Wine Grape Varieties

Syrah

Syrah is a black grape variety originating in France, seemingly from the northern Côtes du Rhône or the Dauphiné region. In France, the total vineyard area planted with Syrah was only 1,602 hectares in 1958, but it has since expanded to 65,000 hectares, as the variety is now widely cultivated not only in the Rhône Valley but also in Languedoc and Provence.

In Australia, Syrah is the most widely planted grape variety, where it is commonly known as "Shiraz".

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Austria
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
Belgium
  • Syrah
Bulgaria
  • Сира (Syrah)
  • Шираз (Shiraz)
Croatia
  • Syrah
Cyprus
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
Czechia
  • Syrah
France
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
Germany
  • Syrah
Greece
  • Syrah
Hungary
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
  • Marsanne noir
  • Serine noir
  • Blauer syrah
  • Sirac
Italy
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
Malta
  • Syrah
Netherlands
  • Syrah
Portugal
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
Romania
  • Syrah
  • Shiraz
  • Petit Syrah
Slovenia
  • Syrah
Spain
  • Syrah
  • Sirah
  • Sirac

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
20152020
France 65,55264,758
Spain 19,93616,574
Italy 7,9628,255
Portugal 4,9834,569
Greece 1,0971,156
Romania 508548

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Syrah - Cluster in the field
source : Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY