Editing Shiraz wine (section)

===Modern era===
In modern [[Iran]], Shiraz wine cannot be produced legally due to the prohibition of [[alcohol in Islam]]. Before the [[Islamic Revolution]] in 1979, there were up to 300 wineries in Iran; now there are none. As a whole, Iran is no longer a wine-producing country, although [[Christianity in Iran|Iranian Christians]] are legally allowed to ferment wine.<ref>[http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/iranian-wine-used-to-be-a-glorious-thing/ vinepair.com]</ref>

Despite the name, there is no proven connection between the city of Shiraz and the modern-day red grape variety "Shiraz", planted in [[Australia]], [[South Africa]], [[Argentina]], [[Canada]], the [[United States]], and some other countries.<ref name="OCW Shiraz">Entry on ''"Shiraz"'' in J. Robinson (ed), ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'', Third Edition, p. 627, Oxford University Press 2006, {{ISBN|0-19-860990-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=11748 |title=Syrah |work=[[Vitis International Variety Catalogue]] |publisher=[[Julius Kühn-Institut]] - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants |accessdate=December 8, 2009 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120141138/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=11748 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The modern Shiraz grape, now known to be identical to the [[Syrah]] grape, was brought to Australia by [[James Busby]], the father of [[Australian wine]]. Busby travelled through Spain and France collecting vine cuttings that were the foundation of the Australian wine industry.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}