shiraz
IPA: ʃɪrˈɑz
Root Word: Shiraz
noun
- A major city in Fars province, in southern Iran, near the remains of Persepolis.
- A variety of black grape used to make wine
- A wine made from these grapes
- Alternative letter-case form of Shiraz [A major city in Fars province, in southern Iran, near the remains of Persepolis.]
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Examples of "shiraz" in Sentences
- He died of a heart attack in Shiraz.
- Thousands of people demonstrated in Shiraz.
- The Shiraz blood libel is not widely known.
- Most of the population of Shiraz are Persian.
- Shiraz is home to a vibrant academic community.
- Shiraz is the economic center of southern Iran.
- A number of scientists also originate from Shiraz.
- Any shiraz from the Barossa Valley is pretty spectacular.
- It is in the south of the country and its center is Shiraz.
- He then became embroiled in the conflict with the Injuids over Shiraz.
- The site is the most important place of pilgrimage within the city of Shiraz.
- She includes Aussie shiraz, as I expected, but to say that all Aussie shiraz is overrated is ignorant.
- As you can see, the term shiraz is a marketing invention and doesn't refer exclusively to Australian wine.
- Chardonnay and riesling are the leading white grapes and syrah (called shiraz locally) and cabernet sauvignon dominate the reds.
- Australians called shiraz "Hermitage" up into the late 1980s, but the French put a halt to that with their "protected designation of origin".
- Boatloads of cheap, colorfully labeled syrah from Down Under (dubbed "shiraz" there) have turned off many North American drinkers to all syrah.
- Australia's Hunter Valley, a broad swath of land known for its chardonnay and shiraz grapes, is also one of the world's largest coal-export basins.
- The revolution demands a more geographically appropriate focus on Mediterranean varietals, such as shiraz, cinsault and grenache for reds, and chenin blanc and clairette blanche for white.