Best Grenache Wine Grape Varieties

Posted by Isabelle Verma on February 10th, 2021

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Garnacha (Grenache) is a one of the red wine grape varieties that grown extensively in Spain, France, the United States and Australia. It is particularly versatile both in wineries and the vineyard, which may explain why it is most widely Grenache wine grape varieties, distributed in the world.

Grenache is the most internationally recognized name for the grape, though it has number of synonyms. It is also known as Garnacha, where it is one of the country’s flagship varieties in Spain. And on the island of Sardinia it has been known for decades as Cannonau. Some believes that the grape grown in Sardinia was taken back to Spain by the Aragonese, who occupied the island in 14th centuary.

3 Very Different Tasting Grenache Based Wines

Spanish Garnacha

Late ripening Garnacha grapes can get very high sugar levels due to Calatayud, warmer growing region in Northern Spain. The ripe grapes usually ferment to alcohol levels above 15 percent that adds both spice and body. Garnacha from this area often smell slightly of licorice flavor and ruby red grapefruit with lots of cherry in it.

French Grenache

The region’s wine varies year to year that too based on vintage variation. The Southern Rhone region is known for Grenache based wines. Along with cherry fruit expect more smoky herbal notes that include lavender, oregano and tobacco. The Rhone is little bit cooler region often making wines with slightly less alcohol and more finesse.