Hermitage AOC

Hermitage AOC
Wine region
Official nameHermitage
TypeAppellation d'origine contrôlée
CountryFrance
Part ofNorthern Rhone
Other regions in Northern RhoneCrozes-Hermitage, Cornas, Côte-Rôtie
Climate regioncontinental climate
Size of planted vineyards345 acres (140 ha)
Grapes producedSyrah, Marsanne, Roussanne

Hermitage (French pronunciation: [ɛʁmitaʒ]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however, small quantities of white wine are also produced from Roussane and Marsanne grapes. The hill is seen by some as the spiritual home of the Syrah grape variety.