| Wine region | |
 | |
| Official name | Cornas |
|---|---|
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Northern Rhone |
| Other regions in Northern Rhone | Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie |
| Climate region | continental climate |
| Size of planted vineyards | 114 hectares |
| Grapes produced | Syrah |
| Wine produced | 4000 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]
- ^ Niels Lillelund: Rhône-Vinene JP Bøger - JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. ISBN 87-567-7140-1, p. 105