Syrah through their partnership with Woodinville, Washington-based Columbia Winery and Master of Wine David Lake. Expanding at a significant rate, it is used to produce single-varietial wines as well as being blended with grapes such as Grenache, Cinsault, and Viognier. Syrah plantations in Argentina increased from less than in 1990 to in 2002. Syrah has occasionally been used as a blending component with Argentina's signature dark-skinned grape Malbec to provide an "Argentinian take" on the Australian Cabernet-Shiraz blend. Around 2005, there were of Syrah in Chile. Durif, or Petite Sirah, is a descendant of Syrah and Peloursin. It was propagated by
IXSIR wine areas that are hospitable to many different grape varieties.<br> IXSIR cultivates its wine grapes in several different zones, including Batroun in the North, Jezzine in the South, and the Bekaa Valley in the East.<br>IXSIR produces a wide spectrum of grape varieties, from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Caladoc, and Viognier, Muscat, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay and Sémillon. IXSIR wine IXSIR is a Lebanese wine company established in 2008. The winery is located just outside Batroun, north Lebanon. The name is derived from the Arabic word for "elixir" (Al-Ikseer). Jean-Marc Quarin awarded it "best grade for a Lebanese wine" at Bordeaux's "La Semaine