In the Rhone region, the grapes normally are not affected by the fungus Botrytis cinerea though botrytized Viognier is not unheard of.

The Volcae Arecomici ( Οὐόλκαι Ἀρικόμιοι of Ptolemy's Geography ii ), according to Strabo, dwelt on the western side of the lower Rhone, with their metropolis at Narbo ( Narbonne ): " Narbo is spoken of as the naval-station of these people alone, though it would be fairer to add " and of the rest of Celtica ", so greatly has it surpassed the others in the number of people who use it as a trade-centre.

Smelted Cornish tin was collected at Ictis whence it was conveyed across the Bay of Biscay to the mouth of the Loire and then to Gades via the Loire and Rhone valleys.

) Petrarch was dazed and stirred by the view of the Alps, the mountains around Lyons, the Rhone, the Bay of Marseilles.

In the last major attempt at forcible invasion of Gaul through Iberia, a sizable invasion force was assembled at Saragossa and entered what is now French territory in 735, crossed the River Rhone and captured and looted Arles.

In 1125, Provence was divided ; the part of Provence north and west of the Durance river went to the Count of Toulouse, while the lands between the Durance and the Mediterranean, and from the Rhone river to the Alps, belonged to the Counts of Provence.

There was considerable commerce along the coast, and up and down the Rhone river.

In the 15th century the Conté of Provence was bounded by the Var river on the east, the Rhone river to the west, with the Mediterranean to the south, and a northern border that roughly followed the Durance river.

Sardinia had a special position because it was central in the Western Mediterranean between Carthage, Spain, the Rhone river and the Etruscan civilization area.

Charles received all lands west of the Rhone, which was called the Western Frankish Realm.

Before railroads and highways were developed, the Rhone was an important inland trade and transportation route, connecting the cities of Arles, Avignon, Valence, Vienne and Lyon to the Mediterranean ports of Fos, Marseille and Sète.

The north fountain was devoted to the Rivers, with allegorical figures representing the Rhone and the Rhine, the arts of the harvesting of flowers and fruits, harvesting and grape growing ; and the geniuses of river navigation, industry, and agriculture.

As the waters of the Rhone likewise rejected Pilate's corpse, it was again removed and sunk in the lake at Lausanne.

Anthemiolus moved from Arelate and crossed the Rhone river, but was intercepted by Euric, who defeated and killed the Roman generals and pillaged the area.

Soon after she was signed with Atlantic Records by its VP Sylvia Rhone.

In 2005, Massenburg was replaced by Sylvia Rhone, former CEO of Elektra Records.

Krasnow was replaced by Sylvia Rhone and during the year the label was renamed Elektra Entertainment Group.

German intelligence was aware of the impending Allied landing, and on 13 August Blaskowitz ordered the 11th Panzer Division to move east of the Rhone River, where the landing was expected.

The title originally referred to Orange, Vaucluse in the Rhone valley in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange, then the House of Baux and the House of Châlon-Arlay before passing in 1544 to the House of Orange-Nassau.

Brillat-Savarin was born in the town of Belley, Ain, where the Rhone River then separated France from Savoy, to a family of lawyers.

It was confirmed in February 2012 that Sylvia Rhone would be launching a new record label through Epic Records.

The following year the couple visited him where he was stationed at Valence on the Rhone, and at the invitation of the earl he accompanied the party on their tour through Italy.

A trial release of fish, funded by contributions from Rhone Poulenc, Coalite Chemicals and Yorkshire Water, was made in April 1994.

A second possibility is that he was defeated by Placidianus, a general loyal to Aurelian who had been stationed to guard the lower Rhone valley during Victorinus ' assault on Autun in 270.

The Rhone river, on the western border of Provence, is one of the major rivers of France, and has been a highway of commerce and communications between inland France and the Mediterranean for centuries.

* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France

The Rhone (, ; ; Walliser German: Rotten ; ; ; ) is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France.

At Arles, the Rhone divides into two major arms forming the Camargue delta, both branches flowing into the Balearic Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea, the delta being termed the Rhone Fan.

About a century later, the Romans realized the commercial and strategic importance of this place: it controlled major routes such as Geneva-Avenches, connecting the Rhone and Rhine basins, as well as those of Rhone and Danube.

( The reasons for Rutilius not taking charge himself do not seem to be known: perhaps he faced political opposition because of his friendship with Gaius Marius, or perhaps he believed Mallius Maximus deserved the chance to earn himself a share of glory, or perhaps he was simply temporarily ill .) Two of the major Roman forces available were camped out on the Rhone River, near Arausio: one led by Mallius Maximus, and the other by the proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio.

Since the Dom is not on the main Alpine chain, the rivers flowing on both the west and east side of the massif end up in the same major river, the Rhone.

If Polybius is correct in his figure for the number of troops he commanded after the crossing of the Rhone, this would suggest that he had lost almost half of his force.

Merchants purchasing it there pack it on horses for 30 days to the Rhone river, where it is carried down to the mouth.

In Gaul negotiations helped him to move unmolested except for the Battle of Rhone Crossing where a force of the Allobroges unsuccessfully tried to oppose his 38, 000 infantry ( that number may exclude light infantry ), 8, 000 cavalry, and 37 war elephants from the other shore.

His episcopal see, near the mouth of the Rhone River and close to Marseille, retains its ancient importance in social and commercial life of Gaul for forty years.

The cuisine of Provence is the result of the warm, dry Mediterranean climate ; the rugged landscape, good for grazing sheep and goats but, outside of the Rhone Valley, with poor soil for large-scale agriculture ; and the abundant seafood on the coast.

Except for the westernmost part, it is also the watershed between the Rhine ( North Sea ) and the Rhone ( Mediterranean Sea ).

In a treaty concluded in Paris in the following year Amadeus agreed to exchange territory in Dauphiné beyond the rivers Rhone and Guiers, in exchange for recognition as the undisputed sovereign of Faucigny and the county of Gex, as well as becoming the suzerain lord over the Counts of Genevois, all of whose titles had been the subject of earlier contention between the Counts of Savoy and the Dauphins of Viennois.

The Rhone is infamous for its strong current when the river carries large quantities of water: current speeds up to 10 kilometres per hour ( 6 mph ) are sometimes reached, particularly in the stretch below the last lock at Valabrègues and in some of the diversion canals.

While his reasons for leading a military expedition south remain unclear, it seems that he wanted to seal his newly secured grip on Burgundy, now threatened by Umayyad occupation of several cities lying in the lower Rhone, or maybe it provided the excuse he needed to intervene in this territory ruled by Gothic and Roman law, far off from the Frankish centre in the north of Gaul.

The long and enclosed shape of the Rhone Valley, and the Venturi effect of funnelling the air through a narrowing space, is frequently cited as the reason for the speed and force of the mistral, but the reasons are apparently more complex.

If this low-pressure area moves back toward the southeast, the mistral will quickly clear the air and the good weather will return ; but if the cold-weather front continues to approach the land, bad weather will continue for several days in the entire Mediterranean basin, sometimes transforming into what French meteorologists call an épisode cévenol, a succession of torrential rains and floods, particularly in the areas west of the Rhone Valley: the Ardèche, the Gard, Hérault and Lozère.

The Half Man Half Biscuit song ' Uffington Wassail ' includes the couplet " I adventured for a fortnight in the valley of the Rhone / Defied capricious mistrals on which tragedies are blown ".

A further 20 German MFPs were transferred to the Mediterranean via the river Rhone to make up for an expected shortfall of Italian-built landing craft.

2009: Quiksilver announced a financial restructuring plan that includes an agreement with Rhone Group, an international private equity firm, for a 5-year senior secured term loan of approximately $ 150 million and new $ 200 million Line of Credit in the Americas from Bank of America and GE Capital.

It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhone valley.

It has good wind tolerance ( which is useful in the Mistral influenced Rhone region ) and has shown itself to be very suited for the dry, warm windy climate around the Mediterranean.

The vine's strong, hard wood and affinity for bush vine training allows it to thrive in the Mistral influenced southern Rhone regions of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas.

These producers imported new cuttings from the Rhone valley for planting in the cooler Central Coast region for use in the production of premium varietal Grenache and Rhone style blends.

He considered this painting a study, which is probably why there are no known drawings for it, although Theo, Van Gogh's brother, thought better of it and quickly submitted it to the annual exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in September 1889, together with Starry Night Over the Rhone.

Coustou also created the colossal groups The Ocean and the Mediterranean among other sculptures for the park at Marly ; the bronze Rhone, which formed part of the statue of Louis XIV at Lyons, and the sculptures at the entrance of the Hôtel des Invalides.