One of the world’s oldest grapes has suffered from a sort of “Rodney Dangerfield” complex – it doesn’t get a lot of respect. Garnacha, also known as Grenache, has been produced in Spain since Roman times. Up until the 1990s, Garnacha had more planted acreage than Cabernet Sauvignon or Pi...
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