The Grenache-focused event was held on London on 12 October this year by the drinks business, and hosted by Yangarra’s Peter Fraser, who has just been named Australian Winemaker of the Year by eminent wine critic James Halliday.

The masterclass was designed to look at the quality and stylistic differences of those rare wines that are made entirely of Grenache, a grape that is more commonly blended, whether it features in the fine wines from Spain, France or Australia.

Fraser’s expertise centres on Rhône grapes, in particular Grenache, having made wine from the variety since 2000 at Yangarra Estate in the McLaren Vale, where he crafts the flagship High Sands Grenache, created using biodynamically-farmed fruit from bush vines planted in 1946 on the highest point of the producer’s ancient sandy dunes.

Although the event was held to promote the wines of Yangarra, Fraser agreed to show his wines alongside the world’s most celebrated varietal Grenaches, and in doing so, allowed us to run London’s first comprehensive comparative tasting of the very greatest 100% Grenache wines. 

Read more at source | The Drinks Business