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the other higher appellations - Côtes du Rhône
Villages, Côtes du Rhône Villages (named villages) and crus from the area of the AOC could label their wines Côtes du Rhône as long as it meets the AOC requirements, and occasionally, in order to avoid a glut and maintain prices, wines are declassed and sold as a lower denomination or in bulk for blending.
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in the northern part of the region from Vienne to
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Villages, Côtes du Rhône Villages (named village), crus, and speciality wines. In theory producers of any of
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Further up the scale from the Côtes du Rhône AOC the Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOC is produced by 95 authorized communes in the departments of the Ardèche, the Drôme, the Gard, and the
Vaucluse. The appellation includes 95 communes, with a total of approximately 3,000 hectares under cultivation. The
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grape varieties. A maximum of 20% white varieties may be used in the rosés. All reds grown south of Montélimar must contain a minimum of 40% Grenache, and may contain up to 5% white grapes. A red from anywhere in the appellation must contain a minimum of 15% Syrah and/or
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Avignon in the southern latitudes, produced by 123 communes. The great majority of these are cultivated on the eastern side of the Rhône between the river bank near the town of Orange, and the Vaucluse-Luberon chain of mountains. The wines here are anchored by Grenache noir but
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Village appellations are authorized to include their village name on the label. With approximately 6,500 hectares under cultivation, the average yield is approximately 37 hectolitres per hectare. Current regulation includes following villages:
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are concerned with production from the 83,839 (2008) hectares of vineyard. The average yield is 52 hectolitres per hectare. Wines of all three colours must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The average annual production of CDR of around 3.3 million hectolitres – 419 million bottles –
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average yield is approximately 38 hectolitres per hectare. The
Grenache grape is required to be present at not less than 50%, with 20% Syrah and/or Mourvèdre. A maximum of 20% of other authorized varieties is permitted. The minimum required alcoholic strength is 12%.
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2104:Fermentation
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1938:Wine tasting
1559:Muscat blanc
1529:Chenin blanc
1326:Ancient Rome
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2179:Other steps
2170:Wine cellar
2127:Süssreserve
1819:Wine cellar
1809:Wine bottle
1750:accessories
1748:Packaging,
1707:Tempranillo
1336:Noah's wine
1316:Phoenicians
1262:Viticulture
1194:Rhône Wines
954:Terret noir
719:Bourboulenc
663:Rasteau AOC
435:Bourboulenc
192:Bourboulenc
40:Wine region
2276:Categories
2086:Maceration
2076:Wine press
2066:Destemming
2017:Winemaking
1923:Wine fraud
1918:Wine fault
1903:Oenophilia
1839:Wine label
1834:Wine glass
1799:Port tongs
1697:Sangiovese
1692:Pinot noir
1652:Douce noir
1579:Rkatsiteli
1524:Chardonnay
1514:Catarratto
1488:by acreage
1462:Biodynamic
1425:Aromatized
1214:winemaking
1178:Légifrance
1146:Legifrance
1105:References
1006:Montélimar
966:Ugni blanc
639:Cornas AOC
587:Signargues
476:méridional
443:Ugni blanc
317:phylloxera
294:Roquemaure
240:region of
238:Rhône wine
139:Total area
88:Rhône wine
2038:Noble rot
1928:Winemaker
1908:Sommelier
1844:Wine rack
1824:Wine cork
1814:Wine cave
1804:Screw cap
1774:Corkscrew
1739:New World
1734:Old World
1712:Zinfandel
1687:Mourvèdre
1594:Trebbiano
1534:Colombard
1435:Noble rot
1415:Fortified
1393:Sparkling
1360:New World
927:Roussanne
890:Muscardin
878:Mourvèdre
675:Tavel AOC
659:Lirac AOC
559:Rochegude
431:Roussanne
419:Clairette
414:Mourvèdre
406:Carignane
339:The wines
230:-growing
188:Roussanne
160:Mourvèdre
121:limestone
117:sandstone
2053:Pressing
1975:Glossary
1891:Industry
1784:Jug wine
1779:Decanter
1769:Box wine
1667:Isabella
1662:Grenache
1642:Carignan
1589:Sémillon
1574:Riesling
1569:Palomino
1312:Ancient
1295:Vineyard
1290:Veraison
1275:Oenology
1083:See also
1046:bottling
979:Viognier
866:Marselan
851:Marsanne
798:Counoise
747:Carignan
615:châteaux
551:Puyméras
531:Chusclan
527:Cairanne
493:Viognier
489:Condrieu
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427:Marsanne
410:Counoise
402:Cinsault
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358:Vaucluse
269:Grenache
196:Viognier
184:Marsanne
172:Counoise
168:Carignan
164:Cinsault
152:Grenache
2237:Terroir
2195:Related
2043:Vintage
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1970:Outline
1794:Muselet
1756:storage
1647:Cinsaut
1622:Barbera
1549:Macabeo
1509:Aligoté
1467:Organic
1457:Natural
1410:Dessert
1355:Georgia
1305:History
1285:Terroir
1280:Species
759:Cinsaut
707:Variety
591:Valréas
583:Séguret
535:Gadagne
366:Ardèche
362:Luberon
350:Avignon
333:grafted
279:History
250:commune
176:Picpoul
125:alluvia
109:granite
107:North:
84:Part of
74:Country
2202:Winery
2165:Solera
1789:Kvevri
1677:Merlot
1672:Malbec
1472:Kosher
1448:Other
1403:Orange
1376:Styles
1343:France
685:, and
567:Sablet
539:Laudun
470:area.
437:, and
384:, and
242:France
78:France
2152:Aging
1702:Syrah
1657:Gamay
1627:Bobal
1539:Glera
1504:Airén
1496:White
1452:Table
1440:Straw
1430:Fruit
1388:White
1331:China
1210:Wines
1012:area.
942:Syrah
619:Tavel
595:Visan
555:Roaix
482:Lirac
398:Syrah
382:Loire
374:Drôme
285:Roman
261:white
226:is a
156:Syrah
129:loess
1754:and
1483:Top
1398:Rosé
1254:Wine
1212:and
1038:bulk
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909:(A)
601:Crus
445:and
412:and
378:Gard
360:and
302:INAO
265:rosé
263:and
228:wine
56:Type
2160:Oak
1609:Red
1420:Ice
1383:Red
1176:on
1144:on
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