| Wine region | |
 | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Part of | Northern Rhone |
| Other regions in Northern Rhone | St. Joseph, Cornas, Hermitage, Cote-Rotie |
| Climate region | continental climate |
| Size of planted vineyards | 1238 hectares |
| Grapes produced | Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah |
Crozes-Hermitage (French pronunciation: [kʁoz ɛʁmitaʒ]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France. The appellation is the largest in the northern Rhone, and its wines are less highly regarded than those from the nearby appellations of Côte-Rôtie or its near-namesake Hermitage. Most of the wines produced here are red wines made from the Syrah grape, sometimes blended with small quantities of white Roussanne or Marsanne grapes. Some white wines are also made, based on Marsanne and/or Roussanne.[1]
- ^ Niels Lillelund: Rhône-Vinene JP Bøger - JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. ISBN 87-567-7140-1, p. 93-96