Rhône

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Across
  1. 3. Sibling appellation to Gigondas with producers generally using more Syrah in the blend (10)
  2. 8. Main red grape planted in the Southern Rhône (8)
  3. 11. Appellation that makes Cremant and Clairette wines (3)
  4. 15. The Rhône’s singular rosé-only appellation (5)
  5. 16. Oldest Rhône producer, established in 1481 and currently run by 16th generation family members (4-5,5)
  6. 17. Appellation for still and light-bodied sparkling white wines in the Northern Rhône (5,5)
  7. 18. Alternative name for the main Northern Rhône red grape (6)
  8. 19. Family who own Château de Beaucastel and members of the Primum Familiae Vini (6)
  9. 21. Producer of the 3 'La La's': La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque (6)
  10. 22. Largest Northern Rhône appellation under vine (6,9)
  11. 24. Renowned organic Rhône estate who uses braille on its labels and has a single-vineyard bottling called L'Ermite (10)
Down
  1. 1. Northern Rhône white grape often blended with Roussanne (8)
  2. 2. Jaboulet's famous flagship bottling named after a small stone chapel on top of a hill (2,8)
  3. 4. Home to the communes of Limony, Chavanay, Malleval (8)
  4. 5. Grape used to produce the naturally sweet fortified wines known as vin doux naturel (6)
  5. 6. Estate owned by Champagne Deutz and parent company Louis Roederer (5,6)
  6. 7. World famous appellation and one of France's first to be officially recognised in 1936 (11-2-4)
  7. 9. Herbal flavours named after the region’s scrubland of sage, rosemary, and lavender (8)
  8. 10. Famed Northern Rhône appellation that produces the region's longest-lived red wines (9)
  9. 12. Area championed and made famous by Jean-Luc Colombo (6)
  10. 13. White wine only appellation of 3.4ha, owned by a single winery (7,7)
  11. 14. is the largest appellation in the Southern Rhone Valley (5,2,5)
  12. 20. Name for the vineyards on steep 'roasted' slopes facing the Rhône river (4,5)
  13. 23. Strong, cold wind that blows down through the Rhône valley to the Mediterranean (7)