{"id":2138,"date":"2016-09-14T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2019-08-31T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T19:54:01","slug":"international-grenache-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2016\/09\/international-grenache-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"International Grenache Day 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
So here we are once again celebrating International Grenache Day, which is the third Friday in September. Grenache is one of those oft unknown, unsung grapes that is responsible for some of the world’s fantastic wines. It can be a bit of a chameleon but overall it’s usually easy drinking, medium to full-bodied, not overly tannic, and smooth. But be careful as these wines also tend to be higher alcohol. Read a bit more of the grape’s history and characteristics from my coverage<\/a> of last year’s Grenache Day.<\/p>\n This year, I wanted to taste a larger variety of Grenache (Garnacha) wines this year, so of course I assembled the #WineSquad to help me taste and evaluate the wines. Although Grenache tends to be quite versatile as far as food pairing is concerned, I kept the food simple (yeah OK, I just didn’t want to work that hard) and just had some meats and cheeses.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as usual, people had some pretty strong opinions about what they liked and didn’t like. But that’s all in the fun. We rated the wines on a 1-5 scale with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest.<\/p>\n Filon Garnacha 2014 (Spain) $10<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n First up was the 2014 Filon Garnacha (the Spanish call is Garnacha instead of Grenache) from Spain.<\/p>\n