Grapes
Red: Calitor and Carignan, Cinsaut, Counoise, Muscardin, Terret Noir, Vaccarese, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah.
White: Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Picardan and Picpoul, Roussanne, Ugni Blanc, Viognier.
Leading Appellations
Northern Rhone: Cote-Rotie (red - Syrah), Condrieu (white-Viognier), Chateau-Grillet (white-Viognier), St. Joseph (red -syrah and white-Marsanne, Roussanne), Hermitage (red-Syrah and white-Marsanne, Roussanne), Crozes-Hermitage (red-Syrah and white- Marsanne, Roussanne), Cornas (red-Syrah).
Southern Rhone: Chateauneuf-du-Pape (red-Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut and white-Grenache blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc), Gigondas (red and rose-Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut), Vacqueyras (red-Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut and white-Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc), Tavel (rose-Grenache, Cinsaut, Syrah, Mourvedre and white-Clairette, Bourboulenc), Cotes-du-Rhone and Cotes-du-Rhone-Villages (red-Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut, Carignan and white-Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Viognier), Beaumes-de-Venise (white--fortified;sweet--Muscat)