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Paul Mas 2011 Vin de Pays d’Oc Grenache – Syrah

March 6, 2012
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Here’s a soft, easy-to-drink wine from the south of France with a hint of spice and liquorice. It’s not one that you’d pull out on special occasions to impress guests or if you’re in the mood for oral explosions of taste. It doesn’t dominate proceedings, and you might not pay a huge amount of attention [...]

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SPAR Butterfly Dreaming Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre

October 17, 2011
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It’s not often I have the distinct pleasure of shopping for my wine in SPAR, and I say that without a trace of irony. As far as smaller supermarket retailers go, my sporadic visits over the years have found SPAR to be a surprisingly viable wine-buying destination – especially the relatively rare larger model known, [...]

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Domaine Marie Faugeres 2010

September 30, 2011
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I like the label on this one. Modern, minimal, but still with a touch of art, of wildness. Its understated nature suits what’s inside quite well. It’s from the Faugeres region of the south of France, which only got its own appellation in 1982 but has by many accounts been producing excellent – and good [...]

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Cotes du Roussillon Villages, Les Vignes de Bila-Haut 2009, M. Chapoutier

September 5, 2011
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Along with parts of Provence, the Roussillon region is said to have the oldest cultivated vineyards in France, dating back to 500 BC. While wine producer M.Chapoutier hasn’t quite been there that long, on the evidence of this bottle he’s certainly made the most of the Mediterranean climate and diverse soils that characterise this part [...]

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Peter Lehmann Back To Back Barossa Valley Grenache 2006

May 9, 2011
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Some of the best wines I’ve had in the past year have been related to the Grenache grape, and some less tenuously than others. I’ve had a growing fondness for Rhône blends for some time, many of which comprise Grenache along with Shiraz and other varietals, usually in lesser quantities. I’m still finding its versatility to [...]

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Le XV du President 2007 Grenache

September 24, 2010
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So it seems that today is International Grenache Day and a chance to highlight a grape which doesn’t have much of a profile. It’s clear that rarely has someone walked into a bar and asked for a ‘glass for Grenache’ but changing that idea is one of the aims of the Grenache Symposium. I have [...]

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