Cornas AOC

Cornas AOC
Wine region
Official nameCornas
TypeAppellation d'origine contrôlée
CountryFrance
Part ofNorthern Rhone
Other regions in Northern RhoneCrozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie
Climate regioncontinental climate
Size of planted vineyards114 hectares
Grapes producedSyrah
Wine produced4000 hl.

Cornas (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnas]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France based in Cornas, south of Lyon. It is one of the smallest appellations in the Rhône valley and produces only red wine, from the Syrah grape.[1]

  1. ^ Niels Lillelund: Rhône-Vinene JP Bøger - JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. ISBN 87-567-7140-1, p. 105