A cherry - picked panel of judges blind - tasted and assessed a wide array of Syrah samples at Hip Cellar on 29 August. (thedrinksbusiness.com)
Kumova made his first fortune with Syrah Resources, the graphite miner he had joined in 2013 and built into one that was able to raise $ 194 million from institutional investors in the middle of 2016 in order to construct its graphite mine in Mozambique without any debt, and develop a downstream processing plant in the United States. (afr.com)
Also, the skill of Penfolds with Syrah shone in this blind tasting, particularly its St Henri Shiraz, which, without the sweetness of ageing in new oak barriques, provides a pure expression of great Australian Shiraz in all its juicy, spicy and textured glory. (thedrinksbusiness.com)