Aussies Have a Winner in Laid Back Grenache

by Andrew ChalkFollowing up on the antipodean Sauvignon Blancs of last week, Southern Starz also has a range of Aussie Grenache wines. Eliding the oddity that they do not call the grape by its correct name, Garnacha (reflecting its Spanish origin), viticulturalists and vignerons in that innovative wine country are resculpting it in a way that I predict can only lead to its reentry as a major type in the US wine market. The words to describe this change were better chosen by the much better paid

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