Get to Know Grenache

Grenache or Garnacha: no matter how you say it this great grape is worth getting to know. Garnacha/Grenache is one of the oldest and most widely planted wine grapes in the world!

Join the journey as Monique Soltani travels to the birthplace of Grenache. Shot exclusively on her iPhone, Monique travels to the Roussillon region in France and the Aragón region of Spain. The sole purpose of this adventure is to get to the heart and soul of what makes the Grenache grape so great. Who better to help us understand one of the world’s most widely planted grapes than hearing first hand from the winemakers in their homeland.

Our adventure begins in the Roussillon region of France. Around 600 BC the Greeks expanded their knowledge of the land to make viticulture flourish in southern Gaul. Thanks to its terrain, Mediterranean climate, and location (bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Spanish), the French say the Roussillon has the potential to be in the same breath as the great names of Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Then we continue on to Aragón in Spain, it's here where we harvest Garnacha grapes and discover the wine has long been worthy of royalty, being the Kings drink of choice back in the day. We eat Migas (which means "crumbs" in English), learn about the winds influence on wine, (The cierzo is a strong, dry and usually cold wind that blows from the North or Northwest through the regions of Aragón), and learn my favorite expression of this life time "Ojala", coming from the Arabic word "inshallah" which translates to May it be God's will.

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As the birthplace regions of Garnacha, five Spanish PDOs—Calatayud, Campo de Borja, Cariñena, Somontano, and Terra Alta—and the 14 PDOs and 2 PGIs of Roussillon share a devotion to the grape, despite a diversity of soils and styles, the majority of these vineyards are planted to the variety, and they are home to one of the largest concentrations of quality wines made from Grenache in Europe.
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