Grenache Blanc, or Garnacha Blanca is the white variety of Grenache. Widely planted in both France and Spain, it produces wines that are high in alcohol and low in acidity and is best blended with other varieties for character.
Grenache Blanc
White Grenache, Grenache Blanc in France, Garnatxa Blanca in Catalonia and Garnacha Blanca in Spain usually generates high alcohol, bright acidity, with citrus and or herbaceaous notes.
Indeed the exact number of grapes allowed is 14 as Grenache Blanc generally is considered as Grenache, the name with which is called the homonymous and important red berried grape.
Eligible varieties for the former include Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Tourbat, augmented by a maximum 20% of Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d'Alexandrie.
Popular in the Rhône (along with Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Viognier). Australia , especially in Victoria , has some of the world's oldest vineyards.
The main grapes in Cõtes du Rhõne are Grenache, Syrah and Carignan for red wine, Clairette, Ugni Blanc and Grenache Blanc for white wine.
Particularly important in the areas of the Languedoc and Rousillon, there are also variants with different colored berries: white grenache blanc, and pink grenache rose or grenache gris.
It is the second most planted grape in the world. Wines made with grenache tend to be sweet and fruity, with little tannin. "Grenache" refers to Grenache Noir, the red variety, but there is also a Grenache Blanc.
Viognier is often blended with other white grapes, such as Marsanne, Rousanne, Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc and Chenin Blanc.
grapes can be harvested from all over the Rhone region, though most come from the southern part of the region. Many wineries make both a red version and a white version (the white usually includes Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, and/or Grenache Blanc), ...
 See also: Region, Wine, Blanc, White, Syrah
  
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