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