Rhône
France
Cultivation of Vitis vinifera takes place in French Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC), a government mandated regulation of the
terrior, 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
Coteaux de L'Ardèche
Côtes du Rhône
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Côte-Rôtie
Crozes-Hermitage
Gigondas
Hermitage
St.-Joseph
Tavel
Vacqueyras
Vaucluse
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