Maison Ventenac Grenache Le Paria France

Maison Ventenac Grenache Le Paria FrancePairs with: Brie cheese, berry jam, and crackers Good for: Hors dOeuvres Grape: Grenache I am from: Languedoc, France The Story: Stephanie & Olivier Ram, wife and husband, are the third generation of their family at Maison Ventenac. Their location around Ventenac Cabards is famed for limestone, chalky soils, which gives their wines saline & fresh characters. Oliviers philosophy is to allow their unique terroir to shine through in the wines, presenting

high-altitude Tuscan acidity cuts cleanly through the fruit weight

and a comforting

integrated freshness keeps it vibrant

I am from: Mosel

the winery was built on a deep appreciation for his family’s historical roots—his grandfather had grown grapes in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley as far back as the early 1900s

yet the individual site reigned supreme

cherry cola

vertigo-inducing terraces and balconies that hang directly over the Miño River

or a bold Tom Cat Negroni

ancient soils dominated by rich red clay

or showing a friend how beautifully Portugal seamlessly marries its native grapes with famous French varieties

Why You'll Love Me: An uncompromisingly bold and lively take on the grape