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Durif (or Duriff) is a minor variety of red winegrape grown in France, California and Australia. A recent (9/1997) DNA analysis shows this variety is likely a cross between Peloursin and Syrah. It is definitely one of the grapes known as the Petite Sirah variety extensively planted in California, although other analysis has shown that in vineyards with the most reliable planting records it may only be one of three distinct varieties known collectively as "Petite Sirah". The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms allows either name to be used on U.S. wine labels. Old plantings of Durif are currently (1997) found, and used to produce popular wine, in the Rutherglen, Victoria region of Australia. This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ... This article is about the beverage. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... The general structure of a section of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid —usually in the form of a double helix— that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life, and most viruses. ... Shiraz and Syrah are entirely interchangeable and refer to the same varietal of grape. ... A vineyard Vineyard with bird netting Wine grapes with netting as protection against birds A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish, Weinberg in German) is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... Rutherglen is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. ...
It was long theorized this was the case, that Petite Sirah was the same as the lackluster French variety known as Durif, a cross of Peloursin, yet another unremarkable variety, with the true Syrah.
Although the nomenclature is similar and Petite Sirah is a true offspring of Syrah, the vines and grapes of parent and child are quite different and distinct from one another and these varieties should never be used synonymously.
Some vintners choose to spell it as "Petit Sirah", "PetiteSyrah", or "PetitSyrah" and, although this is no doubt intended to provide some advantage in the marketplace, it merely serves to confuse consumers and defer their attention.
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