Drôme
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AbouriouAléaticoAlicante Henri BouschetAligotéAlphonse LavalléeAltesseAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAranelArinarnoaArrilobaArrufiacArtabanAubinAubunAuxerroisBachetBarbarouxBaroqueBéclan (Beclan Petit)BéquignolBiancu GentileBlanc DameBouchalèsBouilletBourboulencBouteillan (Colombaud)Brachet (Braquet Noir)Brun ArgentéBrun FourcaCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCaladocCalitorCamaralet De Lasseube (Camaralet)Carcajolo Blanc (Alvarega)Carcajolo (Parraleta)Carignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreCastetsCésarChambourcinChardonnayChasanChasselasChatusChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseClarinClaverieCodivarta (Cudiverta)ColobelCouston (Plant De Couston)ColombardCorbeauCotCouderc NoirCounoiseCourbuCourbu NoirCrouchenDurasDurifEgiodolaEkigaïnaÉtraire De La DuiFerFeunateFloréalFlorentalFolignanFolle BlancheFuella NeraFurmintGamaretGamayGamay De Bouze (Gamay Teinturier De Bouze)Gamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Gamay Fréaux (Gamay Teinturier Freaux)GansonGaronnetGasconGenovèseGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GoldrieslingGougetGraisseGramonGrassenGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)GringetGrolleau GrisGrolleauGros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)JacquèreJoubertinJurançon BlancJurançon NoirLandalLauzetLen De L ElLéon MillotLiliorilaListan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MancinManseng NoirMaréchal FochMarsanneMarselanMauzacMauzac RoseMayorquin (Planta Fina)MelonMérilleMerlot BlancMerlotMeslier Saint-FrançoisMeunier (Pinot Meunier)MilgranetMoletteMollardMonarchMondeuse BlancheMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)MoneracMontilsMorrastel (Graciano)MourvaisonMourvèdre (Monastrell)MouyssaguèsMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Muresconu (Pascale Di Cagliari)MuscadelleMuscardinMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Muscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat CendréMuscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)Muscat OttonelNégret De BanharsNégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)Noir FleurienOberlinOndencOrbois (Arbois Blanc)Pagadebiti (Bombino Bianco)PascalPerdeaPersanPetit Courbu (Courbu Petit)Petit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Meslier (Meslier Petit)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Picardan (Araignan)Pineau D AunisPinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant De BrunelPlant DroitPlantetPortanPortugais Bleu (Portugieser Blau)PoulsardPriorPrunelardRaffiat De MoncadeRavat BlancRayon D OrRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Riminèse (Albana Bianca)Rivairenc Blanc (Aspiran Blanc)Rivairenc Gris (Aspiran Gris)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RomorantinRousseli (Roussanne Du Var)RoublotRoussanneRoussette D AyzeSacySaint CômeSaint-MacaireSaint-Pierre DoréSauvignonSauvignon GrisSavagnin BlancSavagnin RoseSciaccarelloSegalinSeinoirSelectSemebatSemillonServaninSeyvalSolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTéoulierTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTibourenTourbatTrousseauUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ValdiguiéValérienVaroussetVelteliner Rouge Précoce (Veltliner Fruehrot)VerdesseRolle (Vermentino)VidocVillard BlancVillard NoirViognierVoltisRosé Du Var (Roussanne Du Var)Vermentino
Terroir
Natural factors
- The vines are rooted notably in stony clay-limestone soils and stony alluvial fan soils, which provide a regular water supply and release at night the heat stored during the day.
- Loessic soils and sandy soils are also found in the Drôme appellation, offering a more contrasted water supply than the clay-limestone and stony alluvial fan soils.
- Rainfall remains fairly significant, averaging around 850 mm at plain-level stations, including in the Mediterranean zone, with more irregular summer rainfall towards the south.
- Two prevailing winds animate the Drôme appellation: the Mistral, coming from the north, which dries the air, and the marin, coming from the south, which brings mild, humid air from the Mediterranean — both beneficial to the vine.
- In the plain of Valence, a foehn effect linked to the Mistral begins to make itself felt, in a transition zone between a semi-continental climate and a supra-Mediterranean climate characterised by cold winters and hot summers.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the 362 commune(s) of the delimited area (INAO); no parcel delimitation exists for this denomination.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 25 novembre 2025, JORF 3 décembre 2025
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France