The Rhone Valley is now the second leading French wine producing region by volume for appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) wines, after Bordeaux. Some wines, like those of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, “have absolutely no rival in the world” as said Robert Parker. If the Rhone Valley is a great wine region, is also here that winegrowing and History have become intimately linked. Read the rest of this entry »