Syndicat des Vignerons de Cairanne

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In 1929 …

The Syndicate of the wine makers of Cairanne was created in 1929. In the same year the Cairanne wine making Coopérative and the greater Syndicate of the wine makers of the Côtes du Rhône were founded.

At this historic moment, a small group of Cairanne wine producers, lead by Mr Rieu, wished for a better future. They determined on several objectives, designed to foster viticultural interests, working towards the recognition and acceptance of the ideas of "appellation contrôlée". Wines should be from a controlled provenance, to ensure excellence in the standards of production and promotion of wine. They adopted the approach of Baron Leroy, the famous organiser of the appellation rules in Châteauneuf du Pape, the first of its kind in France. These were part of an original project to promote quality assurance in wines designated as "village" quality.

Key dates :

In , the creation and designation of Cairanne (Côtes du Rhône Villages) was made, allowing the possibility of the communes name, a site of excellent wine making, to be placed on the label of Côtes du Rhône produced in Cairanne.
1959 saw the creation in Cairanne of the Côtes du Rhône's first tasting venue : le Caveau du Belvédère.
In 1967 the appellation of Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne became officially recognised.

… in our time

Today, the Syndicate is made up or 30 owner wine makers (caves particulières) and 200 growers, viticulteurs who are members of the Cave Coopérative. Together they are committed to the values established by their forebears, honouring their individual and collective contributions, in the respect for tradition, in France and worldwide. They sign their communications with these words :

Savour the history of a village .