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The Wine News Magazine - Petite Sirah -- Loving the other Rhône |
 | | Meredith cautions, however, that while petite sirah and durif are the same grape, "I believe that [permitting durif as a synonym] would only cause further confusion, and it's confusing enough already with people trying to figure out whether or not petite sirah and syrah, not to mention shiraz, are related." |
| | The research of Dr. Meredith and her colleagues has conclusively demonstrated that durif is a cross of an obscure southern French grape called peloursin and true syrah, the noble variety that is the basis for the great Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie wines of the Rhône Valley. |
| | Meredith's Pet research eventually had an impact on the stubborn Rhone Rangers, which since its founding had limited wines approved for pouring at the organization's tastings to those made from grape varieties approved by the French l'Institut National des Appellations d'Origine for the Côtes-du-Rhône appellation. |
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