Cairanne AOC explained

Cairanne AOC
Other Name:Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Cairanne (until 2016)
Type:Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Year:1967 (2018)
Country:France
Part Of:Rhône Valley
Climate Region:Mediterranean
Grapes:Grenache noir, Syrah, Grenache blanc, and Clairette
Wine Produced:red, white

Cairanne AOC (pronounced as /fr/) 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

In the 15th century approximately 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arrêté du 25 juin 2018 homologuant le cahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Cairanne ». www.legifrance.gouv.fr. 2018-07-31.
  2. Web site: Le Cairanne : "Notre objectif c'est le Chateauneuf-le Pape !". 7 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Décision nos 402876 et autres. www.legifrance.gouv.fr. 31 July 2017.