Loiuse,
> > I'm planning on doing a dry red and a Rosé with these, from the same 5
> > gallon batch is there a procedure to do both or should I do them separately?
> > How long should I leave the Rosé on the skins?

It makes a wonderful Rose, I make it every few years. It has a great
perfume quality about it. I get it off the skins within a few hours.

> Grenache blends well with wines with a lot of body such as syrah. As
> unblended syrah can take a few years to develop. Blend it with a
> lighter wine and it can be very good in a year.

That blend is pretty common in the Rhone Valley of France. It really
blends well with Syrah, but I would not be concerned blending it with
anything. My Syrah comes from the central valley. It needs only a
year or so to develop so that's not a compelling need in my case.

Joe