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.

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