Overview
The Northern Rhone contains some of the steepest vineyards on the face of the planet, (rivaling those of Germany) and the main red grape is Syrah, often blended with a small percentage of white grapes (Cornas is the only region of the Northern Rhone whose red wine must be 100% Syrah by law).
Due to a phenomenon referred to a ‘’co-pigmentation’ the addition of these white grapes can actually result in deeper color extraction than would occur without them. Some spectacular whites are also produced, chief among them Condrieu and Château Grillet, from the Viognier grapes.