Grenache vs Pinot noir

Grenache is fuller, Pinot noir is more acidic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Grenache

Red · Spain

ripe strawberry, warm spice

vs

Pinot noir

Red · France, Italy

light, silky, red cherry and earth

Bone dry

Sweetness

Bone dry

Medium

Body

Light

Low

Tannin

Low

Medium

Acidity

High

14 to 15.5%

Alcohol

12.5 to 14%

15 to 17 °C

Serve at

13 to 16 °C

Aragon, Alella, Priorat, Roussillon

Regions

France Burgundy | Champagne | United States Santa Barbara Region | Santa Cruz Mountains | Russian River Valley | Willamette Valley | New Zealand Central Otago | Marlborough | Martinborough | Australia Tasmania | Mornington Peninsula | Yarra Valley | Romania | Germany | Chile | Canada | England | South Africa