Côtes du Rhône
The protected appellation Côtes du Rhône, with more than 37,000 hectares of vineyards, is one of the largest in France, covering six different departments in the southeast of the country (Rhône, Loire, Ardèche, Gard, Drôme, and Vaucluse). It is part of the Rhône region, one of the warmest in the French wine-growing areas.
Climate
Mediterranean mild, influenced by the Mistral wind.
Soil
Clay-limestone, very stony.
Hectares
37000
Annual production
145690000
Location
Spread across six municipalities in the south of the Rhône region, in the southeast of France.
