I’ll have a GSM, please

Google “GSM” and you’ll find no mention of wine on that first page of results. For a wine lover, GSM stands for the grapes Grenache (Greh-NAH-sh), Syrah (Seer-AH), and Mourvèdre (More-VED-rah) – three red beauties delicious on their own, but magical when blended together. Winemakers around the world love blends. Why? Because you can highlight…

Syrah? Shiraz? Both!

And I’m not talking about a blend here, they are actually the same grape variety! The term Shiraz is mostly used in Australia, but it can be used in other parts of the world, typically if the winemaker is accenting the Australian style – fruitier, higher alcohol.  So how does one grape get two names? …