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Grenache
Also known as Garnacha; Cannonau.
A red wine grape with black berries (Wikidata).
Grapes bred from it include Alicante Bouschet, Marselan, Caladoc, Portan.
On this site Grenache is a main grape in 7 regions, from Rioja at 1,700 GDD (Winkler III) to Priorat at 2,210 (Winkler IV), so the same grape meets very different seasons.
Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioja | +5% | +7% | +10% | +3% | +28% | +28% | +9% | +19% |
| Barossa Valley | +14% | +12% | -1% | -2% | -1% | -10% | -2% | +17% |
| McLaren Vale | +13% | +8% | -1% | -2% | -2% | -5% | -4% | +14% |
| Paso Robles | +3% | -2% | +10% | -4% | +11% | -7% | -1% | -4% |
| Languedoc | +12% | +6% | +5% | +2% | +23% | +18% | +6% | +14% |
| Southern Rhône | +11% | +10% | +5% | -2% | +21% | +16% | +1% | +5% |
| Priorat | +10% | +7% | +3% | +2% | +17% | +17% | +7% | +16% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
The regions
Languedoc
France · Winkler IV · 2,050 GDD
Southern Rhône
France · Winkler IV · 2,180 GDD
Priorat
Spain · Winkler IV · 2,210 GDD
Rioja
Spain · Winkler III · 1,700 GDD
Paso Robles
United States · Winkler III · 1,900 GDD
Barossa Valley
Australia · Winkler III · 1,870 GDD
McLaren Vale
Australia · Winkler III · 1,900 GDD