Cairanne AOC

Cairanne AOC
Wine region
TypeAppellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Year established1967 (2018)
CountryFrance
Part ofRhône Valley
Climate regionMediterranean
Size of planted vineyards760 hectares (1,900 acres)
Grapes producedGrenache noir, Syrah, Grenache blanc, and Clairette
Wine producedred, 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

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.

Cairanne vineyards.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Le Cairanne : "Notre objectif c'est le Chateauneuf-le Pape !"". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Décision nos 402876 et autres". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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