History
of Cotes du Rhone
Côtes
du Rhône was with Provence the first region to
produce wine in France. It seems that the first vine
was planted by vine growers coming form Marseille.
Because of the Rhône river, it was easy to send
the bottles of wine to an harbor on the Mediterranean
sea (Marseille). The vineyards was then developed by
the Romans. The oldest vineyards are Côte Rôtie and Hermitage. The Rhône region has many Roman
monuments to visit such as in Vienne city.
In
the middle age, monasteries began to manage vineyards
such as Châteauneuf which was rename Châteauneuf
du Pape when the Popes used to spent their holidays
there ! A clear sign of recognition for the region.
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Wines
from Côtes du Rhône :
Côte
Rôtie - Condrieu - Château
Grillet - Hermitage - Crozes
Hermitage - Cornas - Côtes
du Rhône aoc - Côtes
du Rhône villages - Gigondas - Châteauneuf
du Pape - Côtes
du Ventoux - Wines
from Côtes du Rhône
Other
french wine regions :
Alsace - Bordeaux - Burgundy - Champagne - Corsica - Languedoc-Roussillon - Loire
Valley - Provence - South
West
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