Australian Shiraz Durif red wine, when combined becames richer and softer, more leathery and blackberryish. Californian examples usually lean towards the Australian prototypes ages very well, and good ones really need some years in the bottle to show their best.The Shiraz grape overall makes a powerful, rich, full - bodied wines that are superb with full - flavored food. The classic barbecue wine, but the Shiraz also goes with roasts, game, hearty, casseroles and charcuterie. It can also be good with tangy cheeses.

Australia Durif perhaps has one of the most important planting of this grape,it producesa inky-black tannic wines which live well in the cellar.Lt of course it blends well with Shiraz, especially as a Sparkling Red.