April 2011 – THE GRAPE BELT

Geek Of The Week — Grenache

If you’ve enjoyed wines from the Southern Rhone in France, or from any one of several regions in Northern Spain, you are certainly familiar with grenache, or garnacha as it is known in Spanish-speaking countries. But, if you’ve yet to spread your wine wings and can’t recall even hearing the words grenache or garnacha (sounds like […]

Right As Rain

I love New York. Really, I do. And I love it, along with eastern Massachusetts, a bit more after the ten days I just spent there. What are some of the pluses I ran into during my time back east? Well, to steal a page from that NYC television icon, David Letterman, here’s today’s Top Ten, mostly wine-related, […]

Geek Of The Week — Rosé

In this section of The Grape Belt we’ll offer snapshots of wines and grapes and regions that most folks might not know or be very knowledgeable about. If more people learn more about wines other than the basic varieties they find in their supermarket or discount liquor store, we increase the chances that the good […]