The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone has announced the wines to be poured at “Great Syrahs from Around the World,” the opening event of the weekend-long Wine Advocate 25th Anniversary Celebration. Robert M. Parker Jr. will lead this tasting:

Guigal La Landonne 1999,
Chave Hermitage 1999,
Chapoutier Hermitage Pavillion 1999,
Clape Cornas “Reynard Vineyard” 2001,
Delille “Doyenne” Syrah 2002,
Shafer “Relentless” Syrah 2001,
Alban “Lorraine” Syrah 2002,
Ojai “Roll Ranch” Syrah 2001,
Edmunds St. John “Basetti Vineyard” Syrah 2001,
Jasper Hill “Georgia’s Paddock” Shiraz 2002,
Torbreck “Run Rig” Shiraz 2001 or 2002,
D’Arenberg “Dead Arm” Shiraz 2002,
Clarendon Hills “Hickinbotham” Shiraz 2001 or 2002,
Killikanoon “Oracle” Shiraz 2002,
Hardy’s “Eileen Hardy” Shiraz 2001.

The seminar is limited to 125 guests and will be held in the CIA’s Ecolab Theater on Friday, October 22nd at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $500 per person.