{"id":1627,"date":"2022-10-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amontrealerabroad.com\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2023-06-30T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:51:23","slug":"chateauneuf-du-pape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toeuropeandbeyond.com\/chateauneuf-du-pape\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine tasting in iconic Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Of all the places I could have gone to do a wine tasting, I ended up in Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape. One of the most prestigious names in the world of enology! Go big or go home. Mind you – at the time, I knew almost nothing about wine except that I liked to drink it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I happened to be in Chateauneuf-du-Pape just in time for the harvest, but it wasn’t planned at all. I just wanted to taste some ros\u00e9s, take home my favorites, and check “French vineyard experience” off my list. And boy, did I do that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I visited a vineyard called Domaine de Beaurenard<\/a>. It’s just off the main street of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The history of wines in Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The entire region of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape was developed in the 14th century. Back then, the former Archbishop of Bordeaux, Pope Clement V, boldly moved the papacy to the nearby city of Avignon. He had his papal palace built there. Overwhelmed by the quality of the soil in and around Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, he and his successor, Pope John XXII, were instrumental in developing the region’s wines, and it has been wine-growing ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domaine de Beaurenard, in particular, was founded in the 16th century. Since then, it has been passed down from one generation of Coulons to the next. Even today, it is still very much a family business.<\/p>\n\n\n