Inter Rhône, the organization that represents the Rhône Valley Vineyards AOCs, back in late November issued an assessment of the 2023 vintage, calling it a success. The vintage showed “great balance ...

As with other European denominations, Rhône Valley wines are referred to by appellation rather than grape, so you will likely see them listed under names such as Côtes du Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ...

Rhône grapes, Rhône Valley, Rhône-style wines, Rhône rangers. … You may have heard these terms bandied about, but what do they mean? The Rhône, a major river in France, rises in the Alps and flows ...

This weekend we’re playing with the idea of tasting the component grapes of wines from the Côtes du Rhône, with the twist of tasting them one by one rather than blended together as usual. This ...

Few knew the Northern Rhône Valley when he began growing grapes and making wine in the 1940s. By the time he retired, the region, and his wines, were world famous. By Eric Asimov Skilled, charismatic ...

When Kale Anderson joined in a wine festival this spring down on the Central Coast, it didn’t say “double-outlier” anywhere on his name badge, but it easily could have. For nearly two decades, the ...

France’s southern Rhone region makes some of the best (and most affordable) blended red wines in the world. Villages like Chateauneuf-Du-Pape and Gigondas consistently produce outstanding red wines ...

Bordeaux and Burgundy often get all the attention when it comes to great wine regions in France. But when it comes to outstanding, affordable wines, few wine regions can compete with France’s Rhone ...

SOME WINES HAVE never been much sought after or admired. They’re not made in particularly prestigious places, and they don’t sell for particularly large sums. In the hierarchy of vinous prestige, they ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- One of the best wine regions in France, along with Bordeaux and Burgundy, is the Rhône Valley. It is a large, warm, grape-growing area known by oenophiles for its exceptional wines.