Mourvèdre (French pronunciation: [muʁvɛdʁ] ; also known as Mataro or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety grown in many regions around the world. It is found in the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia, Alicante and Jumilla, Bullas...
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtonœf dy pap] ) is a French wine, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most...
Bandol (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃dɔl]; Occitan: Bandòu) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort.
Côtes du Rhône (French: [kot dy ʁon]) is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for the Rhône wine region of France, which may be used throughout the region, also in those areas which are covered by other AOCs. In a limited part of the...
Cabrières (French pronunciation: [kabʁijɛʁ]; Languedocien: Cabrièiras) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is noted for its flourishing wine industry.
Château de Beaucastel is a winery located in the southern part of the Rhône valley in France, which is primarily noted for its Châteauneuf du Pape wines produced in a long-lived style. For its red Châteauneuf du Pape, Beaucastel includes all 13...
Grenache (, pronounced [ɡʁənaʃ] ) or Garnacha (pronounced [ɡaɾˈnatʃa]) is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain, where the grape is believed...
Corbières (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbjɛʁ] ) is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Languedoc-Roussillon, France, and it is this region's largest AOC, responsible for 46 per cent of the region's AOC wine production in 2005. Red...
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis. Grapes are a non-climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,000 years ago, and...
Provence wine or Provençal wine (Occitan: vin de Provença, IPA: [ˌvĩn de pʀuˈvɛ̃nsɔ]) comes from the French wine-producing region of Provence in southeast France. The Romans called the area provincia nostra ("our province"), giving the region its...
