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!
To participate:
- Plan and share your event with the world on the #GrenacheDay Google MyMap which brings together a Global Gathering of Grenachistas: last year, #GrenacheDay was celebrated in over 30 countries, with MyMap receiving over 20k hits.
- Email marlene@grenachesymposium.com with your G-Plans to be a part of it!
- Post your photos and videos on Facebook.com/GrenacheDay and join in the conversation on Twitter (#GrenacheDay).
- Wear purple, red or colorful clothing, or visit www.zazzle.com/grenache to order your own Grenache T-shirt and more.
- Look for more suggestions on www.grenacheday.com!
- Join the International Grenache Association and become a sworn Grenachista!
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Contact us: Marlene Angelloz, Exec Dir. Grenache Association +33 (0)6616095 96
Press us: Jane Silverman press@grenache-association.com
Join us: www.grenache-association.com/join-us-2
Friend us: www.facebook.com/GrenacheDay
Follow us: www.twitter.com/grenache_global
Tweet us: #GrenacheDay
Visit us: www.grenacheday.com
Map us: #GrenacheDay GoogleMap
Celebrate with us: www.grenacheday.com
Quote us: go to http://www.grenache-association.com/press-material 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
History
Contact :
Marlene Angelloz - marlene@grenachesymposium.com
Tweet : @Grenache_Global
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