A veteran of the restaurant business in Iran, Khosrow Khoshkholgh stayed out of it after arriving in the United States in 1990. Still, when his friends wanted a good piece of grilled meat, they knew they could head to his Wayne home. "We could have a blizzard going on and he would have an umbrella over his head and [would be] barbecuing outside," said his wife, Samira. When the couple wanted a Persian meal out, they'd head for the former Shiraz on River Road in Edgewater - until it closed in 2009. With Khoshkholgh's restaurant background, and his wife's catering and cooking experience -- she formerly owned a business that hosted cooking parties -- "when the opportunity came up, it was karma. It had to happen." In March, they opened Shahrzad, one of North Jersey's few Persian restaurants.
Wines from Australia and New Zealand have gained great popularity in recent years for big fruit and reasonable prices. This "fruit- forward" style, sometimes also called "New World" style, emphasizes upfront varietal fruit and approachability in youth. Of course, the star of this show has been Shiraz, the name the Aussies use for what most of the rest of us call syrah. So, it dominates Australia's growing regions. From New South Wales, the Oatley family is leading a wine renaissance from their base in Mudgee.
By the time Pittsburgh Cultural Trust rings down the curtain on its Australia Festival, Paul J. Organisak expects area art lovers will know there's more to the land down under than crocodile hunters, barbecued shrimp and bottles of Shiraz. Organisak, the trust's vice president for programming, has spent the past two-and-a-half years packaging and planning the six-week Australia Festival that begins Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian-American businessman freed after more than two years in Tehran's main prison visited survivors of a deadly 2008 mosque bombing as a condition of his release in a scripted event Sunday that could carry propaganda value at home. Iranian authorities did not explain their demand for 71-year-old Reza Taghavi to pay homage in the southern city of Shiraz - and personally acknowledge an attack in which he denies having any connection. But it would fit neatly into possible Iranian attempts to squeeze multiple messages from Taghavi's release on Saturday after 29 months in custody.
ADELAIDE, Australia - An unsteady forklift dropped a container full of fine Australian wine worth more than $1 million, smashing most of the bottles. The winemaker said he's "gut-wrenched, shocked and numb" after the loss of his flagship shiraz. Sparky Marquis, of Mollydooker Wines, lost a third of his Velvet Glove Shiraz production after the accident destroyed all but one of the 462 cases bound for the United States. Each bottle of the Mollydooker wine sells for $200.
In California and Washington, Syrah has become the hot new wine. But in Australia, where most vintners call it Shiraz, it's been a popular star for years. And what's not to like? The grape is responsible for some of the top collectibles in the world - wines like Penfold's Grange or Henschke's Hill of Grace. In a more pedestrian roll, Shiraz produces very affordable, fruit-forward wines of consistent quality. Here are the panel's top picks from a roundup of Shiraz retailing at ten bucks and under:
The Spectator's last issue of the year is typically devoted to its "Top 100" list-this month these were the Wine Spectator editors' favorites from a pool of more than 15,000 newly released wines. The criteria for inclusion are high scores (the Spectator relies on a 100-point system comparable to [Robert Parker]'s), large production, value pricing, and "an X-factor we call excitement" The least expensive wine among the top 10 on that list runs $35 and, at number two, just happens to be Santa Cruz-based Ridge's Estate Chardonnay 2005. The cheapest wine on the entire list? Three $11 wines, a Columbia Crest 2004 Merlot, a 2005 Yellow Tail Shiraz and a 2005 Athiri Rhodes Rhodos. The top-10 wines average $100. For the price of all 100, you could buy five 42-inch flat-panel plasma TVs. Just wh...
Earlier this week, I was rum-maging for a "big red" to go with barbecue ribs and pulled out an Australian shiraz that was labeled 15.9 percent alcohol. The wine was almost undrinkable. What fruit flavors it had were simply obliterated by the "heat" in the finish. I didn't make it through one glass.
Start early by indulging your Irish senses (remember, everyone is Irish on Saint Paddy's!) with some green champagne cocktails on Saturday, March 17, at The Grape at Cameron Village (403 Daniels St., Raleigh, 833-2669, www.yourgrape.com). Yes, they will be green. Choose from a variety of different champagnes from $5 to $10. You can also uncover the mystery that is the difference between a syrah and a shiraz during that Saturday's wine tasting from noon to 3 p.m. for $10. After you've had your fill of green bubbly, head over to Citrus (100 Westgreen Drive, Chapel Hill, 933-0623, www.citrus-chapelhill.com) for dinner. They're normally only open for breakfast and lunch, but now are serving two special dinners a month. The first will allow you to partake of more Irish drink, and this time s...
Three Shiraz from three different producers were particular standouts. First up, the 1999 Craiglee Shiraz ($32) was surprisingly subdued and elegant for an Australian red. White pepper on the nose, with soft berry fruit flavors and impeccable balance, this was a charmingly styled wine with a long smooth finish. Bigger and bolder, the 2000 Pikes Shiraz ($18.99) still had excellent structure, with expressive berry and cherry fruit, nice mocha and subtle oak. It was an easygoing, fruit-forward wine, sure to please. Equally impressive, The 2002 Ned and Henry's Shiraz ($17.99) displayed seamless dark berry fruit, soft tannins and a supple, almost creamy finish that was completely irresistible.
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