...another distinction I like. He makes shiraz in Australia, syrah in California. So...from there to Australia, renaming it shiraz along the way. Today the Rhone's syrahs...powerful and worthy of aging; Australia's shiraz wines are soft and ripe, ready to drink...

...hopefully a better life. Sadeghi secretly left his home in Shiraz with his sister, Sima Hermann, her husband and their two daughters...Muna Mahmudnizhad, Sadeghi's neighbor from his hometown of Shiraz. "We wanted to celebrate and remember the people who gave...

...Holy places and cemeteries were desecrated, and people were abducted with no trace, hanged and shot to death. In my city, Shiraz, 10 Baha'i women were hanged in one night. The youngest was a 16-year-old, Mona, who refused to give up her faith...

...don't have any rights. They can come and confiscate anything that we have if they want to." Sadeghi's family lives in Shiraz, about 900 miles from Tehran, Iran's capital. He spoke to them on the phone a few days ago. "I wished them the best...

...west and "way" south, I always find "great deals" Down Under from Australia. Usually I grab a Jacob's Creek shiraz or shiraz blend, which are inexpensive and quite drinkable. Looking for something different, head to Japan and try some sake...