It is hard to take Grenache seriously. Oh, sure, it’s serious enough in august bottles of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Priorat, where the grape fills out the lion’s share of blends with an earthy depth and ...
Grenache is the gift that keeps on giving, and it’s finding a home – and a growing legion of fans – right around the country. What's old for one of Australia’s pioneer grape varieties is, excitingly, ...
Certain wine grapes get all the attention. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon – they’re the Justin Bieber and Leonardo Dicaprios of the wine world. But if you dig a little deeper, there are ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Writers on wine often assign personalities to wine grapes and to the wines made from them. Cabernet sauvignon, for example, I think of as Rex Harrison: ...
Here are five grenache-dominant wines: two straight grenache, two GSMs and one grenache shiraz. All are a must-try. Grenache is truly expressive of terroir. It's able to capture country and climate ...
Grenache is a wonderful grape, a favorite of mine actually. But it is something of an unsung hero. You don’t often see the name on the front label as few producers use it on its own. But some do and ...
Grenache shines on its own and plays an important role in some of the greatest blends in the world. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks ...
It has become a theme around here that Grenache stands to become a great hope for West Coast wine - stepping in where Syrah had boldly tried to go. This happy grape, native to both the Rhone and Spain ...
Grenache is one of the unsung heroes of the wine world. From affordable and barbecue-ready bottles of Côtes du Rhône (a blend that often leans on the grape) to trophies like the Château Rayas ...
Having just tasted a dozen wines made from the fashionable Grenache grape in McLaren Vale, South Australia, I looked up what my friend James Halliday had to say about the grape in his 1990 Australian ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The southern Rhône grape Grenache is currently all the rage in Australia, having been regarded as a lowly ...