Châteauneuf-du-Pape Out of This World Wine
Taste · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceAbout seven miles north of Avignon in beautiful Provence, sits the opulent vineyard and enclave known as Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It was French Pope John XXII who built a cooler summer residence among his vines when he couldn’t stand the heat of his main papal castle in Avignon.
Keep reading to find out why Pamela thinks that Châteauneuf-du-Pape–Provence’s Hub for Out-of-This-World Wine.
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