Are Syrah wines sweet?

[Innkeeper]

Hi G.N., and welcome to the Wine Board. Almost all syrah/shiraz I know of are vintified dry. Some of them taste "sweet" because of an abundance of "upfront fruit." If you can get an approachable recent vintage of Central Coast California or Northwestern Syrah, it may taste "sweeter" to you than Australian Shiraz. If you can give us the vintage and producer of what you've got, we may be able to answer your question more precisely.