grenache

It's a wine region variously described as, 'dynamic', whose wines are undergoing a quality 'revolution', and memorably compared to South Africa's uber-cool Swartland.

It's also got a big old mountain on its picture postcard. Not to mention truffles galore.

This is Ventoux. 

And we want to take you on a journey of discovery, to meet the people, explore the places, get a feel for the wines...and generally understand why Ventoux is worth your time and attention.

The mountain, it turns out, is important. It makes this one of the coolest appellations in the southern Rhône, giving the wines freshness and vitality. Peter slogs (metaphorically) up to the peak to prove the point.

It also helps in the ongoing efforts to adapt to climate change.

As for the wines...we dive in, exploring the region's unique whites, rosés and reds, the latter constituting the majority of production. And we explore ways in which the wines are changing and evolving with the future in mind.

We ask why so many outsiders have gravitated to Ventoux, experimenting and collaborating along the way. And we explore the region's value-for-money credentials.

The discussion also touches on lycra, beetroot, Cinsault, wine as theatre, joy and butterflies. 

Oh, and did we mention truffles?

This episode is sponsored by AOC Ventoux. The following producers are featured:

• Domaine du Tix
• Domaine Aymard
• Marrenon
• Chateau Unang
• Domaine de Fondrèche
• Chêne Bleu
• Chateau Pesquié
• Clos du Trias

We love to hear from you so please do get in touch! Send us a voice message via Speakpipe or you can find more details to get in touch on our website (link below).

All details from this episode are on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S5 E4: Ventoux - Next Century Wines

Thanks for tuning in. Here's to the joy of wine - cheers to you!

Want to find the most recent and groundbreaking wine book? Check out what Jane and Jon have created with one of the most incredible and unique wine countries in the world! How to drink Australian is as deep of a dive as you get for wine and at the same time so fun and easy to understand for wine lovers. After reading this book you will change your next wine trip from France or Italy to Australia to discover the beauty in and around the magnificent bottles they produce down under!

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“The landscape of Australian wine is cracking with both new energy and historic traditions that makes it one of the most exciting (we think the most exciting) wine-producing countries in the world right now. But the scholarship on Australian wine hasn’t always matched the output. Think of the dozens (hundreds?) of books that exist on France’s Burgundy alone, a region that could fit inside many of Australia’s individual appellations. Australia hasn’t been afforded the same attention in the world of wine, especially by those living outside its borders. How to Drink Australian is an insider’s and outsider’s guide to Australian wine, both perspectives offering something important to the conversation.”
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The 2nd largest wine region by size is also one of the largest wine regions in difference of climate, types of grapes, and historical impact. Join me as we start our road trip through the Rhone and find out why there really is no place like Rhone!

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We never thought we'd say it, but because of this episode, we are now GSM fans! GSM blends are one of the two classic red wine blends known all over the world - so they are definitely something you need to have in your repertoire. But we will admit it - red wine blends can be so tricky because very often the winemaker doesn’t tell you exactly what grapes are in the blend. And if you don’t know the grapes, how can you know the wine?!? Seriously! Made from Grenache, Syrah or Shiraz if you are in Australia, and Mourvèdre (get it - GSM?!?), these wines are produced all over the world, but are most famously from the Côtes du Rhône in France. Juicy and complex, these wines are great with food, and can be appropriate at a fancy dinner and at a summer cookout! If you think you are not a red blend fan, it may be that you just haven’t found the red blend that is right for you! Come along with us, and together we can solve the mystery of GSM! Wines reviewed in this episode: 2017 Domaine Saint Gayan Trescartes Côtes du Rhône, 2017 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump GSM, and 2017 Les Alexandrins Terrasses de l'Eridan Côtes du Rhône.

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Cette semaine, les Méchants Raisins sont en mode réconfort d’hiver. Patrick prépare un cahier spécial pour le Journal de Montréal et de Québec sur les vins fortifiés, que l’on appelle aussi vins doux naturels. C’est l’occasion de comprendre les nuances entre les vins de Madère, les différents types de Porto, le Grenache et le Banyuls. Aussi, on vous fait nos suggestions de la semaine!  

Suggestions 

Patrick 

Château de Gourgazaud, Le Viognier Historique de Gourgazaud 2021, IGP Languedoc-Roussillon, France 

16,85 $ - Code SAQ 912469 – 13 % 

Château Eugénie 2019, Cahors, France 

16,45 $ - Code SAQ 721282 – 13 % 

Mathieu 

Les Vins Pirouettes Tutti Frutti 2020, Alsace, France 

22,60$ - Code SAQ13903639 – 12,9% 

Mullineux Kloof Street 2020, Afrique du Sud 

22,90$ - Code SAQ12483927 – 13.5% 

En dégustation : 

Domaine Chasselay, Les Grands Eparcieux 2020, Beaujolais, France 

22,40 $ - Code SAQ 12792092 – 12,5 % - Bio 

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As the days start to get shorter and the weather starts to get cooler, it’s time to think about wines that pair well with the fall! Or is it autumn?!? In this episode, we learn about, taste, and review a great wine for fall called Grenache, also known as Garnacha if it comes from Spain. With warm flavors and relatively high alcohol, we think Grenache is a perfect tailgating wine! And, one of the wines we chose for this episode is a Grenache rose’, so we will try to break the myth that rose’ is a summer wine. As a secret bonus, during the section where we taste the wines, we reveal the mystery that is sherbet - or is it sherbert?!? Listen to find out if you have been saying it wrong this whole time! Wines reviewed in this episode: 2020 Viña Borgia Garnacha, 2020 Fortant Coast Select Grenache Rose’, and 2019 Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha

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In this episode Ross Anderson interviews the amazing Louisa Rose, Chief Winemaker for Yalumba based in South Australia's Barossa Valley. From the Hill-Smith family, who have owned and operated the winery for over 170 years, to their community of growers, the whole Yalumba family is dedicated to the same thing: making exceptional wine.

Lou is passionate about creating great Australian wine. During her 20-year + career at Yalumba, she has become one of the world’s most respected winemakers. She has, almost single handily forged an identity for Australian Viognier, winning multiple awards in the process, all while leading her team to ever greater heights.

Lou wears many hats at Yalumba; award winner, wine judge, board member, natural leader. She is an inspiring figure in Australia’s wine industry and a proud ambassador for Yalumba’s own brand of progressive winemaking. She is the custodian of both Yalumba traditions and innovation at the winery.

This interview is filled with an array of topics from award winning Virgilius Viognier, Grenache and the ever mouth-wateringly delicious Pewsey Vale Riesling to sustainability initiatives and travelling through Spain.

Be sure to visit Yalumba's website for more information at www.yalumba.com and join their amazing wine club.

Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoyed the content. Please help us spread the word by following us on our socials @globalfinewine, by subscribing to the podcast and joining our newsletter. Share your favourite episodes with friends, and lets build a global wine community together.

Cheers, RA

In this episode Ross Anderson interviews the delightful Judy Kelly, Owner & General Manager of Artwine in the stunning Adelaide Hills of South Australia. If Artwines philosophy could be summarised in a sentence, it would be, "A tale of good taste and the search for emerging varieties."                  

Driven by a deep love for Art, and a dedicated focus on Mediterranean style wines, Artwine  was born of Glen and Judy’s passion for both of them. There is unwavering belief at Artwine that ‘old world’ wine varieties including Arneis, Albarino, Fiano, Montepulciano, Gruner Veltliner, Graciano and Gamay are the ‘emerging’ future of wine in Australia.

If the Artwines track record is anything to go by, then they are without a doubt onto something big, picking up 3 x trophies, 6 Golds, 26 Silvers and 48 Bronze medals in 2021 alone.

Be sure to visit Artwine online at www.artwine.com.au and join their amazing wine club.

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We promised & promised- and now we deliver!

We finally did it- A blind tasting where neither of us know what the wine is!

Christi & Alex sit down with Kit 115A from Master The World, a company based in San Mateo, California,  that sells wine tasting kits. This kit has 6 wines in it, 3 white and 3 red -all packaged with labels over the labels, so the tasting is completely  "blind" unless you choose otherwise!

As part of the service, Master The World has several On-Line Tasting Grids that you can work through, and in the end have the wine revealed to you.

All wines have been "road-tested" by three Master Sommeliers, and their notes are laid out next to your selections - so you can compare your experience to theirs, flavor by flavor!

And all of this without the tension of a formal testing environment!

So the pressure is on, can the CERTIFIED SOMM get the wine right? Or has he been B.S.-ing us all along?

Grab a glass, pop in the earbuds, & join Christi & Alex as they Drink Something Amazing!

@MTWwines

Winemakers Notes
Nostre Païs, our “Our Land” is Michel Gassier’s attempt at capturing what makes the Costières de Nîmes unique in the Rhône valley. For the Nostre Païs Rouge, Michel employs all the permitted red varieties in the appellation: Grenache, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah. He avoid over maturity and prefers to ferment only half the cuvée in neutral French oak barrels. Fermentation are indigenous and varying amounts of whole clusters are retained based on the vintage.

Domaine Gassier Costieres de Nimes Nostre Pais Rouge 2016
Costieres De Nimes, Rhone, France
55% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Carignan & 5% Cinsault
15% abv
$20.99 average price

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Spain is considered an “old world wine region” — a blend of tradition and innovation where superb quality goes hand in hand with unparalleled value. Working with indigenous grape varieties, winemakers craft robust reds, crisp whites, lively sparklers and world-renowned fortified wines. Spanish wines have a classification system based on the "Denominación de Origen" (also known as a "D.O." or designation of origin) that indicates where the wine was produced. In this episode, we're joined by Elisa Errea as we look at seven enchanting wine regions across Spain. 

This is Spain Uncorked, a Special Miniseries from Wine Pod. 

Elisa Errea started her career in wine over twenty years ago, working for the Codorníu group (Export and Winemaking) for 10 years. In 2012 she founded The Wine Studio, an internationally awarded Spanish wine school offering WSET qualifications as well as custom training. She's also a strategic consultant for wineries and institutions as well as a lecturer at different master-level programmes and sommelier degrees. She has designed the current wine programme taught by her team at Le Cordon Bleu Madrid. At an institutional level, she’s Rioja Wine Academy academic advisor and also director of ICEX-Wines from Spain official education programme "Unveiling Spanish Wines."

Every Friday, rock 'n' roll wine guy Bill Zacharkiw pairs wine with music. This week some grenache for your valentine. Check out Bill's suggestions <b><a href="https://www.iheartradio.ca/chom/trending/wine-that-rocks-saint-cosme-s-grenache-for-your-valentine-1.14561945">here</a></b>.

So what's the BEST red wine grape variety? Ever? We asked you - and you replied in your droves, more than a thousand of you sending in weird and wonderful suggestions from all over the world. Thank you! We've compiled the results, and the funny comments and goings-on, and you can hear the results in this fun episode. We name names so see if you get a mention! (Sorry if not...) We also find time to talk to legendary Yarra Valley producer Timo Mayer (who's clearly obsessed with Trollinger - listen to find out why). We throw numbers and stats about like, well, confetti. And we name check a few good bottles by way of recommendations too (can't have you going thirsty). 

While they may be considered a relatively young brand, Australia's Never Never Distillery have very much taken the world by storm with their innovative juniper-first distillations. 

And their efforts have not gone unnoticed, as their recent win at the World Gin Awards for world's best classic gin, will attest. 

Yet it is their new distillery in the South Australian wine region of McLaren Vale, that has influenced their latest expression, a wine-based gin. 

We talked to Never Never's brand director, Sean Baxter, about Ginache, working with grapes. And of course, what cocktails this new liquid will work best in. 

In this episode, Sandy & Michelle interview Laura Barrett, the Clif Family Winery's Winemaker.
As part of the "Napa Valley Podcast Tour", Clif Family Winery is a must listen stop! Learn about Laura's early years and education as well as the Clif Family commitment to sustainable, organic farming.
Hear tasting notes for Clif Family's Rose of Grenache and Kit's Killer Cab direct from the winemaker and learn about the Clif Family's approach to growing and winemaking.

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Rock 'n' roll wine critic Bill Zacharkiw pairs wine with rock. This week some sultry grenache. Catch Bill live every Friday morning at 7:50am.

After a decade together building Avennia into one of Washington's most respected wineries, Marty Taucher and Winemaker Chris Peterson were looking for a new challenge. They literally got in the car one day and went for a drive through Eastern Washington. High atop Red Mountain, they found what they were looking for. Brian revisits Avennia to reflect on the past decade, and what lies ahead for Liminal.

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