"How Delightful to talk about ideas, especially with someone

laboring in the same vineyard."

                                            Annie Dillard

And, right back to the vineyards of  Australia, Yalumba Winery, and my musings, of course.  

We ventured into the world of Grenache with the Yalulmba Barossa 2006 Bush Vine Grenache.  This delightful easy-drinking wine was created from 70 year old Barossa vines.  It just happens to be one of my personal favorites as it is what I like to call a "no-brainer."  Grenache of this caliber is not fussy.  You don't have to dissect it to enjoy it and you don't have to spend a ton of money to acquire it.

Grenache is a varietal all its own and is responsible for the beautiful wines of the Southern Rhone in France, most notably Chateauneuf-du-Pape.  Also, Garnacha is a principle grape grown and produced in Rioja Spain but a rose by any other name is still ......Grenache.  And, Yalumba's Grenache is like a subtle fruit bomb in the mouth. The wine is full of ripe plums, cloves and sweet berry, cherry flavors.  It is full and soft and seamless to the end with juicy tannins.

Robert Parker of the Wine Advocate gave this lovely an "87" out of a 100 scale. Pretty good for a wine that retails for $18.99 and is consistent from vintage to vintage.  

So, the next time you visit us at State Street Exchange, remember that the wine tastings are every Thursday from 5:00-8:00 pm. We open a white, a red and a sweet wine for the chicks... (or rather a sweet wine for the men to take home to their chicks, after some persistent prodding on my part)   And that the above picture is not of your Grandpa after a few......but rather, one of those 70 year old vines that keep producing some outstanding, affordable wines from Yalumba.

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