From Vienne to Avignon the Côtes du Rhône Designation stretches on 171 towns and villages on both sides of the Rhône. 21 grape varieties are in all used to produce those wines, nevertheless not all grapes in all parts of this big region.
The reds are intensely fruity and spicy, the whites are fresh aromatic and lively, the rosés fresh and all over the red fruit range.
Going up the Rhône River which has been one of the main civilization links in the region, the Greeks coming from Marseilles brought vines in the area of Roquemaure : Syrah vines, already! In the XVIIth Century, Roquemaure was indeed a famous production place, protective of the quality of its wines and forbidding to mix its own wines with others coming from outer vineyards.
In the XVIIIth Century the wooden caskets containing wines Of Roquemaure, Lirac, Tavel, Chusclan and Orsan were branded with the letters “CDR” (Côtes du Rhône), as to guarantee their origin and quality.