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- noun A specific widely-planted variety of
red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes
Etymologies
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Examples
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I do agree grenache is perfect match with spicy food …
Wine Future in Rioja – opening Pandora’s bottle of grenache | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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On December 4th, 2009 at 2: 42 pm, bd wrote: presumptuous statement from someone who admittedly hasn’t even tried the wine … the ‘o7 beckmen estate grenache is 15.2% alc. smells of sweet cherry, finishes dry with a playful combo of dried cranberry and subtle spice. i happen to find it delicious. if the curry isn’t too overwhelming it would work well and really well with the smoked collard greens, like a light chateauneuf.
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It's made with grenache, which is aromatic, but usually has some syrah in it as well to add some heft to the wine.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Most people pair beer or an Italian wine with pizza, but a Spanish garnacha (better known as grenache) wine pairs nicely with the herbs in the tomato sauce, says David Snyder, a Philadelphia restaurant critic and wine connoisseur.
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PIZZA: Most people pair beer or an Italian wine with pizza, but a Spanish garnacha (better known as grenache) wine pairs nicely with the herbs in the tomato sauce, says David Snyder, a Philadelphia restaurant critic and wine connoisseur.
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(aka grenache) and 6 percent graciano, the wine has a deep brick-red color with clear edges.
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The method involves crushing red grapes, such as grenache and cinsault, and letting the juice stay in contact with the skins long enough to derive a little color.
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In France (of course) some of them have been institutionalized: AOC Cabardès requires cabernet and/or merlot to be blended with syrah and/or grenache.
Chateau Palmer revives an old tradition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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It's old vines carignane, grenache, syrah and cab.
Q&A 2009
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He had collected a stack of them from the grenache symposium last week.
Cafés 2010
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