Clairette de Die (French pronunciation: [klɛʁɛt də di]) AOC is a natural sparkling white wine from the Rhône Valley region in France.
[1] It is characterized by its peach and apricot flavours and rose and honeysuckle aromas, and is usually drunk young at a maximum of two years, and served chilled at a temperature of 6°C to 8°C.
[3] The chalky argilliferous soil has the feature of being able to retain enough of its rainwater to maintain a constant supply to the vines during the long dry summers.
[5] According to one vineyard that operates a private museum in Le Diois France, the process was found accidentally by a Gallic shepherd.
Upon finding it in the Spring, the wine was found to be carbonated or in French pétillant, a word that roughly means "effervescent" or "sparkling".