Grenache

[ gruh-nahsh ]

noun

1. a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.

Grenache

/ ɡrɪˈnɑːʃ /

noun

1. a black grape originally grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France and now in other wine-producing areas
2. any of various red wines made from this grape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grenache¹

< French grenache < Catalan garnatxa, granatxa, Medieval Catalan vernatxa < Italian vernaccia, after Vernazza, a commune of the Cinque Terre, a wine-growing region of Liguria

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grenache¹

French

Example Sentences

Maison Bleue (John Meuret, winemaker) in Snipes Mountain--especially “Uplands Vineyard” Grenache.

From The Daily Beast

Whilst eating these spices they drank Grenache, Malmsey, or aromatic wines (Fig. 123).

From Project Gutenberg

For, first there was served to each guest, on being seated, a quarter of a pint of grenache.

From Project Gutenberg

Canard à la Rouennaise is good, it is done here with a wine called Grenache.

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