Grenache Village

For the longest time Paul had been thinking we should do a Grenache tasting. Knowing this, I saved all the Grenaches I ran into for the eventual event. During the Christmas break, we finally got a chance to do the tasting.

Parker took a billion pictures, and this was the best one

Grandma watched the twins, allowing Paul and Jennifer to get out for a much needed break to taste some wine. We tasted five red Grenaches and had a wonderful dinner. Both of the girls had their favorites. Jennifer loved the Storrs, whereas Sue loved the Ridge. I thought all the wines were good, but none particularly struck my fancy.

Results

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E - 2008 Marilyn Remark, Wild Horse Road Vineyard, Monterey County came in first place with an average rating of 3.45. It cost $45. Sue and I brought this from our Monterey River Road trip with Ted and Shannon.

D - 2008 Storrs, Central Coast came in second place with an average rating of 3.23. It cost $26. Paul and Jennifer brought this.

A - 2004 Ridge, Lytton Estate came in third place with an average rating of 3.15. It cost $33. Paul and Jennifer brought this.

B - 2008 Marilyn Remark, Los Ositos Vineyard, Monterey County came in forth place with an average rating of 3.13, so close to 3rd. It cost $32. Sue and I also brought this from our  Monterey River Road trip.

C - 2009 Nicholson Vineyards, Old Vine Grenache, Santa Clara Valley came in last place with an average rating of 2.98, so close to everyone liking it. It cost $27. Sue and I brought this from our Corralitos Wine Trail trip.