Shiraz outselling Chardonnay

Wine.com, the #1 online wine retailer, says that Syrah (Shiraz) outsold Chardonnay for the first half of this year. They say that Syrah sales have grown 47% for the year to date, which is pretty impressive. The close red second is a Cab Sauv, which basically means that by outstripping Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah is pretty much the top-selling wine for the year so far. GO SHIRAZ!
It’s a little difficult to tell if those numbers are going to stand up nationally or not however. The press release goes onto say that:
“What you’d typically see in national wine consumption …read more