Well, I just posted by Pinot Noir post, and as I have stated before, Grenache is the Pinot Noir of the Rhone Valley.

So, there we are – I hope we understand the dearth of options that exist in the kosher Pinot Noir landscape. With that in mind, I thought it was high time to have a Pinot Noir tasting, along with the fact that a guest who came to our house said he liked Pinot Noir and Grenache! In a way, it was the perfect wine combo! Grenache is called the “Pinot noir of the Rhone Valley” for its finicky growing style as well, so the combo was chosen.

Now if good kosher Pinot Noir is a pain to find – forget about Grenache!! Here is the list – the TOTAL list that I know of (whether I would or would not drink them):

1. Hajdu Winery (much epic Grenache including 2007, 2010, and 2012, 2014)
2. Capcanes Winery
3. Ramon Cardova (undrinkable)
4. Galil Winery (last I had was OK)
5. Shirah Winery
6. Vitkin Winery
7. Dalton Estate (Last I had was really sweet)
8. Kos Yeshuous (only in 2016)

After those – the rest are blends, including the lovely Elvi, Netofa, and onwards:

1. Vignobles David (The last Vignobles I had were not fun, I hope to taste them again soon) – he has many wines with Grenache in them, in varying degrees of percentages.
2. Elvi Winery (Great wines indeed)
3. Netofa Winery (they recently added Grenache to their famous SM wines).
4. Capsouto Winery (they too only have 30% or so from Grenache)
5. Capcanes Winery (yes again because they make the famous Peraj Ha’Abib with Grenache as part of the blend)
6. Yaacov Oryah Wines (he makes a Blanc de Noir from Grenache and a few GSM as well). Sadly, I have not tasted his new wines. I hope to be doing that soon.

Sadly, in the world of white – there are only TWO full Granche Blanc wines:

1. Hajdu Winery (much epic Grenache including 2007, 2010, and 2012, 2014)
2. Vitkin Winery

Also, like the Noir, there is a winery that uses the Grenache Blanc in a blend:

1. Capsouto Winery (they use 60% of it or so in the Eva)
2. Vignobles David (The last Vignobles I had were not fun, I hope to taste them again soon and new ones as well) – he has a wine or two with Grenache Blanc in them, in varying degrees of percentages.
3. Shirah Winery made a Vintage White in 2016 that was mostly Grenache Blanc, but this year, they went back to using Viognier as the major varietal in this white blend.