Mini Grenache Tasting
by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
The
Spanish wine grape Garnacha is called Grenache in France and the United
States. Grenache is widely grown in
France for everything from rosé to a wine that tastes good with chocolate.
I
first learned about wines made from Grenache grapes when driving past the Maury
vineyards high up in the Pyrénées Mountains as my husband Laurent and I drove
towards the Cathar fortress-castles of Quéribus and Peyrepertuse in the French
Rousillon region (French Catalonia).
This
tasting’s objective is to acquaint tasters with the range of wines that use Grenache
in their making.
Suggested
wines and regions:
-Monterey
County California
Chalone
Grenache
-Rousillon,
France (French Catalonia)
Maury
Wine
-Rousillon,
France (French Catalonia)
Banyuls
wine
(This
wine is said to go well with chocolate.)
-Southern
Rhône Valley, France
Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Grenaches is one of several grapes that go into this wine.
(The
papal glass seal on the bottle is impressive to look at while dining.)
-Côtes-du-Rhône,
France
Tavel
Rosé
(Tavel
is my favorite rosé. It goes well with
spicy food like couscous from Morocco.)
Happy
Tasting!
By
Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
Click here for: Ruth Paget's Amazon Books
Click here for: Ruth Paget's Amazon Books
