Has anyone here tried blending central CA valley Valdepena (aka
Tempranillo) and Grenache? In the last 2 crushes of central valley
fruit, the varieties that stood out as the best to me were the
Tempranillo (2002) and Grenache (2003). And my recollection is that
previous posts to this ng suggested that these two are amongst the
best varieties for the central valley.

It occurred to me this morning that the two might go really well
together, but unfortunately I don't have any Grenache left to try
blending even a small amount (it all went into my GSR "Rhone Style"
blend). Then I read in a book that the Rioja wines are generally
grenache/tempranillo blends. I'm *really* wishing I'd saved even a
litre or two of my Grenache so that I could blend it with some of the
Tempranillo I have bottled.

This blend will definitely be at the top of my list to try in the
future!

Cheers,
Richard