Comments on: Rhone Rangers Ride into Seattle again http://winepeeps.com/2009/07/20/rhone-rangers-ride-into-seattle-again/ Helping you get the most bang for your buck in wine Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=729 hourly 1 By: VINEgeek » Vina Robles RED4 2007 Paso Robles http://winepeeps.com/2009/07/20/rhone-rangers-ride-into-seattle-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3766 VINEgeek » Vina Robles RED4 2007 Paso Robles Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:23:30 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=2122#comment-3766 [...] blogger viewpoints at: Wine Peeps (score only: 2.5 stars), Young Winos of LA (scroll down), Wine and Cheese and Wherever You Are. [...] [...] blogger viewpoints at: Wine Peeps (score only: 2.5 stars), Young Winos of LA (scroll down), Wine and Cheese and Wherever You Are. [...]

]]> By: Feo http://winepeeps.com/2009/07/20/rhone-rangers-ride-into-seattle-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 Feo Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:20:50 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=2122#comment-3477 I have great respect for the Rhone Rangers organization and I think they are doing an awesome job promoting wines from lesser known varietals grown in South East France. If anything, perhaps they are being too successful and as a consequence are spreading the false impression that all the grapes sanctioned are "native" to the Rhone region of France. From this forum I just want to clarify that some of the most popular varietals are not indigenous to the Rhone and indeed come from the largest vineyard in the world just a few hundred miles south. This applies primarily to Garnacha, Monastrel and Cariñena. Cheers I have great respect for the Rhone Rangers organization and I think they are doing an awesome job promoting wines from lesser known varietals grown in South East France. If anything, perhaps they are being too successful and as a consequence are spreading the false impression that all the grapes sanctioned are “native” to the Rhone region of France. From this forum I just want to clarify that some of the most popular varietals are not indigenous to the Rhone and indeed come from the largest vineyard in the world just a few hundred miles south. This applies primarily to Garnacha, Monastrel and Cariñena.

Cheers

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