21.   Petite sirah?

22.   Petite sirah is not for the fainthearted.

23.   Petite sirah tends to be pretty dense, but so are many top syrahs.

24.   Petit chablis may be a lesser version of chablis but petite sirah is definitely not a second-rate syrah.

25.   Somehow petite sirah found its way to this country last century and served as a sturdy blending wine for years.

26.   The grape known in California as petite sirah was thought to be a French grape called Durif.

27.   The label focuses on unusual grape varietals like malbec, cabernet franc, petite sirah, viognier and barbera, produced in small lots.

28.   The petite sirah grape is a sort of enological mutt.

29.   This gain has been partly at the expense of petite sirah, an old standby in the California vineyards, once used mostly for blending.

30.   This rich combination of petite sirah, cabernet sauvignon and several other grape varieties shows that the Californians can still come through when we need them.