{"id":4830,"date":"2022-11-21T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2022-11-21T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:17:17","slug":"grenache-a-prestigious-and-prolific-crowd-pleaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/grenache-a-prestigious-and-prolific-crowd-pleaser\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenache: A Prestigious and Prolific Crowd Pleaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Wine-Grapes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Wine-Grapes-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red Wine Grapes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Wine-Grapes-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Wine-Grapes-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Grenache, whose origin points to Aragon in northern Spain, is the most widely cultivated red varietal throughout the world. The wine\u2019s propensity for vigor, drought resistance, high alcohol, and inherent ability to yield powerful, spicy, complex wines has made it a favorite in warm climates around the world. When judiciously pruned, Grenache yields wines of extraordinary quality, not only in Spain\u2019s Priorat where it is known as Garnacha, and in neighboring France (including the Languedoc and the Rh\u00f4ne Valley where it shines in all the greatest wines of Gigondas, C\u00f4tes de Rh\u00f4ne villages, and Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, which includes Ch\u00e2teau Beaucastel, the southern Rh\u00f4ne\u2019s most iconic wine), but also in Australia. It is the most cultivated red grape in Australia where the country\u2019s very old bush vines, many of which are in excess of 100 years of age, furnish some of South Australia\u2019s most extraordinary reds. Thistledown is currently Australia\u2019s leading purveyor of old bush vine Grenache, and Thistledown\u2019s wines should not be missed. Every one of Thistledown\u2019s Grenache offerings constitute the benchmarks by which others are judged. Grenache also forms the basis for Australia\u2019s signature GSM blend, perhaps the world\u2019s most recognizable blend. California enjoys a long history with Grenache, too, where it increasingly plays a supporting role in the state\u2019s finest Syrah offerings. It is high time that we pay homage to the planet\u2019s most prolific red grape variety and the extraordinary, crowd pleasing wines it yields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grenache, whose origin points to Aragon in northern Spain, is the most widely cultivated red varietal throughout the world. The wine\u2019s propensity for vigor, drought resistance, high alcohol, and inherent ability to yield powerful, spicy, complex wines has made it a favorite in warm climates around the world. 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