| Friday 29 May Notes
French Wines
The Rhone Valley
Situated in the Rhone river valley in southern France
Two sub regions Northern and Southern Rhone
In the North the red wine is made from Syrah and white is from the Viognier grape
The North’s most famous wines come from Cote-Rotie
In the South the blends can have up to 13 varieties of grapes but mainly Grenache Syrah Mourvedre Carignan and Cinsault
Most famous wine of the South is Chateauneuf-du-Pape
A good introduction to the Rhone is to buy a Cotes du Rhone which is generally from the South and will be a blend of the above grapes
They are available from most specialist wine retailers and even some supermarkets expect to pay around $20.00 for a Cotes du Rhone
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