Tag: carignan

Red

La Perdrix Costieres de Nimes Rouge

La Perdrix Costieres de Nimes Rouge paired with Steak and a Sweet Potato
November 28, 2018

I found myself with another wine from La Perdrix this week and a husband who wanted to grill steaks. Fortunately for me, the wine was a red and my husband is excellent at grilling steaks. I prepped some sweet potatoes and we were all set! This wine was a blend of 45% Grenache, 35% Syrah, and 20% Carignan. My husband’s favorite varietal so far has been Syrah, so I was very pleased to have something along the lines that I hoped he would enjoy. Since we had already learned so recently about the region this wine was from and history…

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Red

Cellar el Masroig Solà Fred Carignan

December 4, 2017

As I moved back to Spain this week, I was happily ready to try another Carignan. Knowing now that this was a wine I could pair with barbeque made me even happier! Living in Texas, barbeque is on the menu basically weekly and I am always happy to have a reason to eat more of it. Knowing nothing about Cellar el Masroig, I began my research there. This winery started in 1917 and functions as a co-op of grape and olive growers for wine and olive oil. The winery claims that Carignan makes up the foundation of their wines and…

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Red

Mont Gravet Carignan

October 31, 2017

This week I pulled out the Mont Gravet Carignan from my Wine Awesomeness box. I wanted to try it first because the musical selection for this wine was, “You and I” by Ingrid Michaelson. I love me some Ingrid, so I was excited to try this wine. The Carignan was a 2015 vintage from Pays d’Herault, France. I sampled this wine on January 27, 2017, and noted it’s beautiful Red color. I had not had much experience with French wines so I was quite intrigued by it. To start off, I did some research into Carignan grapes before beginning my…

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