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Thursday, December 6, 2012

This is the flag for Shiraz, which is the top tipple for one and all … and all in one...
Morris

EUREKA! This one looks as tattered as a serious Shirazzer! The Eureka Flag 1854

The Seal of the City of Shiraz, Iran : "can't find a flag, and this is murky, but it's the seal of the city of Shiraz, Iran ... top site!  S'lam Dhunk"

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Wendouree ... surely we could do something with this?  Nothing more need be said. Doug Govan took the photo

Not to hog the spot, but to record the origin of the logo above, here's my message for the Sheriff's fridge. I suppose a standard can have words. Poets need work.
I propose the Bahrain flag – ‘cause it’s a ripper like all good Adelaide Hills Shiraz ... Lazza

North American Vexillological Association - "I like the flag of the North American Vexillological Assoc – because it’s like a glassful – just the way I like my shiraz … Cheers, Laz"

Standard of Philippe le Hardi, aka Philippe II of Burgundy, or Philip the Bold ... it's not Shiraz but it's trippy ... Philippe cast Gamay out of Burgundy in July 1395, referring to it as the "disloyal Gaamez" that in spite of its ability to grow in abundance was full of "very great and horrible harshness", due in part to the variety's occupation of land that could be used for the more "elegant" Pinot Noir.  60 years later, Philippe the Good, issued another edict against Gamay in which he stated the reasoning for the ban is that "The Dukes of Burgundy are known as the lords of the best wines in Christendom. We will maintain our reputation".  So what did they do?  They kept right on adding Shiraz ...

Flag: The Spirit of Ballarat, used with permission of the artist, Peter Clarke, of Ballarat. "That's the people's flag.  That's what it is! ... The cross is important. The cross is us - our spirit.  It pretty much represents what we're all about - black and white. The early days of Ballarat, the goldmining, and the Irish and Chinese which came here seeking their fortune, this made the place such a multi-cultural city. The Spirit of Ballarat is a symbol of hope and one of spirit. I painted it as me."  The Spirit of Ballarat hangs in the Trades Hall in Camp Street, a site where I can guarantee much Shiraz has been drunk.

The saltire of Felipe el Prudente, Philip II of Spain is all 1500s razor wire but reminiscent of many a young Australian Shiraz.  Felipe ran a great empire that stretched from Chile to the Philippines, but he never got his hands on the Hermitage in the south Rhone or any bit of Australia.