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The Cariñena region of Spain is honored to be a Top 100 Platinum Sponsor of the upcoming BARC conference in Austin to celebrate leading wine and spirits retailers.   Cariñena was named Wine Region to Watch by Wine Enthusiast – and is known for “some of Northern...

Historic birthplace of Garnacha Hosted its First Pavilion and Master Class with Pedro Ballesteros, MW to Positive Industry Acclaim NEW YORK, N.Y. (March 5, 2019) – The Spanish wine region of Cariñena, the historic birthplace of Garnacha, sponsored the second annual...

Historic birthplace of Garnacha will host a Regional Pavilion and Master Class with Pedro Ballesteros, MW

The first stop will be at SommCon East 2018 held in Washington D.C. July 22nd –24th. Master Sommelier Bob Bath will be presenting a seminar entitled “Garnacha Unveiled: From Cariñena to the World.”

Cariñena Regional Recipe – Spanish Style Chicken with Peppers and Onions

Ingredients: • 1 cured chorizo, about 1 lb. • 32 oz. of two or three-day-old bread, country-style loaves with dense interior are best • 1 bunch of red grapes, halved and seeded • 2 cloves of garlic • 3 ounces of bacon fat or fatback, chopped • 2 Tbsp. of...

Highlights from the Global Garnacha Summit 2018

Wine Industry Comes Together in Napa Valley for First-Ever Global Garnacha Summit, Sponsored by D.O.P. Cariñena, the Birthplace of Garnacha in Spain

Cariñena featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post!

Located in Spain’s northeast region of Aragón, D.O.P. Cariñena produces more old-vine Garnacha planted than any other region in Spain.

Garnacha is one of the most easy-drinking, food-friendly wines around, and some of the best examples come from the Cariñena region of Spain.

Learning about wine can sometimes feel a bit like waiting in line at Disneyland—once you’ve made it through the room of Cabernet, Pinot, and Chardonnay, you turn the corner and there’s a whole other room filled with obscure varieties and appellations to...

This versatile grape, celebrated on Sept. 16 this year, does particularly well in various parts of Spain. The grenache grape is widely planted in many corners of the wine-growing world, most notably in France and Spain but also in Australia and California,...

The region surrounds the city of Zaragoza in the high plains of Aragon, an arid, windswept area south of Rioja. With a history dating back to Roman times, Cariñena’s winemaking roots run deep. It was the second wine region in Spain to gain denomination of...

Because it can handle the demands of crazy continental climates like a champ, with vines withstanding wind and drought conditions considerably well, Garnacha (aka Grenache in France), is a go-to grape for all sorts of winemaking endeavors. Just to keep...

You most likely know grenache as the generally rich and fruity grape variety that is so readily relied upon as a blending partner in France’s southern Rhone wine region, among other parts of the world. It also shows up here and there as a varietal wine, of course.

In addition to being a major cultural and agricultural powerhouse, Aragon's vineyards are renowned not only for their Tempranillo but for increasing Garnacha's popularity. This is the land where Garnacha cultivation began in Roman times yet was under siege...

Less than half of the crop used to make wine for Bodegas San Valero is dedicated to old vine plantings, but neglect is not a common sight—or at least not one typically showcased to visitors. In fact, most of San Valero’s fields are manicured to...