Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a red wine from which French wine region?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine "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 renowned appellations of the southern part in the Rhône Valley. Vineyards are located around Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in the neighboring villages Bédarrides, Courthézon and Sorgues between Avignon and Orange and cover slightly more than 3,200 hectares or . Over 110,000 hectolitres of wine a year are produced here. More wine is made in this one area of southern Rhône than in the entirety of the northern Rhône region. Châteauneuf-du-Pape literally
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC which stands as a symbol for the appellation. In the 18th century, the wines were shipped under the name "vin d'Avignon". Records from the early 19th century mention wines of the name "Châteauneuf-du-Pape-Calcernier" which seems to have been a lighter-style wine than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape of today. They seem to have increased in reputation within France until phylloxera hit in the early 1870s, which was earlier than most other French wine regions were affected. Prior to World War I the bulk of Châteauneuf-du-Pape was sold to Burgundy as "vin de médecine" to be added to Burgundy wine to boost the strength