all of Côtes-du-Rhône-Village. Thus most of the Cairanne vineyards have been provisionally elevated to AOC status in February 2016 and definitively in June 2018, so Cairanne is no longer a Denomination under the Côtes-du-Rhône-Village appellation. Séguret - This mountain village is located on the eastern side of the river Oèveze. It is ancient regarding wine as Pliny the Elder mentions it in his natural history. However it is only recently that the 220 ha. of the appellation has attracted attention. The terroir is interesting - chalk at altitude (near the Dentelles de Montmirail), resulting in fine wines from the independent producers. Sablet - 180 ha. near Gigondas and Séguret, mainly sand (from which the village derives its name). The village produces ca. 7,200 hl. of which the cooperative produces det bulk. Saint-Gervais - Covers 103 ha. and became a named village in 1974. Placed to the west of the Rhône-river to the department Gard, the climate is cooled slightly. However the river-facing vineyards are exposed to both heat and extreme winds. The local cooperative handles most of the 4315 hl. the village produces. As early as 1789 the marquis de Guasc made his own wine in the region, a role model for independent producers. Chusclan - Wine in Chusclan has been produced by both Roman legionaries and Benedictine monks and it was served at royal tables. With this kind of history, one would expect a high level of quality from the 150 ha. However little is to be found. Laudun - Like Chusclan, Laudun has history on its side, being centered around ancient vineyards, established around 300-200 BC, and in 1375 wines from here were sent to the pope in Avignon. Later, in 1561, the wine was exported to Rome and when Louis XIII visited he tasted the white wine of Laudun. While it was the white wine that was famous it's hardly produced at all today. Covering 350 ha. the wines are delightful if lagging behind their historical pedigree. Massif d'Uchaux, Plan de Dieu, Puyméras, and Signargues - have been included in the 2011 edition of the regulation. Gadagne - has been added in 2012, while Sainte-Cécile, Suze-la-Rousse and Vaison-la-Romaine have been included in 2016. Grape varieties A large number of varieties are allowed in the Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC. The allowed grape varieties, by colour of the wine, are indicated below. Main grape varieties for the respective