~misfit~ wrote:
> Somewhere on teh intarwebs Bob Muncie wrote:
>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>> Somewhere on teh intarwebs sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:37:43 +1300, "~misfit~"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I see lots of xposted stuff from trolls
>>>>> I've seen eslewhere too. Happy happy happy...
>>>> The ukf+d trolls are a busy little bunch.
>>> Mate, I just don't get what it is with trolls. I mean, aren't there
>>> enough psychologists / psychiatrists / psych meds in the world or
>>> something? Heh! Enjoying a cheeky young Spanish Syrah right now...
>> What is a "Syrah". Not being cheeky. Just asking. Your item may have
>> been my last misspelling.
>
> Syrah is the original grape variety grown in the Hermitage region of France.
> When it was transplanted to the New World the Aussies in particular (who
> excel with this variety, it does really well in their climate) started
> calling it 'Shiraz'. In Europe they mostly still call it Syrah, in Aus and I
> think US they call it Shiraz. In New Zealand (where I am) it can be either.

Shiraz I knew. Thanks for updating my knowledge base with "Syrah".

Bob