Grenache

I always say "la Grenache", and I get remarks each time...

My kids like to read wine labels at table, so I've had it drilled into me.

At least the Spaniards have some sense!

I asked my daughter the grammar whiz why it's not feminine and got the expected: "Ben, c'est comme ca..." :)

BTW the inao site is very quick for finding appellation rules, at

and search for the appellation in "textes." (Not addressed to MT, naturally. Just meant to mention it in the previous and forgot. Useful for the feeble of memory like myself, anyway.)

-E

Emery Davis wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@loki.domain.org:

Your daughter has hit it on the head

I asked my daughter the grammar whiz why it's not feminine and got the expected: "Ben, c'est comme ca..." :)

There is just enough sense to grammatical gender to get us in trouble when we strat guessing.

You would think that latin languages would be consistent, but take the main three, you can find just about every combination of inconsistency even when the word comes from the same root:

Word (EN) FR IT ES =================================instrument M M M salt M M F art M F M orchestra M F F water F F M moon F F F

JR, some of the Big Cali producers, misuse the terminology, a classic is Califorinia "Beaujolais", everyone here knows that Beaujolais is from France and made from the Gamay grape. Or Claifornia Burgundy, Burgundy is a region in Franch and the red is primarily Pinot Noir. Sometimes the Paul Mason's and a few others create bulk wine and label it with semi-legitimate names. My 2 cents.... ;-)

"Paul Parker" skrev i meddelandet news:O_y2g.2487$HC3.151@trnddc07...

Sorry for being an inveterate nit-picker and general - in fact, in terms of volume, the primary red in Bourgogne is Gamay.

THe best, however, is of course Pinot Noir, provided it does not contain too much rubber wellies.

HTH Cheers

Nils Gustaf