• Source: Beaumes-de-Venise

Beaumes-de-Venise (French pronunciation: [bom də vəniz]; Occitan: Baumas de Venisa) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.




Name


The word "beaumes" comes from the Provençal word bauma meaning "cave" or "grotto". The surrounding hills have many of these caves that were inhabited during the Iron Age.




Population






Wine


The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It also gives its name to a drier red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now Beaumes de Venise AOC.




See also


Dentelles de Montmirail
Communes of the Vaucluse department




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Vaucluse
• Kebun anggur Lembah Rhône
• Beaumes-de-Venise
• Beaumes de Venise AOC
• Canton of Beaumes-de-Venise
• Rhône wine
• Beaume
• Dessert wine
• Vin doux naturel
• Fortified wine
• Côtes du Rhône AOC
• Dentelles de Montmirail