red grape · major international
Grenache
Aragon, Spain
Say it
greh·nahsh
Adapted from Spanish Garnacha (gar-NAH-cha); Sardinian Cannonau: kah-no-NOW
On the palate
How you spot it blind: white pepper lifted over ripe raspberry and strawberry; warming mouthfeel
The story
First written down · 1513, Aragon, Spain
DNA profiling confirmed Sardinian Cannonau is genetically identical to Garnacha Tinta, and the full spectrum of color mutations concentrated in Aragon settled the origin debate in Spain's favor; no parent-offspring relationship with any other variety has been established.
Where it lives
Southern Rhône, France · Roussillon, France · Priorat, Spain · Navarra, Spain · Sardinia, Italy · Barossa Valley, Australia · Central Coast, USA
Shows up as
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Also answers to Garnacha, Garnacho, Garnatxa, Garnatxa Negra, Grenache Noir, Cannonau.
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