PhotoNext up will be Crozes-Hermitage from the northern Rhône Valley of France. I love syrah, the grape of Crozes-Hermitage, in the fall. I then thought of Cornas, a sibling of Crozes-Hermitage from the northern Rhône, but, well, you can guess the issue. Crozes-Hermitage has suffered, often rightly, in the shadow of Hermitage, a wine of greatness and grandeur grown on the magnificent hill called Hermitage. By virtue of its attachment to the Hermitage name, Crozes-Hermitage — grown in a region extending about 10 miles north and south of the hill — has often operated largely on the principle of reflected glory.

Source: New York Times September 28, 2017 18:45 UTC