Cairanne AOC

Cairanne AOC
Wine region
TypeAppellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Year established1967 (2018)
CountryFrance
Part ofRhône Valley
Climate regionMediterranean
Size of planted vineyards760 hectares (1,900 acres)
Grapes producedGrenache noir, Syrah, Grenache blanc, and Clairette
Wine producedred, white

Cairanne AOC (French pronunciation: [kɛʁan]) is a wine-growing AOC in the southern Rhône wine region of France, in the commune of Cairanne in the Vaucluse département. Red and white wines are produced. Previously a part of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC, the wines received their own AOC provisionally on 20 June 2016, and definitely on 25 June 2018.