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Wine of the Week: Two Takes on Grenache

Wine of the Week: Two Takes on Grenache

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Fredric Koeppel
May 14, 2013
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Grenache is a versatile grape, but if it's mishandled it can come dangerously close to being that generic nadir all things to all people, not a pretty pickle for a grape to find itself in. For today's Wine of the Week, I offer two versions of the grape, one from Lodi, the other from Dry Creek Valley -- obviously both from California -- that fulfill quit…

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