Which two Northern Rhône regions are white wine appellations?

Which two Northern Rhône regions are white wine appellations?

• A. Condrieu and Cote-Rotie
• B. Condrieu and Hermitage
• C. Condrieu and Chateau-Grillet
• D. Cornas and Saint-Joseph

Answer: (C)

The Northern Rhône has two AOCs that are dedicated to white wines, both made from Viognier. Condrieu produces only white wines from Viognier, prized for their highly aromatic, peachy, floral character. Château-Grillet is a tiny, single-vineyard AOC that also makes wine exclusively from Viognier. That combination makes Condrieu and Château-Grillet the two white-wine appellations in the region. The other options revolve around red-dominated or mixed practices. Côte-Rôtie is famed for red wines (Syrah-based) with some Viognier used in blending for those reds, not a white-wine appellation. Hermitage, Cornas, and Saint-Joseph are primarily known for red wines, with whites produced there in much smaller or non-primary roles, so they don’t constitute white-wine appellations in the same way.

The Northern Rhône has two AOCs that are dedicated to white wines, both made from Viognier. Condrieu produces only white wines from Viognier, prized for their highly aromatic, peachy, floral character. Château-Grillet is a tiny, single-vineyard AOC that also makes wine exclusively from Viognier. That combination makes Condrieu and Château-Grillet the two white-wine appellations in the region.

The other options revolve around red-dominated or mixed practices. Côte-Rôtie is famed for red wines (Syrah-based) with some Viognier used in blending for those reds, not a white-wine appellation. Hermitage, Cornas, and Saint-Joseph are primarily known for red wines, with whites produced there in much smaller or non-primary roles, so they don’t constitute white-wine appellations in the same way.