Cairanne AOC
| Wine region | |
 | |
| Type | Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1967 (2018) |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Rhône Valley |
| Climate region | Mediterranean |
| Size of planted vineyards | 760 hectares (1,900 acres) |
| Grapes produced | Grenache noir, Syrah, Grenache blanc, and Clairette |
| Wine produced | red, white |
Cairanne AOC (French pronunciation: [kɛʁan]) is a wine-growing AOC in the southern Rhône wine region of France, in the commune of Cairanne in the Vaucluse département. Red and white wines are produced. Previously a part of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC, the wines received their own AOC provisionally on 20 June 2016, and definitely on 25 June 2018.[1]
History
[edit]In the 15th century approximately 40 hectares (99 acres) of vines were planted.[2][3] Cairanne was one five communes in the Côtes-du-Rhône appellation that stood out sufficiently to be included in the initial considerations for creating a Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages appellation. The name Côtes-du-Rhône Cairanne was used from 1953, and the designation Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Cairanne followed in 1967, when the "Villages" AOC was finally created.
References
[edit]- ^ "Arrêté du 25 juin 2018 homologuant le cahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Cairanne »". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Le Cairanne : "Notre objectif c'est le Chateauneuf-le Pape !"". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Décision nos 402876 et autres". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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