Matchbook is proud to announce a NEW varietal dressed in a newly designed label. Matchbook Estate Bottled Petite Sirah is everything you expect from this maverick red: rustic, rugged and a little sassy.

Petite Sirah: 8 Fun Facts

1. Unique as a stand-alone varietal, Petite Sirah is important world-wide in warm growing regions because of its need for some heat and a dry climate to ripen fully
2. Created by botanist Francois Durif in Montpellier, France around 1880 by crossing Syrah and Peloursin, and named the varietal after himself
3. Imported into California by Charles McIver in the mid-1880s and renamed Petite Sirah
4. Arguably one of two California heritage varietals along with Zinfandel
5. Thrives in Dunnigan Hills climate – P.S. (Petite Sirah) We Love You
6. Valued for its tannins, good acidity, deep color and distinctive flavor
7. Appealing flavors and aromas of sugar plum, blueberry, violets, dark chocolate, black pepper and black tea
8. Oak aging layers in flavors of hazelnut, vanilla and mocha