Hermitage AOC
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For the Italian wine grape known as Hermitage White, see Trebbiano.
Hermitage is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however, small quantities of white wine are also produced from Roussane and Marsanne grapes. The hill is seen by some as the spiritual home of the Syrah grape variety.[1]
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Wine region | |
Official name | Hermitage |
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Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
Country | France |
Part of | Northern Rhone |
Other regions in Northern Rhone | Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, Côte-Rôtie |
Climate region | continental climate |
Size of planted vineyards | 345 acres (140 ha) |
Grapes produced | Syrah, Marsanne, Roussanne |
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