This blend of 50% Grenache - 30% Syrah - 20% Cinsault comes from a couple in the Southern Rhone who make their wines biodynamically. Everybody always wants a good wine under $10. And that’s never been more true than now. The sad thing is that it’s so hard to find good wines under $10. tanks. Importer: Louis/Dressner. MORE >>

’s (blends of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre) of Southern France with those of the “Rest of the World,&# it was an event without [.]. Accepting an invite, I attended an event named “Do the French Give the Best O.R.G.S.M?&# , sponsored by the NYC Festival Sud de France at divine bar, last week. MORE >>

had never heard of this town or of this producer, and I don't usually love Grenache wines, so imagine my surprise when the 2004 Domaine Henri Milan Clos Milan simply stopped me in my tracks. This wine is 80% old vines Grenache and 20% Syrah from gravel and yellow sandstone soils that Milan is fond of comparing to that of Château Rayas. MORE >>

Michel also brought a "GSM" - grenache, syrah, mouvedre (Chateau de Nages 2009 Costieres de Nimes, Chaeau de Nage Vielles Vignes, Rouge) with minimum oak yet a spicey nose of concentrated red grapes. 100% Syrah. This is syrah country, and Alberic mentioned the importance of soil and steep slopes in giving this wine its elegance. MORE >>

Côtes du Roussillon reds must be made from at least three grape varieties with Syrah or Mourvèdre making up at least twenty percent, and Grenache (the most widely planted variety) or Carignan. Muscat and Grenache are grown for vin doux naturel yet increasingly made into less alcoholic, dry vin de pays. marianne. MORE >>