A variety of black grape used to make wine.
Used in a Sentence
shiraz
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shiraz.
Editorial note
In particular Shiraz Shivji, who was the main designer of the ST, was part of the S900 project.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A variety of black grape used to make wine.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shiraz gathered in one view.
A wine made from these grapes.
A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shiraz.
noun
A variety of black grape used to make wine.
noun
A wine made from these grapes.
noun
A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.
noun
A county of Iran, around the city.
Example sentences
In particular Shiraz Shivji, who was the main designer of the ST, was part of the S900 project.
There are only number of wine grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz etc) but every wine is different.
Is it just me, or is Shiraz Shivji the spitting image of a young Steve Jobs?!
I'm no connoisseur at all, but I can tell the difference between a Shiraz (fruitier) and a Cab Sav (drier).
The ST was Jack's baby, the project he started (along with Shiraz Shivji, etc) after Atari Corp founding -- definitely not before Jack's time.
I don't know about that, but shiraz never gives me headaches.
Ripe Australian Shiraz (14+% alcohol) has really distinct blueberry, it was a style heavily favoured by Robert Parker and really common in the early 2000s, but it's tapering off now.
One of my current gigs has wines: merlot, cabernet, pinot, shiraz, etc...
Yeah it's funny, the Amiga is kind of a spiritual successor to the the A8, and the ST is kind of a spiritual successor to the Commodore 64 (lead designer on the ST, Shiraz Shivji, was a designer on the C64).
In 1975 I (with my parents) did what was supposed to be Delhi to Tehran, but we ended up leaving in Shiraz because of a breakdown, it was going to take too long to fix.
Spent a few days in Tehran, then Isfahan (our favourite city there, the bazaar and square are just beautiful), Yazd (amazing mud architecture) and Shiraz (best spot to visit Persepolis from), then flew on to Mumbai.
For the record, my three favorite wines at the moment are: Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet - Australia - $10 Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo - Italy - $12 Santa Rita Cabernet Reserva - Chile - $10 All go well with various foods or just by themselves.
Quote examples
For example, once in Shiraz I was offered some icecream by friends of the family and I was like "Yes, sure!".
Lime is called "limoo Shirazi", meaning Lemon of Shiraz (a city).
The Atari ST is in large part Shiraz Shivji's design, after coming over from Commodore where he worked on various things including the C64 and one of the ill-fated "business" computers that CBM was making.
They have a full sound, they're radio-friendly and they "play like an electric!" so I get why they're so popular and why so many new guitarists walk out of Guitar Center with one, but to me they're the Yellow Tail Shiraz of acoustic guitars.
Proper noun examples
If it's old, your liquid will be slightly less dark red (tried with a SA Shiraz).
Grenache + Syrah (aka Shiraz) + Mourvèdre (GSM) is the southern Rhone blend, and is typically very high alcohol and quite opulent.
I remember on our flight back from Shiraz, we brought about 8 liters of rose water, orange blossom water, etc.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shiraz in a sentence?
In particular Shiraz Shivji, who was the main designer of the ST, was part of the S900 project.
What does shiraz mean?
A variety of black grape used to make wine.
What part of speech is shiraz?
shiraz is commonly used as noun.