Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
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The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

While the Rhône River is dotted with vineyards from its headwaters in Switzerland to its mouth on the French Mediterranean coast, the Rhône Valley properly refers to two clusters of appellations along the banks of the river in Southern France. The Northern Rhône, or Rhône septentrionale, occupies a narrow band of vineyards hugging the river just south of Beaujolais, from Vienne to Valence. The vineyards of the Southern Rhône, or Rhône méridionale, funnel outward south of Montélimar toward Avignon, near the river’s Mediterranean basin. While these two separate stretches are often considered collectively, the Northern and Southern Rhône are climatically and viticulturally distinct.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capital, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

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Table of Contents

Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport

Rhône Valley and Southern France

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Table of Contents

Rhône Valley
The Northern Rhône
The Southern Rhône
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Southwestern France and the Dordogne
Review Quizzes

The Rhône Valley

The Rhône Valley in France is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production.

The Rhône Valley and its environs boast a long history of enological importance. The introduction of winemaking in France can be traced to the Greeks, who established vine cultivation at their Massalia settlement—modern-day Marseilles—in approximately 600 BCE. At the height of Greek trade, some 10 million liters of wine in amphorae were shipped through Massalia into the heart of Gaul via the Rhône River. The Romans continued this trend with their arrival in the Southern Rhône in 125 BCE, and viticulture spread to the Northern Rhône by the first century CE. The Northern Rhône’s picturesque, hallmark terraces were first constructed by Roman workers. Vienne evolved as an important Roman provincial capitol, and the Viennese vinum picatum, or "pitched wine," was exported to Rome itself. Whether vinum picatum was simply a reference to the wine’s character resulting from its mode of transport