Ep 466: The Grape Miniseries -- Mencía

<p class="MsoNormal">This week we explore the Mencía grape of northwestern Spain, and northern Portugal, where it is called Jaen. This is a grape variety that hasn’t strayed far from home, as almost all plantings of it are in this corner of the Iberian Peninsula.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Although it is likely native to Portugal, Spain grows more than three times what Portugal grows and the grape has become the flagship of a number of revived regions that are building back their international reputations for exceptional wine from this singular grape that tastes a little like a lot of things but nothing like anything you’ve ever had 🤣.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Silky, fruity, earthy, refreshing, yet perfumed and elegant, Mencía is an unbelievable grape and one that you will have you clamoring for more once you give it a try! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/Uva_Mencia.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /><span class="mw-mmv-author"><a title= "User:SanchoPanzaXXI~commonswiki" href= "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SanchoPanzaXXI~commonswiki"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Photo credit SanchoPanzaXXI</span></a></span><span style= "font-size: 8pt;"><span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span>-<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-SA 3.0</a> Mencia in Ribeira Sacra, Spain</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center">Full show notes with producers and links are now exclusively available on<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "http://www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople">Patreon!</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople">Become a member today!</a></p> <p>________________________________________