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Reading Time: [est_time] Mention Châteauneuf-du-Pape to wine geeks and they will usually think of big, rich red blends. But did you know that around 6% of the annual production in this region is white Châteauneuf-du-Pape?     This full-blown Mediterranean region hardly seems like the place for white wines.

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Reading Time: [est_time] The nearby city of Avignon is where several popes resided in the early 14th century. A castle was constructed in a nearby village for Pope John Pape XXII. Hence the modern name Châteauneuf-du-Pape or 'New Castle of the Pope'. The village is the source

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