Recent Examples on the WebThe airline has around 100 air sommeliers, offering guidance on wine pairings, like a new red and white in premium economy, a 2023 Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc and a 2022 St Hallett Faith Shiraz.—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024 The story of the Afghan casualties, however, emerged from at least four cities across Iran — Tehran, Shiraz, Qum and Mashhad — where the bodies of the Afghans were quietly repatriated to their families, according to photos and videos on Iranian media.—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024 My dad is from Shiraz, Iran and my mom is from Sevilla, Spain and my childhood was a constant juxtaposition of culture at home and culture out in the world in Seattle.—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024 Sure enough, people in Yazd thought that planning for the future was more important than those in Shiraz did, and people in Shiraz liked the idea of living in the moment more than those in Yazd did.—Thomas Talhelm, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2023 The brand offers a Shiraz Zinfandel and a White Sauvignon Blanc and is now available through WSJ Wine by the Wall Street Journal at WSJwine.com/Amandla.—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023 From Simbal, Los Angeles Villar Perosa Ingredients 1 oz Shiraz Gin
.5 oz elderflower liqueur
1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
2 oz prosecco
Instructions
Shake all ingredients except prosecco with ice and strain into a glass.—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023 Childs, Coudron and their graduate student Amin Shiraz Gilani began by making two assumptions to constrain the scope of the problem.—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 20 July 2023 Thirteen people were killed, and 40 others injured in the attack that took place at Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz in southern Iran on October 26, 2022, according to IRNA.—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 8 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
probably from French chiraz, alteration (influenced by Shiraz, city in Persia) of syrah, syrac Syrah
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