Well if you ever needed a classic snapshot of Spanish Garnacha, then this is it! Red and black fruits dominate here, with a lick of liquorice as well as some black olive, savoury, umami goodness. Enjoy!

Origin: Aragon, Spain. Mainly Grown In: France, Spain, Italy, USA, Australia and South Africa. Key Facts: Grenache is a life-of-the-party kind of grape — fun, fruity, and charismatic with a spicy pep to its feet and an inviting warmth of approachability. And, despite its Spanish origin and well-established 19th-century home in France (where it so happened to be the Pope’s wine of choice) the world's oldest continuously producing Grenache vines are actually in Australia. Grenache is lighter in body and softer in tannin than many other red grapes which is why it is both so easy to drink on its own and why it's teamed up to make blends (like GSM) with other grapes that may need a friendlier touch to soften up them up and chill out their bold, up-tight and tannic tendencies. Fun Fact: A Catalan word *garnaxa* referred to a judge or counsellors gown or robe that had a colour similar to that of the Grenache grapes.