Rhône
France
Cultivation of Vitis vinifera takes place in French
Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC), a government mandated
regulation of the terroir, in the Rhône Valley, which flows
down from the Alps in southeastern France. In the northern
part mainly Syrah is grown, whereas in the south a variety of
grapes are blended.
Subappellations d'Origine Contrôlée:
Château-Grillet
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Condrieu
Cornas
Costières de Nîmes
Coteaux de L'Ardeche
Côtes du Rhône
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Côte-Rôtie
Crozes-Hermitage
Gigondas
Hermitage
St.-Joseph
Tavel
Vacqueyras
Vaucluse
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