Provence

Climate

Mediterranean

Interior regions can have Continental and even Alpine influences.

Receives 3,000 hrs of sunlight a year.

Most rainfall happens in winter.

The Mistral helps cool the region and blows across it from West to East.

Varieties

Wine Styles

Soils

2 Main soil types:

-Limestone/clay: North and west.

-Crystalline or quartz-rich schist: East.

 

“Garrigue” is a term for limestone that has herbs growing on it. 

“Maquis” is a term for schist that has herbs growing on it.

Topography

  • Terrain gets more mountainous to the east.
  • In the west, the Rhone delta floods and makes a salty marsh known as the “Camargue”
  • Mountains are good for blocking the Mistral and allowing better diurnal shifts.

AOCs