GRENACHE, or garnacha, as it is known in much of the world, was one of the first vinifera grapes planted in Washington, about a half century ago. In those days it was blended, or made into rosé, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can you taste “struggle” in a glass? Yolanda Diaz would argue you can. The managing director of Bodegas San Alejandro said the growing conditions for garnacha in Calatayud, Spain are extremely harsh, ...

Today (Friday) is National #GarnachaDay. But don’t worry if you haven’t heard of it because you actually have. I know it sounds like a trendy new brand of granola but it’s actually the Spanish name ...

Back in the 1980s, when I was learning about wine, I used to cherish Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It seemed like an important and wonderful appellation. Certainly the bottles impressed me, with their ...

But French grapes are by no means to be ignored. Burgundy’s supposedly “lesser” white wine grape Aligoté, once awfully tart, ...

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 ...

The enduring popularity of superstar grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay has seen their dominion spread across virtually every wine region in the world. In the past 10 years, they have ...