Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Southern Rhone |
| Other regions in Southern Rhone | Tavel AOC, Gigondas AOC, Vacqueyras AOC, Lirac AOC |
| Sub-regions | Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange, Courthezon, Bedarrides, Sorgues |
| Climate region | Mediterranean climate |
| Size of planted vineyards | 3200 hectares |
| No. of vineyards | 320 |
| Grapes produced | Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Bourboulenc, Cinsaut, Clairette blanche, Clairette rose, Counoise, Grenache blanc, Grenache gris, Muscardin, Picardan, Piquepoul blanc, Piquepoul gris, Piquepoul noir, Roussanne, Terret noir, Vaccarèse. |
| No. of wineries | 180 |
| Wine produced | 100,000–105,000 hl |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtonœf dy pap] ⓘ) is a French wine, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most renowned appellations of the southern part of the Rhône Valley, and its vineyards are located around Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in neighboring villages, Bédarrides, Courthézon and Sorgues, between Avignon and Orange. They cover slightly more than 3,200 hectares or 7,900 acres (32 km2) and produce over 110,000 hectolitres of wine a year, more wine made in this one area of the southern Rhône than in all of the northern Rhône.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is today often considered a part of the geographical region of Provence, even if historically it was part of the Comtat Venaissin. It, and other southern Rhône wines are however usually considered distinct from other wines in Provence by most experts.