Court Short

James and Claire Short, Adventures at Sea!

Côte-Rôtie : The ‘roasted’ side

By Claire on Sat 18 Aug

Literally translated that is what Côte-Rôtie means and it refers to a very small area along the Rhône from Vienne to Condrieu where the sun beats down on the slopes.  Here a very dry red wine is produced from a combination of Syrah and Viognier grapes that are grown in terraces linked by steps.  We actually preferred the white wine (called Condrieu) produced from Viognier grapes alone but, as production of both wines is labour intensive as well as only available in such a small area, they come with quite a price ticket (£28 a bottle)!

  • Latest Posts

  • Post Archive

  • Subscribe by Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts.

  • Calendar of Posts

    August 2018
    M T W T F S S
     12345
    6789101112
    13141516171819
    20212223242526
    2728293031  
  • About this Site

    This site is the Blog from James and Claire Short

    Calendar of Posts

    August 2018
    M T W T F S S
     12345
    6789101112
    13141516171819
    20212223242526
    2728293031