VILLAGES
OF PROVENCE
Chateauneuf du Pape
A well-known Rhone wine region by wine lovers around the world,
this region covers more than 3,200 hectacres and produces over
110,000 hectolitres of wine per year.
Chateauneuf du Pape translates to ‘The Pope’s New
Castle’ and the region is entirely entwined with papal history
from 1308.
Lovers of Burgundy wines, the consecutive popes of the era promoted
wine-growing around Avignon (near the Pope’s Palace). The
unique combination of sandy, rocky limestone soil, long dry summers
with long hot daylight hours and the mistral wind contributed
to magnificent grape producing conditions.
Wines produced in this region are typically high in alcohol (13-15%),
are predominantly red in variety and age superbly.
A wine lover’s delight.
TOURS
IN PROVENCE - FRANCE
Tasting
the Best Wines of Provence
