Tag: Wines of Garnacha
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Garnacha: The Workhorse Grape
Very few grapes are as versatile as Garnacha. It is a beautiful blending grape widely revered for its contribution to Rhone Valley wines. It is known as a “blue zone” wine for the health benefits it contributes to the centurions living in Sardegna, and it is believed by some to be the oldest grape in […]
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The Many Faces of Garnacha
Can you think of a single grape that can enjoyed as a white, rosé and red wine? One of the oldest grape varietals in the world that has spent most of its lifetime as a workhorse doing the heavy lifting in some of the world’s best blends? Only one grape can fit this bill and […]
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Quick Update: Wine Fun with Snooth
Hello Rockin Red readers and friends. I want to take a moment to draw your attention to a new article published today by Snooth. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Snooth it is an online social media networking web site. Moreover, Snooth is the world’s “most comprehensive wine web site, hosts the […]
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April #Winestudio The Next Great Grape: The Cariñena Garnacha
April’s Wine Studio took us across the Atlantic Ocean to discover the next “hot” wine and wine region: Garnacha from Cariñena, Spain. In January I published an article titled, “A Festive Night of Spanish Garnacha Wines,” featuring six outstanding Spanish Garnachas shared with me by the kind people at Wines of Garnacha. Since two of […]
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A Festive Night of Spanish Garnacha Wines
Many weeks ago I received a box of sample wines on my doorstep. I opened this box to find six lovely bottles of wines from the great people at Wines of Garnacha. Needless to say I was thrilled. I wanted to honor these six wines but was not sure how to explore them and share […]