Rhône Valley

**Rhône Valley** (Vallée du Rhône) follows the Rhône river through southeastern France and splits into two distinct halves with very different personalities. **Wines & grapes** — The steep northern Rhône makes Syrah-based reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage) and whites from Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. The broader, warmer south favours Grenache-led blends, most famously Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can draw on more than a dozen permitted grapes. **Character** — Northern wines are focused and peppery; southern wines are warm, generous, and herb-scented, shaped by the drying Mistral wind and stony soils. **Good to know** — The rounded galets (large pebbles) of Châteauneuf-du-Pape store daytime heat and release it at night.

Wines

• Acantalys — Les Vignerons de Tavel & Lirac
• Ampodium — Domaine Rostaing
• Anthémis — Domaine de Beaurenard
• Arcane Le Valet d’Épée — Xavier Vignon
• Arioso Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge — Rotem & Mounir Saouma
• Arne Brimis Viltvin — Domaine la Montagnette
• Avarum — M. Chapoutier
• Barbe Rac — M. Chapoutier
• Belleruche — M. Chapoutier
• Belleruche Blanc — M. Chapoutier
• Binquillon — Alain Ignace
• Blanc — La Vieille Ferme
• Blanc Nature — Famille Perrin / Perrin & Fils
• Bonnevaux — Stéphane Vedeau
• Brune & Blonde de Guigal — E. Guigal
• Brézème — Éric Texier
• C'Est Beau Là-Haut Séguret — Domaine Chamfort
• Cabanon Rouge — Cave de L'Estabel
• Cairanne — Domaine du Grand Alcycon
• Cairanne — Domaine Richaud