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Beckmen Grenache

Beckman Grenache - In every tasting, there is one wine that stands out as the staff favorite. This time around it was this delicious Beckman Grenache. Made from the fruit of Beckman's Purisima Mountain Vineyard in Ballard Canyon, this ripe-n-juicy wine has wonderful dark fruit aromas, along with luscious blackberry and vanilla flavors. Beckmen Vineyards produces a full line of excellent estate grown Rhone varietals including Syrah, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Rose, Marsanne, and Cuvee Le Bec (a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Counoise) that exemplify the capabilities of the region.



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Tip! Tasting Rooms - Many wineries have their own tasting rooms with dramatic views and enchanting music geared to put the consumer into a wine buying-trance. If you buy Grenache from the tasting room, however, you are usually buying directly from the winery, and won't get the big discounts that the stores receive.

 
Grenache or Grenache Noir is one of the most planted red wine grapes in the world, notably in the Rhône Valley of France, California, and Spain - where it is known as Garnacha Tinta.

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The Grenache grape variety is widely planted in South Australia, particularly in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale wine regions.


In France The Grenache grape is grown in the Southern Rhone region as well as in Roussillon. In the Rhone it is a key ingredient of the famous Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines. In fact Grenache is a principal variety in all of the major Appellations in the Southern Rhone. Grenache is also the major variety in Tavel Rose. It plays no part in the Northern Rhone where the only red grape variety is Shiraz (Syrah).




Pasta with tomato sauce goes very well with grenache.


The grenache wines reflect the conditions under which the grapes were grown. When grown under tough conditions or from old vines the wines can be rich and complex, with flavours of roasted nuts, blackberries spices and above all earthiness. In blends I have often detected just a hint of crushed ants in the nose.

 

Wine Festivals - If you live in a reasonably populated area, chances are that you have an annual wine festival within 20 miles or so. These are great places to try a variety of wines by the glass, and mingle amongst large crowds. You will probably be paying close to Tasting Room prices, though, so a bottle of Pinot Gris will run you 12 to 25 dollars.

 

Wine Shops - Most wine shops have prices that are competitive with those found in the supermarkets. Wine shops also carry a nice variety of wines, but best of all, the owners or workers will often possess valuable knowledge that they will share with you most whole-heartedly if you promise to buy a bottle or two.

 

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