Today Gary does a Grenache wine tasting and review. Watch and see how these four fare, plus a new QOD. Gary will be on the TV Atlanta & Company tommorow Dec 12 at 11:00 a.m. Click the link above to see the video after it's posted.
Kool Keef & Nappy J deliver another informative rollercoaster ride of booty shaking, hip gyrating, baby making grooves.Grenachelyrics:Gigondas and Chateuneuf de Pape use a lot of Grenache, 80 percent or more, well usually. While Tavel and Cotes de Rhone like it for rose. Its got lots of alcohol cause the grapes are sweet. It grows on hillsides steep, in the desert heat. Austrailia is known for GSM blends. That's grenache, syrah, mourvedre my non savvy friends.Got to give it up for Le Mistral. The intense cold wind blowing from the Alps. Although Grenache likes to grow where its dry and hot, the icy blast cools the vine and prevents the rot. It gets a lot of sun, but doesn't get a lot of tannin. With high alcohol and sugar so you know the body's bangin'. The grapes are low in pigment, as well as malic acid. The spicy berry flavor should be soft on your palette. Grenache is big, but without the backbone. In fact it dominates in the southern Rhone. It's the number one red grape planted in the world. Add mourvedre or cinsault for a flavor swirl. It is a little dry, but can be drank alone. So we add the other grapes to round out the tone. Its got lavender, thyme, vanilla, oak and smoked wood. Blend the acid and tannins to make it really good.Said to have orgins in the country of Spain, this grape goes by many a name. Often the M word that's tricky to say, Moo Vad, Moor Vahd, or Mourvedre. The Portuguese call it Mataro. Monstrell in Spain. In parts of France its known as Estrangle Chien. No matter what its called, or from where it began, the growing use of this grape is a popular trend. In the late 1800's there was devastation. The vines were almost ended by an infestation. A plague of Phylloxera to be exact. A mass of tiny aphids who came on the attack. One of the first wines brought to southern California. It has a brambly, rustic, gamey, animal aroma. Its soft fruit flavors are a pleasure to blend, with Rhone wines the likes of Port and GSM.ChorusCinsault adds a little bit of strawberry. A little musk and meat. Grown in hillside heat. It's the fourth most planted in Italy. Californians call it Black Malvoisie. Oeillade, Black Prince, Blue imperial, aye is what the say in Australia mate. South Africans blend with Cab Sauvignon. They call it Hermitage. In Lebanon Chateau Musar is the one to know. In France they say Ottavianello. In Languedoc, Algeria, and Morocco the people know it's the grape to grow. There it's a little less friendly than the desert heat. They call me Nappy J, yo Keef drop the beat!Chorus
Wine Tasting Clip of d'Arenberg d'Arrys Original Shiraz Grenache 2003 selected from Oddbins on 27 June 2006.WINE: d'Arenberg d'Arrys Original Shiraz Grenache 2003VINTAGE: 2003PRODUCER: d'ArenbergGRAPES: Grenache 50%, Shiraz 50%REGION: Mc Laren ValeCOUNTRY: AustraliaONE WORD: FruityTASTING: A blend created to pay homage to the founder of d'Arenberg, but also to the great wines of Chateauneuf des Papes. This is big, bold, stiff, with tar spice, black olives and rose petal on the nose. The palate is full of secondary fruit characters and spicy complexity. This is a big wine!FOOD MATCH: Beef and mushroom pieFOOD MATCH FROM: "The Gastro Pub Cookbook"
Organisées depuis 2001 à l'initiative des conviviums Slow Food Roussillon, Châteauneuf-du-pape et Tarragone, les dernières journées internationales du Grenache ont réuni à Collioure en juin 2006, une cinquantaine de vignerons du pourtour méditerranéen. Michel Blanc nous présente cette manifestation.
Grenache jumping 18" Fancy 3 yr old Half Welsh 12.1 1/2 mare. Offered in the 2008 Pony Finals Auction. Owned by Timber run ponies, Consigned by Karen Zinkhanwww.timberrunponies.com
Enjoy a tasting of two gorgeous Grenache blends from Gigondas with senior editor James Molesworth. Gigondas is only ten miles northeast of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and well worth a trip to the wine store if you like rich, perfumy reds.
Grenache 3 yr old small pony fancy mover and jumper. Offered in the 2008 Pony Finals Auction. Owned by Timber run ponies, Consigned by Karen Zinkhanwww.timberrunponies.com
