Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most renowned appellations of the southern part in the Rhône Valley, and its vineyards are located around Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in neighboring villages, Bédarrides, Courthézon and Sorgues, between Avignon and Orange. They cover slightly more than 3,200 hectares or 7,900 acres (32 km2) and produce over 110,000 hectolitres of wine a year, more wine made in this one area of the southern Rhône than in all of the northern Rhône.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Vineyard with the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation borders, with vines trimmed as bushvines.
Vines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape growing in vineyards filled with galets, trimmed to a bushwine shape
Cuvée de la Reine des Bois from Domaine de la Mordorée.
Rhône wine
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The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The region's major appellation in production volume is Côtes du Rhône AOC.
The steep hill on which the Hermitage AOC grapes are produced stands above the Rhône.
A vineyard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in southern Rhône.