> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Grape News! #GrenacheDay only 1 month away - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/grape_news_grenacheday_only_1_month_away_0819151100/ - Published: 2015-08-19T11:59:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-15T14:35:46.000Z - Description: The International Grenache Association counts down to the sixth International Grenache Day, held the third Friday of September, and invites fans to add events to its Google MyMap and post under #GrenacheDay. Last year's celebrations spanned more than 30 countries. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Others, Shopping, #vivvo-import **Grape News!! It's that time again! #GrenacheDay** **The International Grenache Association Starts the Count Down:** **One month to go until the 6th Annual International Grenache Day** **Friday, September 18, 2015** **August 18, 2015 - Avignon -** Today marks the month-long countdown **until the 6th Annual International Grenache Day (#GrenacheDay) on Friday September 18, 2015**. On that day, thousands of people and hundreds of events celebrate the most widely planted red grape in the world with global tastings, parties, social media postings and photobombs, inspired menus, and tweetings. Fans of the most voluptuous of grapes join together with restaurants, wine bars, night clubs, merchants and wineries to celebrate their favorite Grenache wines at home or away, the third Friday of every September. **Why Grenache?** This under-appreciated grape variety puts the 'pop' in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and puts Rosé in the pink. It makes great wines greater and its unique velvety mouthfeel has created a huge cult following across the world of Grenachistas, the term for Grenache fans that has even poured its way into the [Urban Dictionary](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu306iNIe2UT6astHcpWm8KTkmzx0QOe-5VV7%5Fen72PTdPRGh3SUAXibula6fvySX4lMbmfqDUOpwuaRnMgghIhmrVAknReV7w6iXRDZO6u3Yc1L5xfKUrfhrvsjIfLMzaGnvjp3O8npEXj%5FMrArJXHyFj4qpMJj4oHuvG9TeDa6Cs&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org)! To participate: - Plan and share your event with the world on the #GrenacheDay [Google MyMap](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu39bp3w3cIIlLH%5FqOdJvrzzMIwIzA0yfwSv8ld9HS1GoykFNT4kgYqjWfNy9LKPzf2XOxRj6YrZ91xZ6veRRJO4KHbUKxLcvm9KIcJtTPYQ96gm7PzjYydD%5FnMf-TjKKQSz84B0tuSZeZl346TUj1TWwC1iwPXm%5FtaBap9wr87fiUCSK6GMy%5F-ee6KHJ2CWpKj1ESTy7svBNwORnWhcJj8kE=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) which brings together a Global Gathering of Grenachistas: last year, **#GrenacheDay** was celebrated in over 30 countries, with [MyMap](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu35ykhb6pYQS8Z%5FoUcSjXU2h4mwFMlTUxG1fDjNl9pLv6QlstwTx6omLvoFOz7sbhJ%5FGoxqS74WhtkKWgTUIbwOJ5f9XUjESB%5FL2-cf4g-5wZzi0EnOt1jkiC%5Fdky-O7qwl1eqcw6Y%5FJTZ9p1O7U4MWVT%5Ffio2b7vsrxt0%5FnolTiKk5kAzFKQ6R-bd6Zh9MXYcQgoFuMEWcNW&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) receiving over 20k hits. - Email [marlene@grenachesymposium.com](mailto:marlene@grenachesymposium.com) with your G-Plans to be a part of it! - Post your photos and videos on [Facebook.com/GrenacheDay](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu34onyKEB8YDR39sxXs362R7ERffDeQoJ-%5FgIIOXXHGUgnVE4OPGG0dFCnQOjrjKEYANRL-m8NwJnHvnep9kRa0Nwc0yv9OYor%5FbA5Nxnz2u8Pnz-UozUzU%5F4pCVy4ZrKp-p958EfMSWJ&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) and join in the conversation on **Twitter** (#GrenacheDay). - Wear purple, red or colorful clothing, **or visit** [www.zazzle.com/grenache](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu30UZTdzGNwDKgYeDW9pZwjaz4dpc%5F63ko%5F4ZuiEUBkvrCe5%5F9D-MlYb0B0ElHJCU7jv2nfIku6Mw16rfzWUmNLm-idQJt0lh1tBVcEcSUBCQJuAnHzfcHl03QhZ%5FQuVF1A==&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) to order your own Grenache T-shirt and more. - Look for more suggestions on [www.grenacheday.com](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu34onyKEB8YDRG0JKVMRJDFzGPzsf-LSWyPGSZWZcyW4Tu1X5JHSec82Ot4gvL1y7QuEcqhtMXWnEaEKc9aURwZky3pNI9FoWTWTpAEkZLnFbVZVkvgZwtas=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org)! - Join the [International Grenache Association](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu30UZTdzGNwDKmXGcrlNENK8wpkXSii8M-%5FEh%5FfQWcWN2SjmNuLzh2Cdv33sDliPy1HUf%5Frzzff5CNKA3gq-AGyIQYxAJuFnX2Nr1FRnnIK382SHrKeEtAcxZlBn9JeEeyfguJtYjC5IuTmLtFVAHsDY=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) and become a sworn Grenachista! \# # # **Contact us:** [**Marlene Angelloz**](mailto:marlene@grenachesymposium.com), Exec Dir. Grenache Association +33 (0)6616095 96 **Press us:** Jane Silverman [press@grenache-association.com](mailto:press@grenache-association.com) **Join us:** [www.grenache-association.com/join-us-2](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu39f7ZZi3YxZYrdQ7k3eaeYE3iZlR02azdlqnHMPOCbUtMsqkcSISvo3TcRCEHyqGapqurl86048QwbzISClVMgV6zusSveS1kOrPuDo4On53zBY13xPWxMFRFtJ-8vAgQdExXY4EXRmh6OZX-uo0iec=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Friend us:** [www.facebook.com/GrenacheDay](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu34onyKEB8YDR39sxXs362R7ERffDeQoJ-%5FgIIOXXHGUgnVE4OPGG0dFCnQOjrjKEYANRL-m8NwJnHvnep9kRa0Nwc0yv9OYor%5FbA5Nxnz2u8Pnz-UozUzU%5F4pCVy4ZrKp-p958EfMSWJ&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Follow us:** [www.twitter.com/grenache\_global](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu3w8DPFyeguY4-899hjLp5y-kmaJlYF2QNljExxeYFdFSSWGlhX9lRY9DGT65BLaeLeyRbngnJw30OgBP6rUBkp3acbwSVUW1ADIC1niMpcQvDaJqcDcR1B115ni8gaf04Eo9zVhRUlba&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Tweet us:** #GrenacheDay **Visit us:** [www.grenacheday.com](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu34onyKEB8YDRG0JKVMRJDFzGPzsf-LSWyPGSZWZcyW4Tu1X5JHSec82Ot4gvL1y7QuEcqhtMXWnEaEKc9aURwZky3pNI9FoWTWTpAEkZLnFbVZVkvgZwtas=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Map us:** [#GrenacheDay GoogleMap](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu39bp3w3cIIlLH%5FqOdJvrzzMIwIzA0yfwSv8ld9HS1GoykFNT4kgYqjWfNy9LKPzf2XOxRj6YrZ91xZ6veRRJO4KHbUKxLcvm9KIcJtTPYQ96gm7PzjYydD%5FnMf-TjKKQSz84B0tuSZeZl346TUj1TWwC1iwPXm%5FtaBap9wr87fiUCSK6GMy%5F-ee6KHJ2CWpKj1ESTy7svBNwORnWhcJj8kE=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Celebrate with us:** [www.grenacheday.com](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu34onyKEB8YDRG0JKVMRJDFzGPzsf-LSWyPGSZWZcyW4Tu1X5JHSec82Ot4gvL1y7QuEcqhtMXWnEaEKc9aURwZky3pNI9FoWTWTpAEkZLnFbVZVkvgZwtas=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) **Quote us: go to** [http://www.grenache-association.com/press-material](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu3-Ki5CIrPtMHxYj0uCpv-WIx72AohF6qk2jty4KGrwKsUUIjeX%5Fj9CZlglJKSqjf7tRQM2EvtRPeD70-Dh1EQVzf9JURx%5FrzXDe%5F711hA6EaKsEgaSxt7HUoIYPJ9n1JLNkWPmBlMSZ%5FyHFKcrvOiIpV1f6jzT655Q==&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) for quotes by USA Grenache Ambassador Andy Abramson, Jancis Robinson, Jacques Pepin, Best Sommelier in the World 2013 Paolo Basso, Dean Hewitson, Randall Grahm, Steven Spurrier, and others! **EDITORS NOTES:** The **Grenache Association** is a grass-roots not-for-profit organization operated by volunteers who are passionate about wine and wine education, and open to lovers of fine wine across the world. Their goal is to educate wine lovers and promote Grenache through workshops and wine tastings and to sustain it in the vineyards and in the glass! **GA in Action:** - Run #GrenacheDay: an International Day of Grenache every third Friday in September; - GrenacheNights during Vinisud, VinExpo, ProWein, Alimentaria, London Wine Fair; - The Grenache Symposium: workshops, tastings and panels with hundreds of professionals from 22 countries; - Commented tastings by sommeliers, the Grenache masterclasses; - Worldwide network of wine professionals; - G-Think workshops: work, exchange and share technical information between winemakers; - Partnerships with key wine associations. [Board Members & Grenachistas](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu30UZTdzGNwDKWkyOxsMnnRoHfp9Vg1KQaAb-DbHLrFU8nvMFljkxevx8ecmpHcsJJ8qhTTZTLgnsFilHgfEqM64CU3Z6c93v--Ia9UJmJvn%5FzHMdF7OmbBuMSzEEGJz8A8RhtJAJmTPvDHXZoIpr2tI=&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) [History ](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu30UZTdzGNwDKbhUs9Xc%5FDI8M6rwkzWTrwkRCMFxa6Wx5arKkF4hDQiiErSXUWZTtAS9XBIikH9KoPjU%5F9EhxfhnbKhmD9M%5FP2LYiawHTyQi2MB-q4xNIq6LAVqOZzuMuJdOegckP-X6Iy-F-X-L-pqo9IASbrpcV3g==&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) ![Time Square's countdown to #GrenacheDay](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f5/c2/f5c28c07-f2c7-440d-8161-125a09d9bc91/content/images/2026/08/6db830f1bbd30ecf2630bae49ce32dc25d32c59d.jpg) Contact : Marlene Angelloz - [marlene@grenachesymposium.com](mailto:marlene@grenachesymposium.com) Tweet : @Grenache\_Global [**http://www.facebook.com/GrenacheSymposium**](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu31MKcwV%5F910d9ntye0VFMd7IKiNAGC13UygS6ki3GYVN391RC2U7qfMGPOw190jIhbIzHBRXvoxOIwNIYo5zXPWGRqzSgunMkwzhJBKzVM6QYhCkf8z2ox9exX20TT4HlYYHySGArnLA&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org) [http://www.grenache-association.com](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gYMNBFn1qm3zc400C2lL5ZCq6o4LAfG8eCu6t8gE8LYmTUgObSFu30IeD8zefHobVcyn-q07IK1ybYweroFW3F%5FWbpyX5jw4oza1kDg5FUeV1SaMiqwTTvKmKhRkRYrlz1FNVvyaRktCRfD%5FwEukE86r6rrBuFtHRqNjd7YL6-uEK5Fa4xhrZw==&c=zy%5FkQs6Yhc8EUvqTk-oLKcIMDhBQORKn06Eg3FSX-rzOSoCalSwYqQ==&ch=Ol%5FBmvckg5iHr%5FFlf9nV9jOPugarHEPu9uSvQV0WAISCtnHIjW-Q1A==&ref=foodconsumer.org)