Grenache / Garnacha

Popular in the Rhône Valley and southern France, Grenache is the principal grape in the famed Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in Banyuls, a dessert wine from Roussillon. As a table wine, it is dry and full-bodied, with low acidity and low tannins. Tasting of black cherry, strawberry, cranberry, leather and dry earth, it should be served at room temperature with full-flavored soups, grilled lamb, red meats, roasted chicken or sausage.