The "roasted slope": near-vertical granite and schist terraces above Ampuis, split between the ironstone Côte Brune and the sandier Côte Blonde.

Steep, decomposed-granite terraces devoted entirely to Viognier, producing the Northern Rhône's most perfumed white wine.

The Northern Rhône's longest appellation, a variable run of granite and limestone terraces on the west bank of the river.

A single, south-facing granite hill above Tain-l'Hermitage, long considered the historic pinnacle of Syrah.

The Northern Rhône's largest appellation, gentler plains and slopes around the Hermitage hill on more alluvial soils.

A small, steep granite amphitheatre that traps heat and shelters from the Mistral, producing dark, powerful, 100% Syrah reds.