my heart.
P.S. Many Trader Joe's Petite Sirah's drink in line (hardy har) with the Line Shack example in this post, but cheaper at $4.99 - $9.99 per bottle. And for a Petite that will blow anyone's mind but can be drunk young, Jaffur's in Santa Barbara has one of the absolute best, $42 per bottle.
Petite Sirah was definitely one of my gateway wines too. Had a much lower bar for what I enjoyed back then (miss those days lol) but still have a soft spot for a great budget wine. Have not tried Jaffur's Petite Sirah, so will definitely be tracking down a bottle - thanks for the recommendation. Cheers!