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\"Red<\/a>Wine lovers need look no further than France\u2019s Rh\u00f4ne Valley for a cornucopia of extraordinary red, white, and ros\u00e9 wines. The region, as well as the region\u2019s wines, are named after the Rh\u00f4ne River which makes a hasty exit from Switzerland\u2019s Lac Leman, better known to Americans as Lake Geneva, and cuts a swift path through southern France to the Mediterranean Sea. The Rh\u00f4ne is not only the source of many of France\u2019s greatest wines, it also lays claim to being a bargain hunter\u2019s paradise.<\/p>\n

The wine growing region of the Rh\u00f4ne Valley begins just south of Lyon around the city of Vienne and terminates far south, near Aix-en-Provence. The length of the river allows for two quite distinct wine producing sub-regions in the Rh\u00f4ne Valley; one north and the other south. In the Northern Rh\u00f4ne, one finds granite and gneiss based soils, coupled with a continental climate. Here, Syrah is king of the cultivars, where it reigns as the only permitted red variety. The Northern Rh\u00f4ne is home to such illustrious wines as C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, and Saint Joseph among others. Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier are the permitted white grape varieties in the Northern Rh\u00f4ne. The red wines of the Northern Rh\u00f4ne tend to be highly structured and firm, and often capable of great aging, while the region\u2019s white wines are hauntingly aromatic and most enjoyable in their youth.<\/p>\n

The Southern Rh\u00f4ne sub-region announces a warmer Mediterranean climate with substantially varied terroirs. Here alluvium, sand, limestone, marl, pebbles, and large flat stones known as galets<\/em> predominate. Grenache is the dominant red variety, but there is an incredible wealth of supporting cultivars used for blending, among them Syrah, Mourv\u00e8dre, Cinsault, and Carignan. The wines of the Southern Rh\u00f4ne are often aromatic and beautifully perfumed, juicy, supple in texture and endowed with considerable weight. Red wines dominate the production in the Southern Rh\u00f4ne. Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet and C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne are the names to look for, but one should not discount the wonderful ros\u00e9 and white wines that increasingly flow from the Southern Rh\u00f4ne. Grenache remains the mainstay for ros\u00e9, while Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viognier yield the region\u2019s finest white wines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wine lovers need look no further than France\u2019s Rh\u00f4ne Valley for a cornucopia of extraordinary red, white, and ros\u00e9 wines. The region, as well as the region\u2019s wines, are named after the Rh\u00f4ne River which makes a hasty exit from Switzerland\u2019s Lac Leman, better known to Americans as Lake Geneva, and cuts a swift path […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[7,9,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Rh\u00f4ne Valley: The Home of Extraordinary Red, White, and Ros\u00e9 Wines | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wine lovers need look no further than France\u2019s Rh\u00f4ne Valley for a cornucopia of extraordinary red, white, and ros\u00e9 wines.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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