Rhone Valley

Data
1477.16 million square meters, 20% are French grape vinyards, 53% AOC, 8,000 producers, 977 million bottles of wine per year, 91% of them are dry red, Mediterranean climate.

History
The Churchs are affected profoundly. Pope influenced the development of the 14th century. 17/18 century were continued to grow, more than 50% of the winewere sold by wine dealer or organization.
Rhone Valley is located in the southeast of France, south Beaujolais ,famous for the the Rhone rivir. to wine and soil, the Rhône River Basin is divided into two parts which is North Rhone Valley and the South Rhone Valley. Each of it hasdifferent grape varieties, different brewing techniques, different soils and some degree of different climatic conditions. AOC wine in this region produce 40 million boxes a year, rank only second to Bordeaux.
Syrah is the only grape variety planted in North Rhone Valley. White wines aremade of white grape varieties: Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne.
The Southern Rhône Valley region start from 30 miles of south region, extends to the south of Avignon, much larger than the northern Rhone Valley, 95% wine of the whole region is produced here.

Grape varieties
A. North Rhone Valley
White grapes:Marsanne,Roussanne, Viognier
Red grapes: Syrah
B. Southern Rhone Valley
White grapes: Picpoul, Bourboulenc, Clairette
Red grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault

Category
A.O.C.; Vin de Pays

Style / taste
A. North Rhone Valley
Condrieu and Chateau-Grillet White wine are made entirely of Viognier ,they are very distinguished because of their distinctive aromas and velvety mouth feel.
Saint-peray produces white wines with violet and hazelnut flavors.
Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Cote Rotie and Cornas produce mainly strong, Red Wine. These tannins in the wine will take years or even decades to fully mature. In the highest peak, you can taste the complex structure of the game flavor.
The wine of St. Joseph and Emmita are both aromatic and fruity. A sparkling wine known as Clairette de Die is a pleasant, light and aromatic wine with moderate air bubbles.
B. Southern Rhone Valley
Tavel and Lirac are famous for producing rich, robust and sparkling rosé wines.
The red wine produced by Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Lirac are ripe in color with a strong aroma and fruity taste.
The Côtes du Rhone and the Côtes du Rhone-Villages produce sturdy, pepper-flavored red wine. Beaumes-de-Venise is a white wine with Muscat, golden in color with the aroma of grapes and the sweetness of barley. Wine from The Coteaux du Tricastin, the Cotes du Ventoux and the Cotes du Lubon are easy to drink with an apple flavor. The red wine of the Costieres de Nimes is strong and has a strong aroma; while the rosé wines are milder and fruity.