GREY GRENACHE

Grenache gris is a grape variety and a variety of the Grenache Noir grape variety originating from the province of Aragon in Spain.

It is grown on just over 2600 hectares, mainly in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude in France where it is used in the blend of natural sweet wines from Banyuls, Collioure, Maury and Rivesaltes but in Camargue with grey wines in IGP Sable de Camargue. Used as the only grape variety, it is used to make gris de gris wines.

Grenache gris is also known as garnacha rioja, garnacha roja and garnacho rojo in Spain, grey grenache in Australia, rosco dos pinheiro in Portugal, or piros renache and szuerke grenache.