All about Grenache

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  1. 3. Among the common descriptors used to convey Grenache aromas/flavours, this might also be found in your kitchen (5,6)
  2. 6. This region is Spain's best known producer of Garnacha Blanca (English spelling, 9)
  3. 9. Grenache is known by this name in Sardinia (8)
  4. 10. This Australian region has emerged as a Grenache superstar in recent years (7,4)
  5. 13. Garnacha was born in this northern Spanish region (6)
  6. 15. Grenache is often blended with this red grape in the south of France (8)
  7. 17. This teinturier (red-fleshed) variety is a crossing of Grenache with another grape, and is commonly found in Portugal (8,8)
  8. 18. How many grapes other than Grenache are allowed in the production of AOP Châteauneuf du Pape? (9)
  9. 19. Grenache is to southern Rhône, as ________ is to northern Rhône (5)
  10. 20. This winemaker helped put Garnacha on the map in Priorat (6,8)
Down
  1. 1. The third in the holy trinity of grapes in the French GSM blend (9)
  2. 2. Grenache is the main ingredient in this sweet wine category found in southern France (3,4,7)
  3. 4. This southern Rhône rosé appellation can be a good-value alternative to Tavel (5)
  4. 5. Priorat producer of Garnacha with religious associations (5,3)
  5. 7. In Australia, the M of the GSM blend is known by this name (6)
  6. 8. This family owns famous Châteauneuf producer, Château de Beaucastel (6)
  7. 10. A blending partner of Grenache Blanc in the Languedoc, this is also a key grape in Cava production (7)
  8. 11. This Spanish region is often associated with rosé made from Garnacha (7)
  9. 12. This South African Grenache shares the first name of a former British Prime Minister (5)
  10. 14. The sweet fruit character of Grenache comes from the typically high levels of alcohol and _________ (8)
  11. 16. Jacques Reynaud headed up this famous Châteauneuf estate until he died in 1997 (5)