2009 Cornas – Domaine Clape

Rhône

What connects the breathtaking 4,000-meter peaks in the Valais with the steep vineyards of Hermitage? The same river winds through both landscapes. The Rhône is 810 km long, originating south of Lucerne at the Rhone Glacier and, as the most water-rich river in France, eventually flowing into the Mediterranean at a delta near Arles. The wine-growing region of the same name is the oldest in France, with just over 60,000 hectares spread along 200 kilometers of riverbank in both the northern and southern Rhône.