a black grape originally grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France and now in other wine-producing areas
2.
any of various red wines made from this grape
Word origin
French
Grenache in American English
(ɡrəˈnɑːʃ)
noun
a variety of grape used in winemaking, esp. for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California
Word origin
[‹ F grenache ‹ Catalan garnatxa, granatxa, Medieval Catalan vernatxa ‹ It vernaccia, after Vernazza, a commune of the Cinque Terre, a wine-growing region of Liguria]