How have I not talked about this wine before?  I used to buy Las Rocas all the time from a liquor store near where I used to live.  They don’t carry it where I am now, but I ran across it in another store and the nostalgia swept over me like a wave.  I need to share the news!  Although the price has certainly gone up in the past 6 years or so since I’ve started drinking the wine, Las Rocas garnacha (or grenache) is an affordable, consistent Spanish red that I would recommend to anyone.  I used to be able to find it at the Whole Foods in Vegas for under $8 a bottle, but you can still find it for around $10 today.  I like Las Rocas because it has the floral nose and the berrilicious, spicy flavor of a fancy-schmancy wine, but it is made in Spain from grenache grapes so it cheaper to produce and thus a lot less money!  One note – there ALWAYS seems to be sediment at the bottom of the bottle so don’t tip it upside down to get out the last drop!  You can decant it if you’d like, it is always fun to have an excuse to break out that massive glass play-thing and class up a mundane weeknight dinner.   So if you see it, grab a bottle of Las Rocas and make sure to share your thoughts!

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