Showing posts with label Grenache. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grenache. Show all posts

Monday, September 22, 2014

Grenache is for Autumn



Happy First Day of Fall!

As the seasons change, what we eat changes, and so the wine we drink will change too. Grenache is a perfect autumn wine – its a nice transition from lighter wines drunk on the patio during the summer to fuller bodied wines best enjoyed sitting by a fireplace during winter.

Grenache (Greh-nosh) is thought to have originated in northern Spain, and from there transplanted to southern France and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. There is also a school of thought that Grenache is indigenous to the islands and was brought to Spain after the Spaniards invaded in the 13th Century.

In more recent history, Grenache has been transplanted in Australia, California, and Washington.