Wine
Cathal McBride: Get wise to garnacha’s elegance
Together, the red and white grapes of this heat-loving variety offer an unlikely but delicious balance
Garnacha is one of the world’s most commonly planted grape varieties. A lover of heat, it can thrive in dry, arid conditions. Often blended, it’s also more than capable of standing alone.
There are various theories about garnacha’s possible origins, from the island of Sardinia, where it is known as cannonau, to the Spanish landscape, where it gained prominence. What we do know for sure is that it can produce full-bodied, sumptuous reds as well ...
