Winephabet Street: P is for Petite Sirah

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/46773/P_is_for_Petit_Sirah.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <!--StartFragment--><span style= "font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 16- P is for Petite Sirah</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of</span> <a href= "http://https//dracaenawines.com/"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Draceana Wines</span></a> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">and I work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions one letter at a time. The show is live on the third Monday at 8pm and is free, but you must register to attend. Put it on your calendar, pour yourself a glass of wine and hang out with us.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">February was all about Petite Sirah. We had special guests Steve Tenbrink from Tenbrink Vineyards and his daughter Lisa Howard from Tolenas Winery. Steve is a big Petite Sirah grower and we did a deep dive into Petite Sirah.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">First some facts on Petite Sirah:</span></p> <ul style="-qt-list-number-prefix: ''; margin: 0px;"> <li style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"> Petite Sirah is known as Durif a grape named after its founder Dr. Francois Durif. He was a grape botanist and breeder who in 1880 released the variety that he grew from a cross between Peloursin and Syrah.</li> <li style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;">In 1884 Petite Sirah was imported to California by Charles Mclver for his Linda Vista Vineyard at the Mission San Jose in Alameda County.</li>